Starlord Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Most of western Washington now has air quality numbers in the radioactive zone ("Very unhealthy", or flat-out "Hazardous" without qualification). Winds are out of the south and southeast, bringing the smoke from the Mt Hood National Forest fire up to us. This probably lasts until sometime Sunday, when there's a chance rain will come in off the Pacific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Not even Amazon is delivering groceries, and I really don't want to venture out unless it's to evacuate (and I'm far enough from the fires that that unlikely). On the other hand, there's a lovely urban forest that I can see out of my window. One lightning strike or careless smoker then it's crisis mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 I felt nauseous on the way to work today, and had a headache all day. Hope the air clears for tomorrow. Not great for us asthmatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: I felt nauseous on the way to work today, and had a headache all day. Hope the air clears for tomorrow. Not great for us asthmatics. You live with asthma? 13 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: On the other hand, there's a lovely urban forest that I can see out of my window. One lightning strike or careless smoker then it's crisis mode. I wonder where the rain is hiding. Our weather - over the past five to ten years - has become increasingly unreliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 The planet is trying to sort out what sort of climate it needs at the new temperatures. Since it has no mental capacity whatsoever, it's taking it a while. Ragitsu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 7:30 PM, Ragitsu said: I'd perform a rain dance, if the gesture would help. I think you are supposed to use both gestures and incantation. I'd run power cables from one of the nuclear power plants into the ocean in order to evaporate as much water as possible...but for some reason, the government never takes any of my plans seriously. Ragitsu and Lawnmower Boy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 15 hours ago, Ragitsu said: You live with asthma? And my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Pattern Ghost said: And my wife. We can put a burrito on the moon, but we can't cure asthma. Anyhow, I wish you and your wife's lungs the best of luck. --- --- --- By the way (and this is a general question to all, not just to Pattern Ghost) if one's house is pretty well sealed up and the house's HVAC system is equipped with a good new filter, then the interior shouldn't suffer smoke damage...correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Ragitsu said: We can put a burrito on the moon, but we can't cure asthma. Anyhow, I wish you and your wife's lungs the best of luck. Thanks. Just hiding indoors this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 I wonder if the conditions at the time of the Permian-Triassic event were like this but more so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Cancer said: I wonder if the conditions at the time of the Permian-Triassic event were like this but more so. Just check Youtube, I'm sure somebody caught video on their phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Old Man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Right now Portland has a combination of fog and smoke, which means I'm seeing smog in Portland for the first time in a long while. Fortunately, it's supposed to rain this week which could be some help to the crews fighting to contain the fires. It supposedly will help clear some of this smoke, but the fog should continue all week. I can;t wait to be able to go outside and breathe fresh air through my mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cowan Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Michael Hopcroft said: Right now Portland has a combination of fog and smoke, which means I'm seeing smog in Portland for the first time in a long while. Fortunately, it's supposed to rain this week which could be some help to the crews fighting to contain the fires. It supposedly will help clear some of this smoke, but the fog should continue all week. I can;t wait to be able to go outside and breathe fresh air through my mask. Nitrogen oxides, Sulphur oxides, and ozone are at least low, water should wash a lot of it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 California is supposed to have the worst air quality in the world right now. Small wonder my entire family hasn't been feeling well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 8 hours ago, L. Marcus said: Old Man? Naw, back then we relied on good old fashioned stone tablets, none of these newfangled technowhatzit doodads you kids use nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, tkdguy said: California is supposed to have the worst air quality in the world right now. Small wonder my entire family hasn't been feeling well. For the day concluding in a couple of hours, supposedly the three cities world-wide with the worst air quality are San Francisco, Portland OR, and Seattle. This morning's weather forecast discussion said that the heavy smoke in western WA meant that the high temperatures were 5 to 10 F below what the computer models predicted (those seem not to include a smoke obscuration term). Up here we're supposed to get some rain, perhaps, late in the day tomorrow, which with the accompanying onshore airflow hopefully will make a major difference. Perhaps more importantly, it'll cut the "red flag conditions" and help get those fires under control or perhaps even put out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I wish it would rain here, but this is the dry season. The rain won't come for another few months, too late to help fight the wildfires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 A few showers last night, but no appreciable change in air quality here. Transparency got a bit better is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Cancer said: A few showers last night, but no appreciable change in air quality here. Transparency got a bit better is all. It's not my fault that I had to hop in the john halfway through the ritual. Okay...somewhat my fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Cancer said: A few showers last night, but no appreciable change in air quality here. Cancer, m'man, you have to use soap with the water to improve that. 😄 Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Yeah, I remembered that this morning. I smell much better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 All frivolity aside, I have been having trouble with the smoke. My room is almost sealed, all doors and windows closed almost all the time for days, and the air in here still smells like smoke. I've also had to be out a few times Monday and Tuesday for medical appointments, meaning I'v been outside breathing this stuff -- sometimes for half an hour or more at a time. Not by choice, mind you. I was actually locked out of a place where I picked up meds (the lobby was closed) and had a substantial wait until the return ride game to pick me up. It should not surprise anyone then that I've been sick for much of the day today. I'm not "catch me, I'm about to drop dead right now" level of sick, but not having fun either. Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 I have been feeling unwell lately myself because of the poor air quality. It's a little better today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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