AQI and Riding

[Wendy]

Yup.

Dragon Boat Races canceled due to smoke

The Great White North Dragon Boat and Immunize Nevada hosted the event.

www.kolotv.com

...and yet @AmyPJ 's daughter's tennis matches are not cancelled.

@Jilly I’m not going to complain about the heat and humidity anymore this summer. At least we can get outside and do stuff without hacking up a lung.

 

[Tricia]

Yup, sad but glad. It would’ve been an interesting experience, for sure but you would’ve been largely stuck inside with me!

We'd be going to the movies a lot
I also was thinking of doing this as an indoor activity.
You interested?

Reno Axe & Bar | Axe Throwing in Downtown Reno, NV

Loking for a good time with friends, a fun teambuilding activity or simply an original idea for an event. Swing by our axe throwing and bar establishment!

www.renoaxe.com

One thing about the smoke issues...when we have a clear day we get off our butts and take advantage of it.

 

[cantunamunch]

Can I bring my own?

 

[Tricia]

Can I bring my own?

I don't know but I'll probably find out some time soon. I really want to do this.

 

[Tricia]

Even Squaw is cancelling their outdoor concert and the tram is closed.
The good news is, the temps are cool, which is abnormal for this time of year.

 

[Tricia]

@Jilly I’m not going to complain about the heat and humidity anymore this summer. At least we can get outside and do stuff without hacking up a lung.

Every time I get mopy about the smoke I have to remind myself how fortunate I am that...

• I'm not fighting the fire
• I haven't had to evacuate
• I haven't lost my home
• I haven't had to rehome my pet(s)
• I haven't had to...(name the real tragedy)

 

[Wendy]

We'd be going to the movies a lot
I also was thinking of doing this as an indoor activity.
You interested?

Reno Axe & Bar | Axe Throwing in Downtown Reno, NV

Loking for a good time with friends, a fun teambuilding activity or simply an original idea for an event. Swing by our axe throwing and bar establishment!

www.renoaxe.com

Looks like fun; I’ll try it only if there’s a large buffer zone around the target, otherwise I’d be a danger to others.

 

[Tricia]

Can I bring my own?

From their FAQ
Can I bring my own axe?
We happily provide everyone with their own axe to use during their axe-throwing session. To keep the playing-field fair, we do not permit outside equipment.

 

[Tricia]

This is what Peavine looks like with AQI 251

Similar vantage point last night on my way home from the grocery store.

 

[Wendy]

Similar vantage point last night on my way home from the grocery store.
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How does it change with time of day/morning and evening? (given that wind is relatively constant across that time frame).

 

[Tricia]

How does it change with time of day/morning and evening? (given that wind is relatively constant across that time frame).

It depends on the wind intensity and direction.
Its worse this morning than it was yesterday.

 

[Tricia]

All Washoe County schools are closeed today due to poor AQI, including all after school activities.

All WCSD Classes Canceled Monday Due To Hazardous Air Quality

Due to hazardous air quality as a result of the wildfires in California, all classes in Washoe County School District have been canceled for Monday, August 23rd.

www.ktvn.com

I went outside to take a picture of the sunrise this morning and my mouth was immediately dry and chalky feeling. The air is so thick I couldn't see the sun through the smoke and it smelled more like ash than smoke.

 

[cantunamunch]

I went outside to take a picture of the sunrise this morning and my mouth was immediately dry and chalky feeling. The air is so thick I couldn't see the sun through the smoke and it smelled more like ash than smoke.

Are you getting any of the nasal passage/mucous membrane burning like from creosote or uncontrolled diesel fumes?

 

[Ron]

our number fluctuate and have been really good over the past few days but typically its like Trish's picture every day. I use the Purpleair maps, with the adjusted EPA numbers (if you use the EPA formula, all will pretty much be the same if the site uses a 1-4 hour average) and plan my bike route accordingly. Some days its a little higher in town but significantly lower going south or west.

 

[Wendy]

I’m sorry guys, but I read these posts and it all seems a bit….dystopian.

 

[Ron]

I’m sorry guys, but I read these posts and it all seems a bit….dystopian.

used as to describe something that is imagined to be suffering or as is actually suffering? Its the new reality of living out here and other areas that are in the jet stream of west coast fires and local fires. Its not changing any time soon.

 

[AmyPJ]

I’m sorry guys, but I read these posts and it all seems a bit….dystopian.

FWIW it feels that way. Especially as the parent of a kid who is only 14. What the "new normal" is now will be what in 5 years from now? It scares me. (And the smoke has moved in just in time for tennis practice.)

 

[Andy Mink]

How many Sq Feet is the living room kitchen area? that would be one unit. Bedroom another unit, the loft is another. You need to consider the height of the ceilings too. you dont want to have to run them on high all the time. Level 2 is probably as loud as most people would want the fans but that's not moving a lot of air. We run our MA112 right next to the main air intake for the Air exchange system, we leave it on Level 3. Ideally, at night when our system goes to a 20 minute intake of outside air per hour and have a few windows open to cool the house down, the unit should be on High. But we have a separate unit in the bedroom even though its open to the main floor below (not truly a loft) that runs on level 2. 24/7.

I wish they'd give cubic feet instead of square feet on the specs. Our living room/dining room is huge square foot wise but it has a 16' ceiling that slopes to normal height at one wall, higher on the others. We have two Winix C545 units that are over-taxed with the volume but they are at least doing something. Between those and a good filter on the return air for the A/C we're staying pretty clean in the house.

 

[Andy Mink]

What the "new normal" is now will be what in 5 years from now?

There's always a "new normal". Sometimes it's just a bigger jump.

 

[4ster]

There's always a "new normal". Sometimes it's just a bigger jump.

No kidding a bigger jump! It seems like we jumped 100 yrs. in the last 10.
I've even seen a change in the flora & fauna, at least in the Sierra. If the mountain ranges of the west burn we will be left with hillsides of white thorn bushes, alaskan fire weed, bunnies, catfish & fat ground squirrels.