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pastafossa · 1 year

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As advised due to smoke, been inside all day save going to take the dog out (with a mask). 😷 The breeze off the lake is helping blow the smoke off at least, and it's way better here than my old town in PA. According to my friends back there, the air's not only way worse, choked with smoke, than here, it was also for a time today the worst in the country before NYC spiked up again. That place being that high isn't entirely a surprise. It's in a valley where the air just sits in a bowl, and on top of that, they've bulldozed forests and fields to build about a million truck warehouses there in the past ten years, tanking the air quality. It was one reason I left - I literally couldn't breathe for the heat and pollution the last summer I was there. But when you add the smoke from the fires?

Well. I'm especially glad I'm not back there today. I'm not sure my lungs could have handled that.

Today's pic of the sun back there from one of my friends.

#i am reeeally happy for the lake breeze right now #i literally had lung issues just from the normal level of pollution in that valley 2 years ago #add in the smoke and i'd have to wear my mask 24/7 and lock myself in a roo.#i feel bad for my friends still stuck there and i'm worried about what they're breathing in #they already have to deal with the truck pollution cause no politician there gives a shit about clean air #just 'money money shipping company money! bulldoze houses and trees for more warehouse money!'#and now the smoke?#jfc #not me hugging the lake right now

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