IT WAS NEVER ABOUT THE FLIP-FLOPS.

Local media report it's so hot outside that flip-flops will melt. So... I tested it out.

Tuesday morning. In July. The first news item in my feed is….

The story includes an alarming quote from Phoenix Fire Captain Kimberly Ragsdale:

"You can walk outside, and your flip-flop can melt. Your shoe can melt.”

See the statement here….