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Karma13612

(5,072 posts)
8. I'm in St Lawrence County, NY-21
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Thursday

Near the Canadian border. We are in the country.

Yesterday we woke up to a sky so orange I thought I was tripping.
Air quality was terrible.

This morning, the sky is back to “normal” color, but pale and hazy. The campfire smell is still here, but not as strong. My throat continues to feel scratchy, and I keep feeling the need to cough. I am hoping it blows thru soon. I have lung issues, and it’s a lovely temperature where I normally like to leave all the windows open so we can air out the musty smell of our old house. I’m inside, windows all closed, wearing a mask.

And we have been getting so much heat and humidity that we don’t usually get until August. It is not conducive to being outside, even on nice clean air days.

Thank you global warming deniers. Hope you are happy. And since you all ‘ALSO’ don’t believe in wearing masks….good luck.



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It smells like firewood out there [View all] Prairie Gates Thursday OP
It smells more like rotten wood burning here in Cleveland. strongermessage Thursday #1
Get an N95 NIOSH mask & wear it! SheltieLover Thursday #2
It smells more like burning tires or plastic to me. Ocelot II Thursday #3
Visibility is down to less than 1/2 mile west of Milwaukee 31j20b3 Thursday #4
It is bad here in Minnesota. ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #5
I describe it as smelling like those old wood burning engraving tools. Chasstev365 Thursday #6
Yes, I agree Prairie Gates Thursday #7
I'm in St Lawrence County, NY-21 Karma13612 Thursday #8
Chenango County here. H2O Man Thursday #31
My sympathies! Karma13612 7 hrs ago #35
How close are the Canadian fires to the u.s. northern border for the smoke to be so strong? mwmisses4289 Thursday #9
My understanding is there is a huge fire in the US SUperior National Forest 31j20b3 Thursday #10
Western suburbs of Chicago here Cadfael Thursday #11
I noticed when I went outside in Ohio I could doc03 Thursday #12
Holy Moly! mwmisses4289 Thursday #13
Just looked at the map. calimary Thursday #19
Wow!! I live in SC now and my family and friends in livetohike Thursday #26
In NE OH here near Youngstown Diamond_Dog Thursday #14
My sister texted me some pics. They aren't leaving livetohike Thursday #27
It's bad. Diamond_Dog Thursday #32
I'm in rural north WI and it smells just like a campfire. Talitha Thursday #15
Maybe Prairie Gates Thursday #17
Nah. It smells brutal in Northeastern Minnesota. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #29
Westchester County, NY legallyblondeNYC Thursday #16
Even though the multiple fires in my state are nowhere near me, I niyad Thursday #18
Here too. WI near IL border. Figarosmom Thursday #20
Local weather reports say air is now hazardous... BH liberal Thursday #21
The smell has now permeated my house in midcoast Maine. Bumbles Thursday #22
Where Are You? PJMcK Thursday #23
Has Trump fire bombed Canada and we haven't been told? Jus' askin'. twodogsbarking Thursday #24
Apologies for this not in the music section but I had to do it. twodogsbarking Thursday #25
This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Thursday #28
Essex County NJ Mossfern Thursday #30
In Upper Michigan, ash is drifting down from the sky Kaleva Thursday #33
: ( electric_blue68 Thursday #34
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