Or will we locals have to hightail it out of town for a few weeks? The belching ash and smoke could be an ongoing problem in Portland/Southern Washtington.
Or will we locals have to hightail it out of town for a few weeks? The belching ash and smoke could be an ongoing problem in Portland/Southern Washtington.
Don Kardong ran through the last explosion. I can't remember the word they were throwing around back then for the disease they thought you would catch if you inhaled the ash. It was like 10 syllables.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconiosis
Yes I will still run it won't effect me.
Tie a shirt over your nose and mouth. You'll be fine.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
I ran in 1980 too. Don't laugh at the possible effects - the "ash" is more like microscopic razor blades. I wore one of those paper filters like you get in wood shop. It looked goofy, but I didn't spend the next year coughing.
Seriously, why would anyone run during this if there is tons of ash in the air. It's as crazy as people talking about running through the hurricanes. There are times to run, and times to not run. Not running when there is ash in the air is ok...
humidxc wrote:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
Actually it is:
Pneumonotrimicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
17 syllabels
I don' know where Ima gonna go when the volcano blow
Jimmy Buffet wrote:
I don' know where Ima gonna go when the volcano blow
You could go off to see the Lizard. Maybe take the last plane out of Saigon or the first fast boat to China.
Nah. Im just gonna get drunk and screw
Sounds like a plan. Have a few boat drinks for me.
buy a treadmill or join a fitness club for a few months.
Running with the face filters basically doesn't work - I tried it in Nepal because of the pollution, and it was too stifling. Volcanic ash can really screw you up, by the way - two have blown since I've been where I live, and the ash causes a lot more problems than something like dust or smoke would. Not telling you what to do though, I try to find ways to run through it too.
You might remember the good article Don Kardong wrote for Running back then. The accompanying pictures had him wearing all manner of goofy facewear.
It's a known fact that 2000 degree molten magma will not outpace an 8-minute miler.
just remember one rule: duck and cover.
He went to Paris looking for answers....
i think it's wrote:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconiosis
i remember that being the bonus word on a spelling test in like 5th grade.