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Tom Kitten

(7,343 posts) Sun Aug 23, 2015, 12:59 AM Aug 2015

Ugh! Smoke from all the wildfires covers Portland today [View all]

No one I talked to today has ever remembered a day like today in Portland. The winds shifted to from the east and smoke covered the area. The smell of burning filled the air. Unhealthy air alerts in some ares. Plus it was 87 today. I hope this isn't the new normal.

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Ugh! Smoke from all the wildfires covers Portland today [View all] Tom Kitten Aug 2015 OP

I hope not too, my dear Tom Kitten... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #1

Thanks, Peggy Tom Kitten Aug 2015 #2

The fire crews are really stretched thin right now. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #3

Washington put out a general call for volunteers Tom Kitten Aug 2015 #4

It sure does! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #5

Yeah, I woke up today with a sore throat and a headache. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #6

It looks like LA on a pre EPA day. alfredo Aug 2015 #7

It's just as bad down here in Eugene too. n/t Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 #8

Really sorry about this. It is horrible! NCarolinawoman Aug 2015 #9