I thought high prices would discourage overheating but that isn't necessarily the case. Yesterday Patio Bullrich was like a furnace. A shop assistant told me she has repeatedly complained to management but they refuse to turn the heat down. She said it's hot every day. Same at Gato Negro on Corrientes -- but some apartment buildings are not turning on central heat due to high costs and people not paying "expensas". I still see some of those high intensity, fry you alive, outdoor heaters. They must cost a fortune.