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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVery Unhealthy Air Quality, hooray!
Weve finally been upgraded from Hazardous here in Portland.
Blecht
(3,803 posts)It is a cause for celebration.
But I'll still be wearing my mask everywhere.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)I went out today to run errands and made it to a store, bought some wine and came home. We have at least a couple more days.
Mme. Defarge
(8,051 posts)A not so great red that I was keeping for cooking.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)oldtime dfl_er
(6,931 posts)It's been so bad in Portland it's off the charts. I obsessively check in with AirChek. We're currently at 235 in Seattle.
Aristus
(66,468 posts)Still hoping for rain...
Mme. Defarge
(8,051 posts)Not lethal pea soup?
Aristus
(66,468 posts)We have people putting furnace filters behind their box fans and running them with the windows closed, and getting brownish deposits on the filters. There's no escaping the miasma...
That's why I'm definitely having a drinking thread on Friday night. Hope you and the others can join me...
Mme. Defarge
(8,051 posts)on Friday nights. 🍸
Aristus
(66,468 posts)Depend upon it...
marlakay
(11,500 posts)Celebrate Very unhealthy. Southern Oregon here.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)too much to celebrate, but still, better.
0rganism
(23,974 posts)this has been a particularly shitty week in a particularly shitty year
marlakay
(11,500 posts)My husband is bugging me to move now, so is my daughter in Texas.
I love Oregon, we just need to figure out what we can do better to make the west livable for the future.
MissB
(15,812 posts)I could see orange rays of sun today. And a shadow.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,056 posts)Ive seen one bird since the smoke sat down on us. I put out a large bowl of water. Please rain soon!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Absolutely could not see the tree line yesterday. A slight improvement. I've heard rumors of a spot of rain this afternoon/evening. Fingers crossed.