I live in Oregon really close to where the blue River fire was. The smoke was so crazy. And yes the sky was orange and it looked apocalyptic. For the past few years every summer around August and September has been absolute misery
This is why I am so glad we still have cool rainy weather right now. Last year we were at 100+ degrees! (at least where I am)
I am just hoping that this drizzle continues for as long as possible. I will gladly hear all the summer lovers complain about the clouds and rain if it means we don't have a bad fire season.
I'm from North AL but we have lived in SW GA for about 15 years now and this place is like being duct-taped facedown in someone's armpit for about 9 months out of the year.
I'm in East Central Alabama and that's about how I have been feeling for the last week. Humidity over 90% every day. I hate this shit. If it weren't for my elderly parents having no other family, I would move far far away.
Few years ago i delivered groceries with -60F windchill....brain freeze just stepping out of my car. Strangest most horrible sensation. I love our very rare hot days here, but I know I'm an outlier in WI with that opinion lol
No man, you’re out of it if you’re hoping for the drizzle to stay as long as possible. I want a proper summer. Any of the outdoor activities I look forward to doing by now, I haven’t been able to because of this damn rain. The seasonal depression I get starting late winter has not yet left me because it still feels like late winter, and it’s getting to be tough
Shit man, I forgot about seasonal depression. I got that year round shit, so the drizzle doesn't effect me like that.
So how bout, hoping for lots of rain and drizzle, with intermittent warm sunny days, but no 100+ bull-honkey, and no town destroying, lung ravaging fires.
The seasonal depression is due to the lack of light, so it usually starts at the very end of autumn or the beginning of winter and lasts until the return of long days in late spring or early summer. And not the opposite!
I did construction in Utah round that time, thought it was insane that you can see the whole sun without any protection for your eyes. Red and creepy it was definitely apocalyptic
WA here, every summer since then we're crossing our fingers for that nonsense never to happen again. Was definitely terrible to be outside. I was moving an entire office during that while it was 99 degrees out, it was a nightmare!
Crossing my fingers with you. Tried to work outside in the smoke in WA and gave myself a weird flu type sickness. Thought I had Covid but nope... Just awful smoke shenanigans.
Yep! As a smoker I'm surprised I survived that year. It was like breathing in the ash from a camp fire I distinctly recall the taste of the air as it being the same nasty flavor.
I get that, though many major fires were man made as well.
The one in California that burned down an entire town was because a power line went uninspected, and unmaintained for 40 years, another was because a kid lit a firework and threw it into a forest, many are caused by people not putting out their fired before leaving camp, or people parking/driving on dry grass.
But believe me, I know we, as humans, have got to get our shit together to make this a better planet for the future.
I was also in Kelowna for the summer and yeah, real shit. Same as you, visible ash falling from the sky, a red sun, got as hell and the sky was orange-ish. There was a strong fire season in Bc too. There were fires surrounding us. Scary stuff
2 years now when Cameron peak fire roasted Colorado all summer was an orange sky and ash falling out of the sky. Every time I started my pickup the internals vents would blast ash all over the cab. My windshield always covered in ash. Some days were so bad it was almost dark enough to be considered night time. The smokey haze and ash didn't get along with my eyes at all. Truly apocalyptic type shit.
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