Anonymous wrote:Good thing I still have my particulate filtering masks, which I am wearing today when I go outside.

I really don't think delivery drivers of any sort or outside workers should have to work on days like this. It's not good for anyone's health.

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I really don't understand why people are implying that because some people have to work outside, others should think going outside is nbd. I feel awful for those constructions people mentioned earlier. And I think that the door dash users are a little bit heartless unless they have lung conditions or something.

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Anonymous wrote:Damn you fools should live in Mumbai

We are at levels three times higher than Mumbai.

Yep. https://www.iqair.com/us/india/maharashtra/mumbai

It's night time in Mumbai it will be back to over 900 during the day.

Nope. The highest it got there over the past week, from the same source, looking at the daily graph, was about 125.

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Anonymous wrote:Damn you fools should live in Mumbai

We are at levels three times higher than Mumbai.

Yep. https://www.iqair.com/us/india/maharashtra/mumbai

It's night time in Mumbai it will be back to over 900 during the day.

LOL, those of us who live in wildfire states are laughing so hard at you all. We deal with this every year or so and guess what, most of us don’t have central AC due to our cooler climate and have dealt with it.

Just stay indoors, it’s not that difficult.

Moved my weightlifting and HIIT workouts indoors but took the dog for regular, but slower, walks outside. Still sat outside for some of my WFH tasks. Not noticing anything too much other than the ugly sky color. It’s supposed to pass before the weekend so I can lay low for the next day or two.

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Anonymous wrote:Poor air quality cancellations are the new snow days.

This. is. your. future.

And no one is doing anything about it, not this admin.

Well... yeah and no. I agree with your frustration though. I have a partner in the administration, they're trying to do something... that, if it went as advertised would be like an 80% effort... far more than ever before. But yes, it ain't gonna get done that well. AND "80%" isn't enough.

It's a damn shame.

My three year old knew what this was without us talking about it. On the way to school this morning, "why is it so smokey?"

The world is burning, son.

Anonymous wrote:Poor air quality cancellations are the new snow days.

This. is. your. future.

And no one is doing anything about it, not this admin.

I have a theory that the folks in these threads who are so quick to shut down anyone sharing precautions or concern for themselves or others (to varying degrees, with varying implications - can't read their minds) are themselves actually the most anxious.

Perhaps they truly don't feel affected by the circumstances right now (I do not, but I recognize what I perceive and what might be happening to me are two different things, and that others are affected in different ways and that this is so far an exceptional event).

It seems they cannot accept their relative fortune without rejecting others have different experiences or that the science might actually explain a different story they might come to understand later, or never at all, about the true effect... thereby undermining their confidence and desire to have a normal day.

And they project the angst about this on to everyone else (who may or may not also being feeling angst, at varying levels) as they reject them.

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Anonymous wrote:Covid has cause a lot of lingering lung issues/damage. Staying indoors for a day or two is really not a big deal

This is the most DCUM Covid post ever

You guys really need help

This air quality alert is bringing out the Covid crazies. They are thrilled to have something to freak out and scold everyone about again.

Cavalier statements like this aren’t going to age well. In the western states, where fires are more common, schools and sports organizations have policies about rescheduling recess, games, and practices at certain AQI thresholds. I used to live in Hong Kong 20 years ago, same story.

If/when fires start to affect the east coast more, expect your k-12 schools, youth sports organizations, and universities to follow suit.

Policies are reasonable. Hysteria is not.

Where is the hysteria?

Um, Door Dash because running out to the grocery store or to pick up takeout would just be too dangerous? Do you think that is someone who is rationally assessing risk?

Um, getting DoorDash doesn’t qualify as hysteria. Did you not buy bulk toilet paper in 2020 or go get bottled water the next time there was a hurricane warning after Ivan? Ordering takeout sushi is a far cry from looting in the streets

Exactly. Door dash and delivery services are perfect for this type of situation. We stay safe and kids are not breathing horrible air

But the gig serfs doing the deliveries - well they deserve asthma, higher chance of cancer, or whatever, right? It's just the natural order of things?

Yes.

Is that what you wanted to hear?

Fine. Yes, that’s the natural order of things. The “gig serfs”, as you call them, should’ve applied themselves and done better in school. Then they could’ve made something of themselves beyond carrying food to more successful people. Too bad so sad. It’s on them.

The problem is so many people like you take a simpleton’s view of it and place the blame on anyone but those people themselves. That mentality is exactly how trump got elected. He told millions of stupid people they weren’t to blame for their problems, and those morons believed it and voted accordingly. And you’re basically saying the same thing trump said.

I guess you told us a little more about yourself than you realized you were, hmmm?

NP. You’re an elitist jerk and probably unhappy. Someone always has to do the labor — and they’re way more valuable than whatever the heck you do.

Good thing I still have my particulate filtering masks, which I am wearing today when I go outside.

I really don't think delivery drivers of any sort or outside workers should have to work on days like this. It's not good for anyone's health.

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Anonymous wrote:The Canadians did this!

It’s entirely their fault.

+1

Blame Canada.

Yes sorry about that.

But ultimately it’s due to climate change.

Either that or serious forest mismanagement -- ask California.

Yeah, California majorly f***ed up their forest management.

The federal government shares the blame though (the forest service, for instance, is a federal agency). About a century ago, it became the federal policy to try to suppress all wildfires.

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Anonymous wrote:Covid has cause a lot of lingering lung issues/damage. Staying indoors for a day or two is really not a big deal

This is the most DCUM Covid post ever

You guys really need help

This air quality alert is bringing out the Covid crazies. They are thrilled to have something to freak out and scold everyone about again.

Cavalier statements like this aren’t going to age well. In the western states, where fires are more common, schools and sports organizations have policies about rescheduling recess, games, and practices at certain AQI thresholds. I used to live in Hong Kong 20 years ago, same story.

If/when fires start to affect the east coast more, expect your k-12 schools, youth sports organizations, and universities to follow suit.

Policies are reasonable. Hysteria is not.

Where is the hysteria?

Um, Door Dash because running out to the grocery store or to pick up takeout would just be too dangerous? Do you think that is someone who is rationally assessing risk?

Um, getting DoorDash doesn’t qualify as hysteria. Did you not buy bulk toilet paper in 2020 or go get bottled water the next time there was a hurricane warning after Ivan? Ordering takeout sushi is a far cry from looting in the streets

Exactly. Door dash and delivery services are perfect for this type of situation. We stay safe and kids are not breathing horrible air

But the gig serfs doing the deliveries - well they deserve asthma, higher chance of cancer, or whatever, right? It's just the natural order of things?

Yes.

Is that what you wanted to hear?

Fine. Yes, that’s the natural order of things. The “gig serfs”, as you call them, should’ve applied themselves and done better in school. Then they could’ve made something of themselves beyond carrying food to more successful people. Too bad so sad. It’s on them.

The problem is so many people like you take a simpleton’s view of it and place the blame on anyone but those people themselves. That mentality is exactly how trump got elected. He told millions of stupid people they weren’t to blame for their problems, and those morons believed it and voted accordingly. And you’re basically saying the same thing trump said.

I guess you told us a little more about yourself than you realized you were, hmmm?

Good to see Social Darwinism is alive and well on DCUM.

Most of the stuff you spewed above is just classist defensive fantasy. I hope you came hard from that. It sure was a lot of wanking.

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Anonymous wrote:Covid has cause a lot of lingering lung issues/damage. Staying indoors for a day or two is really not a big deal

This is the most DCUM Covid post ever

You guys really need help

This air quality alert is bringing out the Covid crazies. They are thrilled to have something to freak out and scold everyone about again.

Cavalier statements like this aren’t going to age well. In the western states, where fires are more common, schools and sports organizations have policies about rescheduling recess, games, and practices at certain AQI thresholds. I used to live in Hong Kong 20 years ago, same story.

If/when fires start to affect the east coast more, expect your k-12 schools, youth sports organizations, and universities to follow suit.

Policies are reasonable. Hysteria is not.

Where is the hysteria?

Um, Door Dash because running out to the grocery store or to pick up takeout would just be too dangerous? Do you think that is someone who is rationally assessing risk?

Um, getting DoorDash doesn’t qualify as hysteria. Did you not buy bulk toilet paper in 2020 or go get bottled water the next time there was a hurricane warning after Ivan? Ordering takeout sushi is a far cry from looting in the streets

Exactly. Door dash and delivery services are perfect for this type of situation. We stay safe and kids are not breathing horrible air

But the gig serfs doing the deliveries - well they deserve asthma, higher chance of cancer, or whatever, right? It's just the natural order of things?

Yes.

Is that what you wanted to hear?

Fine. Yes, that’s the natural order of things. The “gig serfs”, as you call them, should’ve applied themselves and done better in school. Then they could’ve made something of themselves beyond carrying food to more successful people. Too bad so sad. It’s on them.

The problem is so many people like you take a simpleton’s view of it and place the blame on anyone but those people themselves. That mentality is exactly how trump got elected. He told millions of stupid people they weren’t to blame for their problems, and those morons believed it and voted accordingly. And you’re basically saying the same thing trump said.

I guess you told us a little more about yourself than you realized you were, hmmm?

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Anonymous wrote:Damn you fools should live in Mumbai

We are at levels three times higher than Mumbai.

Yep. https://www.iqair.com/us/india/maharashtra/mumbai

Do people really sit around pondering the exact contours that define what makes someone a “wuss”?