One of the restaurants, here in Lowell, offers outside dining. The restaurant is located on the river so it is a natural to have outside accommodations. You can eat while looking at the scenic river setting and feeling the cool breeze off the water. And, if the sun is too hot, you can put up an umbrella.

Not to be out done, one of the local bars is offering outside seating. The location is a section of blacktop surrounded by buildings and privacy fences.

But, unlike most bier gardens, there is no overhead canopy to shield you from the heat. And as far as I can tell, there is no shade what so ever. And to add to the atmosphere, there are a couple of dumpsters up next to the building.

So, after a hard day at work, you can sit out in the heat, staring at the side of a building while enjoying the ambiance of rotting garbage. Life is good.