Byline: Alan D. Fischer
Oct. 23--Record high temperatures have heated up business at the area's leading ice distributor.
Demand for ice follows the ups and downs of a thermometer, and the unseasonal heat wave -- which saw near-100-degree afternoons Monday through Wednesday -- has caused scorching sales at Reddy Ice Inc., 2720 S. Dodge Blvd., said Al Nieto, delivery supervisor.
The company sold more than 85 tons of ice Wednesday -- 20 tons more than on the same date last year, said Nieto, who speaks enthusiastically about the ice business, in which he has worked his entire professional life.
"This is what every iceman lives for," he said, …
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