Smokey Mountains
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From: Citrus Heights, CA
I just spent the last two days up in Portland, Oregon. Flying in to Sacramento, I could smell the rather large campfires on the flight. There was something like three mile visibility at the airport.
It ain't pretty.
It ain't pretty.
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From: Livermore, Ca.
I keep trying to clean my glasses and then I realize it's just the smoke. Almost like light brown tule fog close to the ground tonight. It's blocking out the sun to a smokey brown-yellow during the day. My wife has asthma and I don't. But, I am having a hard time breathing and headaches. They say if you run or exercise you'll take in more of the toxic material so it is best to stay inside for the next few days. Especially if you have air con with filters. I am using the air purifiers to knock out the rest while I'm inside.
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From: San Francisco, Ca.
I can't see the smoke.
Too much smokey haze blocking my view.
On the serious side, it's not too bad over here, but is hazy over the bay.
The sunsets here are amazing however.
They said it was over 1100 fires; mostly in Northern California.
And they expect more dry lightning strikes.
That's crazy.
Too much smokey haze blocking my view.
On the serious side, it's not too bad over here, but is hazy over the bay.
The sunsets here are amazing however.
They said it was over 1100 fires; mostly in Northern California.
And they expect more dry lightning strikes.
That's crazy.
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
Clear Lake is a basin that holds the smoke in, it's been like living and working in a fog bank...a hot, dry, smokey fog bank! Right now it sucks to have an outdoor job, and of course I'm having to do strenuous things like shoveling. I can work about five minutes and then have to stop and hack and cough for another five. (Sorta like Mike when he gets up in the morning...
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Dang... you made me laugh and shoot coffee out my nose.
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From: Oakdale,Ca.
I think the smoke is starting to clear some, just came back in and it's getting hotter outside, seems like more sunlight is getting through..still hazy as hades but nothing we can do about it.
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From: North of Normal
I'm glad you like the Smokey mountains in Tenn,It's just as beautiful on the NC side. If you are ever this way again and can make it to the NC side ride through the Blue Ridge Parkway it goes though VA,and Tenn.
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From: Holyster
Kind of reminds me of when I was younger than I am now...sitting in the front room on Sunday afternoon after roast beef and greenbeans....roller derby on....and Pall Malls and Lucky Strikes burning...man, my eyes burned almost as much then as they do now.
TH1567
Smoked out in sunny California...is this what they call global warming?
TH1567
Smoked out in sunny California...is this what they call global warming?