Calling all quilters .. Toronto lawyers need our help

Lest my previous post about over-use of air conditioning be misconstrued as a Canada-the-virtuous versus America-the-wasteful rant, I bring you the sad tale of lady female lawyers enhanced by estrogen who are compelled to run space heaters to counteract the excessively air conditioned ambiance of their Toronto law offices. Jan Wong's excellent article points out that in such office environments, the temperature is usually geared towards the comfort of men in the traditional business attire of a suit and tie. It seems that the female power suit is eschewed for "sleeveless tops, backless dresses, short skirts and flip-flops."(1)
So, let me see if I'm understanding this. While Ontario's power supply is strained to its limits by demand and is threatened by the increase in water temperature of the Great Lakes, fashion dictates that full-on air conditioning is running against ceramic space heaters in places like the bright and shiny Cadillac Fairview tower. Hmmm. Better stock up on flashlights and canned goods, for a blackout seems imminent.
Perhaps it's time to organize a quilt drive to aid these poor women, and protect their bare legs (2) against the bitter chill of their air conditioned offices. /end sarcasm.


(1) Insert Manolo-esque rant deploring the sad lack of decorum shown by the wearing of flip-flops and backless dresses to a place of business.

(2) I'm not a fan of pantyhose, either. I'm wondering why no-one has thought to make pantyhose out of a material like CoolMax, thus transforming a fashion object of torture into one which keeps the legs cool while maintaining a certain level of sartorial decorum.