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Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts) Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:35 PM Sep 2020

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Very Unhealthy Air Quality, hooray!

We’ve finally been upgraded from Hazardous here in Portland.

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Very Unhealthy Air Quality, hooray! (Original Post) Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 OP

Woo hoo! Blecht Sep 2020 #1

🥂 Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #3

Eugene still sitting in hazardous and been since last Monday and fucking done with it. LizBeth Sep 2020 #2

I will be finishing my last bottle this evening. Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #5

Lol, Cheers sister. LizBeth Sep 2020 #10

Good for you! oldtime dfl_er Sep 2020 #4

In Washington, we've been downgraded from 'Planet Venus' to 'Victorian London'. Aristus Sep 2020 #6

OMG!!! Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #7

Only at the soup kitchens... Aristus Sep 2020 #9

People depend on you Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #17

I shall be there on Friday. Aristus Sep 2020 #18

Same here never thought I would marlakay Sep 2020 #8

Right. lol. Yesterday I saw our numbers drop, but still over 300 so when realization processed not LizBeth Sep 2020 #12

still Hazardous in Hillsboro :( hooray for you though 0rganism Sep 2020 #11

Totally agree on the shitty week marlakay Sep 2020 #13

It's so sad that I'm excited about that MissB Sep 2020 #14

The trees all look like they are choking WA-03 Democrat Sep 2020 #15

I can make out the tree line on Kelly Butte today gratuitous Sep 2020 #16

Blecht

(3,803 posts)

1. Woo hoo!

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:38 PM

Sep 2020

It is a cause for celebration.

But I'll still be wearing my mask everywhere.

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

3. 🥂

Reply to Blecht (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:39 PM

Sep 2020

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

2. Eugene still sitting in hazardous and been since last Monday and fucking done with it.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:39 PM

Sep 2020

I went out today to run errands and made it to a store, bought some wine and came home. We have at least a couple more days.

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

5. I will be finishing my last bottle this evening.

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:41 PM

Sep 2020

A not so great red that I was keeping for cooking.

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

10. Lol, Cheers sister.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:47 PM

Sep 2020

oldtime dfl_er

(6,931 posts)

4. Good for you!

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:41 PM

Sep 2020

It's been so bad in Portland it's off the charts. I obsessively check in with AirChek. We're currently at 235 in Seattle.

Aristus

(66,316 posts)

6. In Washington, we've been downgraded from 'Planet Venus' to 'Victorian London'.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:42 PM

Sep 2020

Still hoping for rain...

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

7. OMG!!!

Reply to Aristus (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:43 PM

Sep 2020

Not lethal pea soup?

Aristus

(66,316 posts)

9. Only at the soup kitchens...

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:46 PM

Sep 2020

We have people putting furnace filters behind their box fans and running them with the windows closed, and getting brownish deposits on the filters. There's no escaping the miasma...

That's why I'm definitely having a drinking thread on Friday night. Hope you and the others can join me...

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

17. People depend on you

Reply to Aristus (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:20 PM

Sep 2020

on Friday nights. 🍸

Aristus

(66,316 posts)

18. I shall be there on Friday.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Reply #17)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:21 PM

Sep 2020

Depend upon it...

marlakay

(11,451 posts)

8. Same here never thought I would

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:44 PM

Sep 2020

Celebrate Very unhealthy. Southern Oregon here.

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

12. Right. lol. Yesterday I saw our numbers drop, but still over 300 so when realization processed not

Reply to marlakay (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:48 PM

Sep 2020

too much to celebrate, but still, better.

0rganism

(23,944 posts)

11. still Hazardous in Hillsboro :( hooray for you though

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:47 PM

Sep 2020

this has been a particularly shitty week in a particularly shitty year

marlakay

(11,451 posts)

13. Totally agree on the shitty week

Reply to 0rganism (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:02 PM

Sep 2020

My husband is bugging me to move now, so is my daughter in Texas.

I love Oregon, we just need to figure out what we can do better to make the west livable for the future.

MissB

(15,805 posts)

14. It's so sad that I'm excited about that

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:05 PM

Sep 2020

I could see orange rays of sun today. And a shadow.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,046 posts)

15. The trees all look like they are choking

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:12 PM

Sep 2020

I’ve seen one bird since the smoke sat down on us. I put out a large bowl of water. Please rain soon!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

16. I can make out the tree line on Kelly Butte today

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:13 PM

Sep 2020

Absolutely could not see the tree line yesterday. A slight improvement. I've heard rumors of a spot of rain this afternoon/evening. Fingers crossed.

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