Morning Poll: Should Clarendon Stores Close Their Doors in the Heat?

“Why is the door open, are we trying to air condition the whole neighborhood?”

That must be what some retail employees in Clarendon are be thinking this week. Amid a scorching heat wave, many stores are still keeping their doors propped open.

@Market_Common @ARLnowDOTcom @ArlingtonVA Arlington shops should keep doors closed during the summer! Hate to feel all this A/C blowing away. Super wasteful. pic.twitter.com/7ziIJC2BkA

— Isabel Harrison (@isabelvharrison) July 1, 2018

What is otherwise a solid strategy for getting passersby to come inside becomes absurd when the temperature reaches well above the 90s.

This is nothing new — it’s been happening for years. But even the Arlington Dept. of Environmental Services is now making fun of it via social media.

Crews standing by with tools, WD-40 to help retailers deal with pesky doors stuck open in summer heat/humidity. https://t.co/WHF0V0Tv9C pic.twitter.com/c04H781qzi

— Arlington DES (@ArlingtonDES) June 19, 2018

Crews remain standing by with tools, WD-40 to help retailers deal with those pesky doors stuck open in summer heat and humidity. https://t.co/WwHXSuUq8e pic.twitter.com/MEZ5Tl3J2M

— Arlington DES (@ArlingtonDES) July 2, 2018

Not everybody hates the open doors, however. A certain employee of this publication, who will go unnamed, acknowledged that the open doors are probably a bit wasteful, but argued that the cool breeze feels nice when walking by.

What do you think?