DJkeys Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I walked out of the house today and everything was covered with a fine gray ash. I mowed the lawn with my mask on- -dj Quote iMac i7 13.5.2 Studio One 5.5.2 Nord Stage 3 Nord Wave 2 Nektar T4 Drawmer DL 241 Focusrite ISA Two Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 It's really tough. I talked to my daughter, who lives in LA, and she says she's lucky - she's in Hollywood, and it's much worse elsewhere. I have a friend who lives on a big ranch in Oregon, and while she's not threatened (yet), she says the air is basically unbreathable and it's very difficult to work in that context. Having lived in California and experienced forest fires, and lost a friend and mentor who died in the Paradise fire, I know you're going through a unique version of hell right now. I just hope there are minimal casualties, and against all odds, you get some significant rain or at least, humidity and no wind. It's hard to feel powerless in this situation when you know friends are suffering. Fingers crossed. Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 bizarre and apocalyptic here in the bay area... wow, it's dark like night here in Sausalito. This is a pic I think from just a few minutes ago, 10:50am That looks dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 bizarre and apocalyptic here in the bay area... wow, it's dark like night here in Sausalito. This is a pic I think from just a few minutes ago, 10:50am That looks dangerous not exactly related, last year, i composed a song titled. '' Orange Planet '' Quote Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 Well, these fires are all over the news now. It's a historical event, and of course not in a good way. The sepia-toned skies over the Bay Area that everyone has seen were chilling to behold, but not immediately dangerous. That was high altitude smoke. However, the past couple days ground level smoke has descended on the Bay Area. Last night Purpleair was showing 325 where I live. It's a little better now, around 280. I can tell you from recent experience that anything above 200 is seriously uncomfortable to breath. At around 250, you just want to stay inside. People who already own a high quality filtering mask are putting it to use anytime they step outside. The numbers in Oregon are unreal. I see readings in the 400's all over the state. 450 in central Portland. Even some 600's here and there. Right now you don't want to be outside, but being inside in a public place -- the ones that are open -- isn't exactly a relaxing experience either. The collision of these two crises feels especially cruel. Westerly winds blowing in from the ocean are forecast to start picking up. In the Bay Area at least, that should start to clear this out later today. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 The numbers in Oregon are unreal. I see readings in the 400's all over the state. 450 in central Portland. Even some 600's here and there. 500,000 people have been evacuated here in Oregon. All up and down the state, a significant portion of the Western Cascades is on fire and heading into the western valleys. 10% of the state's population have had to leave their homes and find safer ground. Unprecedented doesn't begin to describe it. It's beyond bad... horrific. I live in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland. Our rugged area usually gets hit by wildfires, but not this time - so far. All we've had to endure is the smoke - a small inconvenience compared to losing your life's possessions further west. Prayers to all who live in harm's way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyg3042 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 AQI in Eugene is 440. It's been this way since Tuesday. I've had 3 friends that have had to evacuate due to the Holiday Farm/McKenzie fire. The weather has slowed down its progress over the last day with higher humidity and calm winds and they tell us by Monday it will rain. We're all keeping our fingers crossed... Quote "May you stay...forever young." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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