i love the smell of forest fire in the morning...

[twoeleven]

it smells like global warming.

it's a wee bit smokey here. sometimes there's even wisps of smoke visible near the ground. the sky is usually just a grey-white sheet, and even things just a block a way are greyish from the haze.

fortunately, i'd bought a valved n100 mask a few years ago for chicon 8. it's meant for stripping lead paint.¹ it worked like a charm then, and works like a charm now. it is still hot to wear while mowing the lawn, though.

1: well, wearing while stripping lead paint; i'd prefer to use a bit more abrasive for stripping paint.

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[corvi]

I feel like the first day or two of forest fire smoke each year smells nice, like a cozy campfire. After that, it gets a lot less pleasant, especially if the fire has eaten any houses and smells like burnt plastic and solvents. It's exceedingly weird to think "I am breathing in someone in Alberta's house right now."

Hope things clear up for you soon.

[twoeleven]

the first day or two of forest fire smoke each year smells nice
the doom went from smelling smoky one evening to the air being unwise to breathe by morning.

I am breathing in someone in Alberta's house right now.
urk. :(

as far as i know, this fire is just a forest fire, though it's possible some canadians have picked up american bad habits of building houses in fire zones.