Turns out it was not my imagination

[susandennis]

I was back in the sewing room which is about 25 yards from the sliding glass doors and the only access to the outdoors in my condo. I was back there sewing away and smelling smoke like bonfire smoke. The door to the hallway is right there so I went out to see if it was coming from the hallway. Nope. I figured it must be my imagination.

Then my 'imagination' started to cough. And I kept smelling it and finally I decided that whatever it was, it would be better for me and my broken lungs to be closer to the air conditioner so I shut down the sewing and moved into the living room. I had the blinds down to keep out the sun but I raised one to see if maybe the sun had moved overhead already and holy crap on a stick.

Smoke. The air is full of it. It's horrid. Way worse than what we had a couple of weeks ago. Checking the news I learn that there is also ash everywhere. It's coming from forest fires but we've had forest fires before, plenty of times. I've never seen it like this. This sucks. My air quality app says HOLY FUCK. Well, actually not. Here's what it really says:



I'm not sure I love anything more than my air conditioner right now.

So... today's plan becomes TV and knitting. Time to find out who done it - Brit style.

Comments

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

How awful. City living must take its toll. When we were in Liverpool last weekend we could both feel the effects of the pollution, our chests were tight and I was wheezing slightly, our country lungs aren't used to it

[susandennis]

Actually, in this case, it's the rural areas - forest fires - that are causing the problem. I've never seen it this bad in the 25 years I've lived here.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

The air quality here is awful too. It is worse now than when there was a fire on the other side of the lake. I am hiding out in the house with all the windows closed.

[susandennis]

it's really amazing here. the sky and light is so weird looking.

I've never seen much smoke before.

[cinenaut.livejournal.com]

... and I'm in eastern Washington. I thought the prior bout of this last month, when B.C. was in flames, was bad, but this is worse. Sure, there have been bad wildfire seasons before, with haziness on the horizon, and the sunsets would be very reddish and all, but I've never seen anything like this year, where the smoke came in and just settled in the lower elevations. Saddle Mountain is about 1.25 miles as the crow flies from the back of the house, and I can hardly see it. Heck, there's a noticeable amount of smoke between myself and the house behind me, which is maybe an eighth of a mile away.

Re: I've never seen much smoke before.

[susandennis]

Hey there!

It's really something, isn't it? I can still smell it here in the house with the door closed and the A/C on. Ugh.

They are saying that it should be gone by tomorrow at 5. I sure hope they are right.

[opakele.livejournal.com]

It is a lot worse than the last time.

This summer will never end.

[susandennis]

It's so much worse. Just horrible. I wish there was a GoFundMe for End Of Summer. I'd kick in a bundle!

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

The Oregon fire was started by teenagers with illegal fireworks...damn it.