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Ocelot II

(132,117 posts) Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:34 PM Yesterday

Enjoying the wildfire smoke this evening....

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Enjoying the wildfire smoke this evening.... (Original Post) Ocelot II Yesterday OP

It's something we can look forward to every summer greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #1

started morning walk 20 minutes ago. Stacey Grove 17 hrs ago #14

that and the heat make it a good day to stay indoors! greatauntoftriplets 16 hrs ago #16

All the benefits of cigarettes True Dough Yesterday #2

Thanks, Republicans! Diamond_Dog Yesterday #3

Here in the Twin Cities sarisataka Yesterday #4

Yup, that's where I am. Stinks, doesn't it? Ocelot II Yesterday #5

And it will be worse tomorrow. sarisataka 23 hrs ago #8

I just checked the PCA's air quality report and we are now in the "hazardous" category. Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #9

Me tomorrow sarisataka 23 hrs ago #11

It's brutal. WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #15

Thick haze in NYC today IbogaProject 22 hrs ago #13

America! Solly Mack Yesterday #6

Enjoying the monochromatic skies over Massachusetts Coldwater Yesterday #7

I still have a photo canetoad 23 hrs ago #10

Shit! I want to pull all those bugs off that poor cow's face! calimary 22 hrs ago #12

greatauntoftriplets

(179,768 posts)

1. It's something we can look forward to every summer

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:40 PM

Yesterday

Signed, Coughing in Chicago.

Stacey Grove

(283 posts)

14. started morning walk 20 minutes ago.

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:39 AM

17 hrs ago

Made it to Broadway. Turned around.

Yuck.

greatauntoftriplets

(179,768 posts)

16. that and the heat make it a good day to stay indoors!

Reply to Stacey Grove (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:18 AM

16 hrs ago

True Dough

(27,873 posts)

2. All the benefits of cigarettes

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:43 PM

Yesterday

without the cost! What a bargain!

Diamond_Dog

(41,690 posts)

3. Thanks, Republicans!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:44 PM

Yesterday

sarisataka

(23,367 posts)

4. Here in the Twin Cities

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:45 PM

Yesterday

we had the joy of watching the air get thicker. Started clear and sunny, turned hazy in the afternoon and by sundown we're in a cloud of smoke

Ocelot II

(132,117 posts)

5. Yup, that's where I am. Stinks, doesn't it?

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:06 PM

Yesterday

sarisataka

(23,367 posts)

8. And it will be worse tomorrow.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:27 PM

23 hrs ago

I can only imagine what it's like on the North Shore. I saw Duluth had an AQI of over 900 earlier today.

Ocelot II

(132,117 posts)

9. I just checked the PCA's air quality report and we are now in the "hazardous" category.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:41 PM

23 hrs ago

sarisataka

(23,367 posts)

11. Me tomorrow

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:01 AM

23 hrs ago

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,515 posts)

15. It's brutal.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:14 AM

17 hrs ago

IbogaProject

(6,226 posts)

13. Thick haze in NYC today

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:18 AM

22 hrs ago

Solly Mack

(97,601 posts)

6. America!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:09 PM

Yesterday

Coldwater

(1,417 posts)

7. Enjoying the monochromatic skies over Massachusetts

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:12 PM

Yesterday

Or with all due respect to the Sanford Townsend Band 'Smoke from a Distant Fire'

canetoad

(21,367 posts)

10. I still have a photo

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:47 PM

23 hrs ago

Of the 2020 Cali fires smoke that made it's way half way around the world and drifted past my local beach.

calimary

(91,790 posts)

12. Shit! I want to pull all those bugs off that poor cow's face!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:52 AM

22 hrs ago

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