when the air gets all hazy, normally we're just like 'ugh, yeah, throw on a burn ban and call it a day' because usually the other side of the state is burning down and we just deal.
this year, apparently the entire west coast is burning down. fires from california to canada, all burning at the same time. british columbia apparently has it the worst, since their smoke can be seen from space. it isn't so bad here, we'd actually escaped the smoke in it's entirety for a while.
my hometown? not so much. the air quality is at hazardous levels and they're telling everyone to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary. i'm worried about my friends and their kids, but there's nothing anyone can do about it until the smoke dissipates.
it reached here a couple days ago, not as bad but it made me cough worse. we hit unhealthy levels today, but the ocean breezes have mostly kept it in check. i don't like being outdoors because i cough and sneeze, but i ordered some air masks to help in the meantime.
they're saying the smoke will likely linger until october, which is worrying. school for the kids starts soon, and college starts in september. that's gonna be a lot more people out and about battling the smoke.
i told my mom to bring her inhalers with her when she goes on pokemon runs without me, and in the meantime my husband and i have cheap paper masks from the hospital we can use until the better ones get here in a couple days.
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