Drink plenty of fluids, and keep filling the gas tank

B.C. is at the tail end of a heat wave that brought out the usual advice from local mediots about drinking plenty of water, putting on sunblock, and staying in the shade.

Despite the corresponding Air Quality warning from the GVRD, at no time was it ever suggested on TV, radio, or in the papers over the past few days by anyone that it would be a good idea to PUT DOWN THE CAR KEYS and walk, bicycle, or take transit if one needed to go anywhere. Did it ever occur to anyone that the cars' exhaust, congestion, and heat rage turning into road rage make an uncomfortable situation way more uncomfortable?

Nope - hop in the car, drive the nearest big box store, grab an energy-gorging air conditioner, and hit the drive-thru on the way home. "Never let the facts get in the way of the story?" More like "Never let public health get in the way of our advertisers".