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Oct. 28th, 2003 04:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nollyThings are a little better where I am, sort of. The air quality is really, really bad. I went into work this morning, but by lunch I was coughing and starting the feel tight in the chest, so I went home, to see if it was any better. To my surprise, it was -- I expected my air conditioned office to be better. The office, however, is about 5 miles north of home, so a little closer to the current activity, plus not very far from the I5 fire.
Yes, I5 fire. A little one, compared to the East County/backcountry fires that are still active. Someone was driving with a pipe or muffler or something dragging, creating sparks, which set some roadside brush on fire. That got put out, but it was active around the time I left work.
Some of the maps were still showing fires close to me, near 805 and 52, but those were isolated and may be out now, judging by some of the maps I'm seeing now.
I wish there was a newsradio station not filled with ultraconservative conspiracy theorists.
A lot of the rural areas, places I'd never even heard of, are being evacuated now, but the areas where people I know live seem to be OK. A few have been evacuated; most of those are back home now. I haven't heard of anyone I know losing a home, though probably someone at work or church has.
My biggest concern now is the air quality. I have a mask to wear when I go out, but it's bad out there. I'm not seeing a lot of ash falling today, but the light's been orange most of the day, you can smell the smoke in the air, and you know there's got to be all sorts of fumes from the burned houses and cars and such. No idea how long it will take to get breathable air again.
Yes, I5 fire. A little one, compared to the East County/backcountry fires that are still active. Someone was driving with a pipe or muffler or something dragging, creating sparks, which set some roadside brush on fire. That got put out, but it was active around the time I left work.
Some of the maps were still showing fires close to me, near 805 and 52, but those were isolated and may be out now, judging by some of the maps I'm seeing now.
I wish there was a newsradio station not filled with ultraconservative conspiracy theorists.
A lot of the rural areas, places I'd never even heard of, are being evacuated now, but the areas where people I know live seem to be OK. A few have been evacuated; most of those are back home now. I haven't heard of anyone I know losing a home, though probably someone at work or church has.
My biggest concern now is the air quality. I have a mask to wear when I go out, but it's bad out there. I'm not seeing a lot of ash falling today, but the light's been orange most of the day, you can smell the smoke in the air, and you know there's got to be all sorts of fumes from the burned houses and cars and such. No idea how long it will take to get breathable air again.
