…just zoomed right over the scar of the record-breaking wildfire they had almost exactly 14 years ago.
There is zero chance of it coming here but I woke up at like 3 ayem this morning unable to breathe through my completely stuffed-up nose because…
…of that.
It’s been going on for most of a week, is completely out of control thanks to all the heavy wind fanning the flames and grounding the firefighting tankers, and there’s a good chance big towns will get evacuated. Again.
In the afternoon the smoke is just plumes far to the south, but overnight it all seems to come here and settle over the hills to screw with everybody’s sinuses. Obviously kind of a first-world problem compared to what the people in the fire’s path are going through, but I am reminded that the last time this happened we had all sorts of interesting wildlife issues as unusual animals were driven north up the wash channel(s) to say hi. I’m thinking of switching back to the .44 for the duration.
That whole congestion thing from a distant wildfire sucks. Joel, since you have a modicum of income these days, have you considered getting a cheap portable air purifier for the bedroom?
https://www.amazon.com/LEVOIT-Purifiers-Freshener-Core-Mini/dp/B09GTRVJQM
I second that. My girlfriend thought she was getting me a humidifier, but it turned out to be a purifier. I tried it for the hell of it, & am breathing better than I have in quite some time.