Smoke

[Logan52]

This has been the worst summer in my memory for haze and gray skies. The bright blue summer skies we normally experience have disappeared and the sky resembles that more often seen in Louisville or Cincinnati.
They say it is due to fires in the boreal forests of Canada.
I wonder if you are taking any precautions for your own health or that of your livestock. Myself, I am prone to take it easy on most any hot and humid day. Seems like I have another excuse this year.

 

[kenny thomas]

As many know i was a Wildland Firefighter for 48 years with 38 of those being full time. Imagine being right beside those fires and how the smoke was. Neither the state nor federal forestry agencies would ever admit that the smoke could cause health problems because they would have to do something to help protect the workers. They wouldn't even buy us a mask because they said it didnt matter.
Now that its effecting pretty much most of the US east of the Mississippi they are giving health warnings.

 

[kenny thomas]

A tip to help anyone really sensitive. In your car set the ac to recirculate the air from the inside instead of pulling in fresh air. Its already doing that inside the house.

 

[4hfarms]

Here in west TN, smoke is not noticeable yet.

 

[kenny thomas]

Here in west TN, smoke is not noticeable yet.

The maps show it east of you now. Its bad in East TN, KY and VA

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

We've had a lot of Canada smoke. Lots of events cancelled because of health risk.
Kenny, I know what you mean!

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

It's been bad before but this is the worst I remember. That ain't fog in the picture.....

 

[sstterry]

The maps show it east of you now. Its bad in East TN, KY and VA

It was really bad for us on Friday. But rain yesterday really helped clear it out in upper East Tn.

 

[4hfarms]

My wife just got the urge for the last couple hours, to clear her throat, alot.

 

[kenny thomas]

It's been bad before but this is the worst I remember. That ain't fog in the picture.....
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That's bad. How far are you from the fires?

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

700-1000 miles away.

 

[kenny thomas]

Wow. Still a long way off.

 

[BFE]

Didn't do anything differently. Eyes burned a little one day but nothing major.

 

[Nesikep]

So far we've had a pretty smoke free summer here, guess it's the luck of the winds

2021 was really bad, we had 3 fires over 100,000 acres within 50 miles and smaller ones as well, we're the blue dot




that's the sun

 

[ez14.]

It's been pretty hazy here and air quality warnings everyday. The news is always saying to stay inside if you can which makes no sense to me cause I don't know where they think the air inside is coming from

 

[devonian]

Do the masks evreyone was wearing for the disease we are not allowed to mention in 2020-21 help at all for reducing smoke inhalation? I was just wondering as if anyone had any left it would mean they might actually be of some use for something for once

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I see people wearing the masks. I cannot believe they do anything. They are just a cloth over your face.

 

[devonian]

I see people wearing the masks. I cannot believe they do anything. They are just a cloth over your face.

For smoke or for the disease we are not allowed to mention? I feel for the former they might be more effective.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

The maps show it east of you now. Its bad in East TN, KY and VA

Is WV and OH listed? I can't see it if it is......it's too smokey.

 

[Brute 23]

For smoke or for the disease we are not allowed to mention? I feel for the former they might be more effective.

I'm not sure the science on it but when we do burns I wear cut up t-shirts or handkerchiefs over my face. Wetting them helps, also. It helps me with heat and smoke and I can definitely tell a difference.