Lived to tell the tale

[susandennis]

OMG it is soooo bad out. I've never been in air this filthy. I did not linger from car to place but I did not walk fast enough to require more breathing than usual. Got exactly what I wanted in Goodwill and not even too much more. Then on to Uwajimaya where I got a poke bowl for lunch and a variety of raw veggies to cut up and have for dinner with some cold noodles.

I've been save inside airconditioned-ville now for 20 minutes and all is fine. My eyes were really itchy when I first came in and my throat was itchy, too but now I've had a bunch of ice water and some eye drops and I'm breathing fine. So I'm declaring victory and I'm not going out again. Maybe ever.

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[meowmensteen]

This may be my last comment to you because I plan on taking a bicycle ride after work haha. I have to go pick up something for dinner because my plan was to use my barbecue to cook dinner tonight. Not allowed!

Glad you're inside and breathing easy. This stuff is nuts. I wonder if this is what it was like after St. Helen blew?

[susandennis]

ohhhhhh ok, pro tip... while you are outside, just hold your breath. you'll be fine.

good point about St. Helen. now i'm wondering

[meowmensteen]

I made it! It was pretty smokey down on Elliot Bay.

I found a few shots of post St. Helen here: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/postcards-from-the-past-mount-st-helens-erupts-1980/

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

On the news they said that current air pollution in Seattle is worth than Beijing.

Air is pretty bad here too, the sky is yellowish white. The kid is getting antsy because he has not been able to go running in days, but the air quality is so bad that I do not want him out there if he does not have to.

[susandennis]

ugh!! I just heard that we're stuck with it at least through tomorrow. I'm just glad that my sport is swimming in a indoor pool. AND that I can go from my garage to the gym's garage in the car with the a/c on. :)