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Ices Are a Hot Way To Stay Cool
As temperatures soar into the 90s locals hit Ralph's Italian Ices, and find other ways to beat the heat.
This week as temperatures soared into the 90s, residents flocked to , with locations in , and , in an attempt to keep cool, and make the most of the dog days of summer.
While sampling the exotically flavored icy treats, patrons shared how they've been handling the heat.
Some customers such as Ryan Abrahall, 24, from Patchogue reported not enjoying the extemely warm weather at all.
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"It's getting way too hot," he said.
When Abrahall's not counting down the days until fall, the rehabilitation specialist said he's making the most of things by "hanging out by the pool everyday I'm off."
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Others couldn't be happier with the scorcher outside.
"I love the heat," said Jim Quintana, 47, from Coram. "You can't go out in the wintertime."
James Bruno, 18, an employee at Ralph's Italian Ices in Farmingville said the weather has been a boon to business for the local hangout.
"It's been pretty busy. It hasn't rained much ... A lot of families definitely come," he said.
Although Marc Louie, who works outdoors, said he doesn't exactly love the hot weather he admitted it could be worse.
"I hate the heat, but it's still better than the snow we had," said Louie.
He remains comfortable by blasting the air conditioning in the car and at home "to like 68 degrees."
Ronkonkoma resident Rosana Grannum has a simple recipe for keeping cool: "Drinking lots of water, and eating ice cream and staying home."
According to Nick Moran, 30, from Ronkonkoma, this past week has been divine.
"I've been praying we have a heat wave," he said smiling.
Mike Dreyhaupt, 21, an employee at Ralph's in Ronkonkoma noticed that the rising temperature is definitely bringing in more customers.
He said, "[Business] has been going down, because of the economy, but it's busy because of the heat."
Nyta Lofton from Ronkonkoma has been spending most of the time lately holed up in the house with her two children ages 2-and-a-half and 6.
"We stay in the house in the air conditioning. I mind [the weather] because we're stuck in the house for the most part. It's horrible," said Lofton. "I decided to bring them to the park today. It was horrible chasing them in the heat, so I brought them out to get an icy, to balance it out, and leave the air on, so when I get home it's so nice and cool."
