air quality: how is riding in the Bay Area today?

[RolliePollie]

Thanks, Rolliepollie! (My daughter is headed to camp outside Pollock Pines this weekend after Death Ride! ).

I've also got emails into 2 friends who live in NV and ride the area regularly and will be calling some local places, as suggested.

I may have to eat my words. Now it's super smoky here...worse than I've ever seen. Hopefully it will clear out during the night.

Unfortunately I don't have AC of any kind so I rely on opening the windows at night to cool the house down. Not sure I'm going to be opening those windows tonight though! But...I shoudn't complain...at least I still have a house. Right now I'm making a "fire list" just in case there's a fire nearby this summer and we get evacuated. I might even throw a few things in boxes to be extra prepared.

-sara

[maillotpois]

Sara I know what you mean.

We're in prime fire territory and I made my husband get an extra backup drive to take to the office so we have our photos, etc if our house and computer go.

[roadie gal]

I agree with you guys, yesterday was among the worst so far. I heard that the Plumas fire complex flared back up yesterday. I'm sure that's what is sending us most of the smoke.

My heart goes out to anyone who's house is threatened.

[Trek420]

Right now I'm making a "fire list" just in case there's a fire nearby this summer and we get evacuated. I might even throw a few things in boxes to be extra prepared.

-sara

sara, be safe. I hope you don't have to evacuate. I keep a "go box" of important papers near the door. No fire danger here but does not hurt to be prepared for quakes, etc.

[dachshund]

We actually have a breeze out here tonight! And it's cool enough to have the windows open! I hope this is good news.. for everybody.

[Veronica]

It's still 93 degrees at my house.

Did you know that Mount Diablo State Park is closed because of fire danger?

V.

[maillotpois]

Downright chilly here.

But there's a smoke advisory in the Sierras, and apparently it is pretty bad in Nevada as well.

[crazycanuck]

You have some help from some lovely experienced Victorian firefighters coming your way!


Keep safe!

[jobob]

Victoria ... Australia?!?

Wow, that's a long trip to go fight a fire! Is there more to the story?

[Trek420]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...efer=australia

[crazycanuck]

I remember last year some US firefighters came down to help with the bushfires round Aust..

Most of the folks are trained in fighting fires in the high bushland/mountainous areas in Vic..

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...10/2300512.htm