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| Posted by: James |
5/22/2007 8:12 AM |
This is more of an update for my out-of-state friends although my Georgia friends can commiserate with me this morning. With Georgia being in an extremely dry spring there have been massive wildfires in the southern part of the state that have closed the highways on and off the past month. Every once in a while the winds will shift and metro Atlanta will get a whiff of the smoke.
Today is one of those days. It’s quite possibly the smokiest day I’ve ever witnessed and breathed. It smells as though every neighbor decided to burn all their leaves at once. I’m at work early today and when the sun rose it was the bloodiest red I’ve ever seen. From the 22nd floor you can barely see a half mile away as if it were a foggy day.
I’m hoping this clears up at some point today or I’m gonna be hitting my inhaler with the same frequency as a Deadhead hitting a bong before a show.
Not a good day to be an asthmatic. |
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By Muuurph on
5/22/2007 10:13 AM |
We need a picture out of your window, or do you cubicle farmers have to book a 5 minute window time slto a week in advance?
The wife's asthmatic, not fun. Illinois is always a thrill right now for her. Lving on the edge of the edge of suburbia, we get the farm effect (dust from them getting the fields ready and pollen from the plants already in) as well as some urban air pollution. I of course am always supportive, calling her an addict when she's hitting the inhaler 10 times a day this time of year. |
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By James on
5/22/2007 10:34 AM |
My camera phone just won't do an outside shot justice, especially looking through a shaded window. I'm actually only one cube removed from the window, which is fortunate, since I've been in cubes before that are far from daylight and it affected my mood.
One thing is for sure, my daily walks will cease until I can't see the air I breathe. |
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By Jason's Mom on
5/22/2007 2:20 PM |
| Move to San Francisco! We might have a day or two of bad air, but then the fog comes in and knocks it to the ground. Even on bad air days you can trot over to the ocean and breathe deeply, or as my Yiddish-speaking friends say, "schmeck the yam." Of course, it's damp and mildew-y here during the winter, so that's when those of us who are allergic to mold have trouble. Long live the inhaler! |
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By Jimbo on
5/22/2007 6:10 PM |
| Ugh...Why couldn't Georgia (and the South) have the dry spring when I was schlepping through it in 2003? |
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By Erich on
5/22/2007 6:53 PM |
"schmeck the yam?" Is it me or did Jason's mom just make an indecent proposal?!?! ;)
I have a theory about allergies this spring - myself and many of my friends and co workers have remarked that it has been one of the worst years for allergies. Coincidentally, they have said that Honey bee populations have been decimated throughout the country...could it be that with less Bees pollinating plants that there is more pollen floating around to make those of us with allergies miserable?
I'm sure some entomologist/botanist has already added the two together and created some Apocalyptic report which Congress will listen to in a series of week long depositions on C-Span and then summarily dismiss as "Chicken Little-esque" hysteria, but hey, what do I know?
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By The General on
5/22/2007 7:21 PM |
| Imagine my horror when I saw the headline "Cough Cough" and thought today's entry dealt with a doctor's visit for the ol' "dog show" check. Whew. I was so relieved to read it only dealt with Atlanta burning. Again. |
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