Sgt. Pepper Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I’m visiting my aunt and cousin in Bellaire, Michigan and we can’t smell it there, but we can the couple times when In Traverse City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 39 minutes ago, Whitefang said: In New York the city is handing out face masks. Yesterday was the first time I heard of a baseball game being called due to poor air quality. It was the Detroit/Philadelphia game. What made me laugh was that you'd have thought Detroit players were used to poor air quality. But this wildfire smoke is something else entirely. Not the usual industrial crap we've been breathing in Southeast Michigan for 60+ years. Whitefang They postponed the Yankee-White Sox game. yesterday. I wonder if they'll do the same, today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) I'd be surprised if the game isn't called off. They say by Saturday we shoud be in better shape here in the NE. It just looks really overcast out and the whole place smells like a campfire. Kind of worrisome as last week the town put out an alert to conserve water. I really don't want to see this area turn into crispy critters. Edited June 8, 2023 by SteveFord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I'm surprised, the Crankees are playing tonight. How greedy can you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 They said on the news earlier that being outside and breathing the air in NYC all day is equivalent to smoking 10 cigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 14 hours ago, duane v said: It hasn't been too bad in SoCal the last couple of years. I remember when I was a kid (the 70's) the haze was so bad from just the smog, the effects of a forest fire was truly diminished. My advice stay indoors if you can, or wear a mask when outdoors. Blue Skys here today, we don't see smoke but there is something in the air making me cough and sneeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 9 hours ago, Retired said: Blue Skys here today, we don't see smoke but there is something in the air making me cough and sneeze. That could be a variety of things. But here's a thought... Check out if that trip to Mackinac Island is still on... As the Island is much closer to Canada than my neck of Michigan is, chances are the smoke hazard might be worse up there. Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I'm in East Tennessee and you can see the smoke and just barely smell something funny. It was a little worse yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibson Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 I read there was 400 fires burning in Canada. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 First time I've ever heard of that kind of problem up there. Wonder what's behind it all. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-did-the-wildfires-in-canada-start-cause-nova-scotia-quebec/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Well now, see, all the right leaning news sources are diligently and aggressively insisting "global warming" had nothing to do with it. They're blaming slipshod forest management on Canada's part. Whether or not one believes in "global warming" or not, the abnormally dry and hot weather conditions(regardless of that cause) probably is the best explanation for it. Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 53 minutes ago, Whitefang said: They're blaming slipshod forest management on Canada's part. I can’t say if that has merit but there are people in this world who make it their life goal to buy up thousands upon thousands of acres of woodland and close it off to any and all human contact. I guess they figure Mother Nature is infallible. Not smart. A forest is a resource and should be managed as such. Crop tree release, pre-commercial thinning, selective planting, maintaining a mixed stand , both in age and species, even prescribed burning are all management practices that are much better for the health of the forest than just posting signs. And I didn’t even mention fire breaks! There is a lot of duff and dead stuff that would just LOVE a spark or lightning strike. As to the current situation, I’m in northern Maine and aside from a strange red hazy morning sun a couple weeks ago, I’ve not noticed anything. In previous years I have smelled fires in Quebec but nothing this year (yet). And as to the world being a better place if nature just took over unabated, I have only to look out my kitchen window and look at the piles of excavated ditch material that the Highway department dumped in an empty lot across the road. It’s nothing but goldenrod and burdock. I don’t see any red pine or MacIntosh apple trees popping up as invasive species. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 It cleared up yesterday, I'm hoping it stays that way. I went out for a walk yesterday and the grass is crunchy underfoot - we could use a good day-long downpour. We'll see what happens, last Winter was weird as we didn't get enough snow to shovel, not even once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 22 hours ago, SteveFord said: It cleared up yesterday, I'm hoping it stays that way. I went out for a walk yesterday and the grass is crunchy underfoot - we could use a good day-long downpour. We'll see what happens, last Winter was weird as we didn't get enough snow to shovel, not even once. As a lifelong Michigander I can attest that I've never seen "not enough snow to shovel". To me, ANY amount of snow is too much. If only it would fall everywhere except on the sidewalks and streets, I'd be OK with it. As for now..... It did finally rain here last evening. And cool off too. Right now where I live it's 10:21 am and only 57 degrees F. (as I'm typing). Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 The wind shifted, smoke is back. I just read it's supposed to be this way, on and off, until September. I also saw yesterday had high ozone and you should stay inside. Of course, I did 6 hours of yard work - no wonder I felt so beat up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I’m heading to a micro brewery in Cheboygan. Can’t smell it in Bellaire, but I did one day in Traverse City. Fly back to SC tomorrow. If it wasn’t for snow this place is killer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 You sure that smell in Traverse City wasn't coming from The Bean Pot? Should wait until July 1st to head up that way(Traverse City) for the National Cherry Festival. It's centered in Traverse City, but observed throughout most of the upper portion of Michigan's lower peninsula. Stock up on some of those fine cherry preserves you can find at roadside stands all over the place. And maybe a cherry pie or two. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) I waited a week already.Is it just me, or does Canadian Smoke sound like vintage jazz music?Okay, I'm gonna shut up now. 😔 Edited June 14, 2023 by sparquelito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 You got madd skillz at the foto shop, bro.👍 rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) 44 minutes ago, rct said: You got madd skillz at the foto shop, bro.👍 rct Heh. It's just me putting 20 years of Microsoft PowerPoint skills to artistic use, and using whatever imported images I could steal. I would love to learn foto-shop someday though.🫠 Edited June 13, 2023 by sparquelito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 6/9/2023 at 9:44 AM, Whitefang said: That could be a variety of things. But here's a thought... Check out if that trip to Mackinac Island is still on... As the Island is much closer to Canada than my neck of Michigan is, chances are the smoke hazard might be worse up there. Whitefang Thanks. Never thought about it? Debbie has her mind set on it, It's already paid for. Actually the trip is not till September though so things should or could change? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 6/11/2023 at 11:08 AM, SteveFord said: It cleared up yesterday, I'm hoping it stays that way. I went out for a walk yesterday and the grass is crunchy underfoot - we could use a good day-long downpour. We'll see what happens, last Winter was weird as we didn't get enough snow to shovel, not even once. It used to snow many times here per year at least 10 to 18 inches. Still remember shoveling 13" of snow in April on Easter at the other house. Now it hardly snows much or even gets over an inch. Maybe two " at most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Another thing I've noticed lately.... Whenever we get ANY snow, even if it's just a "smidge" too warm to stick, drivers get crazy. Slowing down to a crawl(or slower) as if they're afraid to spin out into a ditch, even when there ARE no ditches to spin out into. And drizzle? Well, they act like it's not WATER drizzling down on the road, but OIL! And talk about over cautious, I've noticed for the first time in a long time(since the beginning of the pandemic) some people, warned about the danger of inhaling that Canadian smoke, wearing face masks while driving. INSIDE their cars! With the windows UP! I began to wonder if they also drove their cars while wearing a condom. You know, just to be safe? Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Whitefang said: Another thing I've noticed lately.... Whenever we get ANY snow, even if it's just a "smidge" too warm to stick, drivers get crazy. Slowing down to a crawl(or slower) as if they're afraid to spin out into a ditch, even when there ARE no ditches to spin out into. And drizzle? Well, they act like it's not WATER drizzling down on the road, but OIL! And talk about over cautious, I've noticed for the first time in a long time(since the beginning of the pandemic) some people, warned about the danger of inhaling that Canadian smoke, wearing face masks while driving. INSIDE their cars! With the windows UP! I began to wonder if they also drove their cars while wearing a condom. You know, just to be safe? Whitefang When our son was stationed in Pensacola Florida, he wanted his car. So Deb & I drove it down to him. There was 2" of snow on the road at the most. No body seemed to know how to drive in that Lol. Cars were in ditches everywhere, Semi Trucks jackknifed on ramps on the interstates, and in ditches. We had my sons Cougar with no problems whatsoever. We did have to find an alternate route as it took us most of the day to go through that mess. They might cancel that trip if smoke is still down at Mackinac Island this September? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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