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madamesilverspurs

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1. There was a thin layer of black dust in my apartment

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 02:46 PM

3 hrs ago

a day or two later. I live in northeast Colorado.

Since then, most of my family has relocated to the Puget Sound area. My first flight to visit them took us right over Mt. St. Helens, still a breathtaking sight. Still have a solid "yikes" lingering in the back of my mind...

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There was a thin layer of black dust in my apartment madamesilverspurs 3 hrs ago #1

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Here's a picture I took in 2009 of it sboatcar 3 hrs ago #3

I know just where you were standing. NT mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago #4

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