franco12 wrote:I was outside and my shadow was almost like I remember from eclipses.

Smoke is noticeable, pungent. I'm here in NJ at the shore near Asbury Park.

Probably not as bad up north.

I know close to the beach, we sometimes get a on shore breeze which might help things out.

So - shortly after posting this, OMG - it is like a thick cloud has desceded.

Unreal how dark it is. Much much worse than the start of the day or even shortly after noon.

franco12 wrote:

franco12 wrote:I was outside and my shadow was almost like I remember from eclipses.

Smoke is noticeable, pungent. I'm here in NJ at the shore near Asbury Park.

Probably not as bad up north.

I know close to the beach, we sometimes get a on shore breeze which might help things out.

So - shortly after posting this, OMG - it is like a thick cloud has desceded.

Unreal how dark it is. Much much worse than the start of the day or even shortly after noon.

holy crap

franco12 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:I live in the pacific northwest, in the hills. Nothing new here, sucks when it lingers.

Everyone on the west coast has definitely had their fill too.

To give everyone a better picture, Ottawa is on the same parallel line as mid-Maine while being directly north of Washington DC.... and the smoke from those fires is way past NYC and past Virginia too?

And this is just the start of the fire season.

Scientists are saying that we will see ice-free Artic summers as soon as the 2030s. That's not going to help.

Like living through one of those dystopian 70s sci-fi films.

always wanted to be cool like Charlton Heston.

Time to dust off my copy of Soylent Green- that is better than Omega Man- rather eat people in processed form than be eaten by zombies!

Heston was my favorite actor when I was a kid. I watch Soylent Green several times a year. Was really weird when it actually became 2022. Can't wait for the 4k version. Also like Omega Man. I thought that anti-science zealots who want to return the world to the middle ages, after a pandemic. Was eerily prescient lol.

The original Rollerball is out in 4k. One of my favorites as well.

The movie that really captured where we were and where we were headed is "Children of Men". No one will put that much money behind a project like that anymore. Almost a fluke.

franco12 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

franco12 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:I live in the pacific northwest, in the hills. Nothing new here, sucks when it lingers.

Everyone on the west coast has definitely had their fill too.

To give everyone a better picture, Ottawa is on the same parallel line as mid-Maine while being directly north of Washington DC.... and the smoke from those fires is way past NYC and past Virginia too?

And this is just the start of the fire season.

Scientists are saying that we will see ice-free Artic summers as soon as the 2030s. That's not going to help.

Like living through one of those dystopian 70s sci-fi films.

always wanted to be cool like Charlton Heston.

Time to dust off my copy of Soylent Green- that is better than Omega Man- rather eat people in processed form than be eaten by zombies!

Heston was my favorite actor when I was a kid. I watch Soylent Green several times a year. Was really weird when it actually became 2022. Can't wait for the 4k version. Also like Omega Man. I thought that anti-science zealots who want to return the world to the middle ages, after a pandemic. Was eerily prescient lol.

The original Rollerball is out in 4k. One of my favorites as well.

The movie that really captured where we were and where we were headed is "Children of Men". No one will put that much money behind a project like that anymore. Almost a fluke.

I struggle to watch some of these movies because of how close things hit home to the world we're leaving our kids.

I'm going to have to buy the Rollerball 4K because all time classic.

I just read the wiki for Children of Men - don't think I can watch it - I like my entertainment light and fluffy, mostly, these days. World sucks enough without having to imagine it worse.

Ever watch Zardoz?

I remember a Sean Connery movie about a flying rock. Weird! "Outland" is my favorite Connery Sci-fi.

Try taking a chance on Children of Men. It's been regularly voted as one of the best films of this century. Forgot the name of the DP, but he's won 3 Oscars in a row for cinematography. There are some funny lines, and it has a hopeful ending.

Not a flying rock! A head of GOD that brought traded grain for guns!

Looks like today could repeat yesterday.

Weather.com says the air quality alert is in effect until midnight on Friday near me.

Right now it seems pretty nice outside in Suffolk. Tempting to go for a walk but I ain’t messing with my lungs.

martin wrote:

ToddTT wrote:https://aqicn.org/city/usa/newyork/suffolk-county/

Looks like today could repeat yesterday.

Weather.com says the air quality alert is in effect until midnight on Friday near me.

Right now it seems pretty nice outside in Suffolk. Tempting to go for a walk but I ain’t messing with my lungs.

Better for the rest of us too, back to posting cheerleaders!

She can smell the smoke too.

GustavBahler wrote:

franco12 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:I live in the pacific northwest, in the hills. Nothing new here, sucks when it lingers.

Everyone on the west coast has definitely had their fill too.

To give everyone a better picture, Ottawa is on the same parallel line as mid-Maine while being directly north of Washington DC.... and the smoke from those fires is way past NYC and past Virginia too?

And this is just the start of the fire season.

Scientists are saying that we will see ice-free Artic summers as soon as the 2030s. That's not going to help.

Like living through one of those dystopian 70s sci-fi films.

always wanted to be cool like Charlton Heston.

Time to dust off my copy of Soylent Green- that is better than Omega Man- rather eat people in processed form than be eaten by zombies!

Heston was my favorite actor when I was a kid. I watch Soylent Green several times a year. Was really weird when it actually became 2022. Can't wait for the 4k version. Also like Omega Man. I thought that anti-science zealots who want to return the world to the middle ages, after a pandemic. Was eerily prescient lol.

The original Rollerball is out in 4k. One of my favorites as well.

The movie that really captured where we were and where we were headed is "Children of Men". No one will put that much money behind a project like that anymore. Almost a fluke.

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