On Monday I put up a post about Ellensburg Washington...........(here in the lounge)

[Stuart G]

Something special was going on. like a quiz...but no one replied ...and I took it down ..So today, Thursday, I will briefly explain.............................................................................................

At 8pm on Monday, (central time) Ellensburg Washington had the cleanest air in the entire country As measured by the EPA.(Environment Protection Agency) ..At that moment the air in Ellensberg was a perfect zero - 0. Absolutely no pollution at all. As clean as can be..perfect.....( a very rare occurrence in 50 states...no one. even in isolated areas gets a Zero..) I have studied this..yes that is rare..

Each state has measuring stations all over the state. These stations measure the pollution in the air from zero to 500. Any number over 150 can be considered somewhat dangerous depending on surrounding conditions, and one's physical condition..higher the number, the more dangerous the air..

If there is a bad fire in the area, the air can be very bad, and the EPA measures that and often puts out a warning..I think if you google ....clean air you will get a connection to the website. I often search around different states to see if the air over here or there is clean, dirty or totally filthy. Yes, I could be doing lots of other things...but searching around like that is what I like to do..getting facts, from here or there, and comparing and thinking about them....then searching for something else. and on and on and on..The computer makes this very easy...and fun to do......
.....Oh, and I like clean air for lots of reasons. I have some minor breathing problems, nothing serious, and I really like places with clean air. I just feel better. That is all.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Well, I will reply, my dear Stuart G!

I'm sorry your OP didn't go anywhere, and I hope this one will. I too am in favor of clean air, and living in LA County, I know dirty very well!

Hang in there, Stuart.

[Stuart G]

2. Thank You...I do know this, the air in LA County, over the years, has gotten cleaner.

Cleaner cars, improved air conditioning, cleaner power plants.etc..
... We got to hang in there.., that is what we do!!!!!!....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. That's true; it has gotten better. It's not good enough yet.

It's very good along the coast, but that's a tiny strip.

And the current "administration" isn't helping.

[Ron Obvious]

4. I intend to bike over there next week

I used to ride over there from the Eastside a few times a year. It's a fantastic ride, mostly over the Iron Horse trail and through the Snoqualmie tunnel. It's been too hot for most of the summer this year, but conditions should be perfect the next week or two. Really looking forward to it.

Glad to hear about the perfect air quality. Seattle has been at Beijing level smog for a good deal of the summer, so I'll be sure to breathe in deeply.

[KT2000]

5. Congrats!

good to hear and that must mean the fires in Canada and surrounding states are out.

[saidsimplesimon]

6. Thank you Stuart and Ellensburg

May you be spared any man made destruction by fire. I also suffer from occasional asthma, and other allergy related respiratory issues.

If we don't stop the toxic emissions polluting our oxygen supply, it will not be necessary to resist "death by cop".

[DAMANgoldberg]

7. been to Ellensburg...

as an OTR trucker, both solo, and teams. Interesting that they have a Zero-day for emissions and 2 active truck stops, Pilot (used to be Broadway Flying J) and Love's Travel Center (built since I left the brotherhood). The Cascades is doing its job.