My State Is BURNING UP!

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Im working outside in Hillsboro. Im wearing a mask.

I thought you lived in the state of washington?

Jimmy21 wrote:

Im working outside in Hillsboro. Im wearing a mask.

I bet you look like a pimp in that mask jimmy!

Up here in WA we have had heavy wildfire smoke since early July, last night they issued a level I evacuation alert. No rain in sight and everything is dry as tinder. Probably won't run today, as the usual afternoon clearing doesnt seem to be happening.

Its depressing to see. The office smells like a campfire today.

There's thick smoke here, and no "big" fires nearby. There is a light breeze right now, but it may just be blowing in more smoke rather than getting rid of it.

Give Til It Hurts wrote:

Up here in WA we have had heavy wildfire smoke since early July, last night they issued a level I evacuation alert. No rain in sight and everything is dry as tinder. Probably won't run today, as the usual afternoon clearing doesnt seem to be happening.

It was bad but mostly tolerable until last week. I was semi-successfully using smoke forecasts to plan runs when the smoke would be less concentrated, but now there are no breaks on the horizon.

Looks like the trainer and home gym are getting extra use until October (at this rate). Training was going too well. I should have known better than to get optimistic about it. 🤔

LOL

I'm about an hour away from the Cle Elum fire and there is ash falling from the sky like snow. Everything outside is completely covered in Ash. Never seen anything like it.

We've got Beijing style air quality downtown. All thanks to two teen dipsheets playing with fireworks! The boys and their parents should consider fleeing the United States at the first opportunity. They've ruined an American scenic treasure for at least a generation.

All I can say is thank God Oregon taxes the everliving Shiite out of their residents .... You can be sure they won't come running to Uncle Sam for help.

its wildfire season in many places. I live in california and this happens every summer. there are fires in washington, idaho and Montana currently. It's just that time of the year unfortunately.

Any guesses how long itll be bad?

Jimmy21 wrote:

Any guesses how long itll be bad?

Until the rain comes back

Portland Hobby Jogger wrote:

We've got Beijing style air quality downtown. All thanks to two teen dipsheets playing with fireworks! The boys and their parents should consider fleeing the United States at the first opportunity. They've ruined an American scenic treasure for at least a generation.

Bet their parents are antifa protestors.

Consider it a preview of the post nuclear world.

doot doot wrote:

It was bad but mostly tolerable until last week. I was semi-successfully using smoke forecasts to plan runs when the smoke would be less concentrated, but now there are no breaks on the horizon.

It's been bad all month. It's visibly bad now with large particles that don't travel as far normally. Harmful 2.5 AQI was worse early this month.

This is a one off event. The real problem is wood stoves, backyard open fire pits, and semi truck diesel. Those contribute all year to Oregon's atrocious air quality.

Wood stoves have that hipster vibe so good luck regulating them. Even so called "clean" wood stoves are bad for PM2.5 pollution. I don't know why Oregon has no diesel controls. It unbelievable and California dumps their diesel construction equipment here.

imarunr wrote:

It’s been extremely hot and dry here for months, so the forest all around is a tinderbox waiting to explode. And thanks to one moron, it has.

But hey, climate change doesn't exist, and forest fires create jobs.