Anonymous wrote:I'm sick of this already. Its this the new normal like these fires won't be ever put out?!

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, the crazies are going to come back and tell everyone to cancel summer camps (unfortunately, schools out so the usual target isn't available).

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Anonymous wrote:meh - whatevs. I don't get worked up about stuff I can't control.

But this could literally kill you!

Not today. Probably not tomorrow.

So are you a smoker? You don't mind breathing in asbestos? You don't mind if your children die of cancer down the line? How odd. I care. I don't want my kids to get those small particulates in their lungs simply for being outside. I'd rather they have a long, healthy life than a short one with a painful death. That's just me.

PP is in denial and doesn't want to face reality or her role in it.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's a question - if smoke drifting over from hundreds of miles away is so bad... Isn't it bad to have bonfires and other controlled fires during the summer? Is smoke exposure worse from the wildfires that are in Cananda, or is it worse from the bonfire your kids are toasting smores over?

That's a common sense question - and yes wildfire smoke is significantly worse. For one, people typically spend an hour or two around a campfire, and the smoke quickly dissipates. Wildfire smoke, on the other hand, comes in humungous plumes and can linger for days or weeks. Wildfires smoke also contains much more pollution/toxic chemicals. It's not just breathing in burning wood but also pollutants from buildings and other toxins. It's distressing that this is now becoming part of life on the East Coast too.

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Anonymous wrote:meh - whatevs. I don't get worked up about stuff I can't control.

But this could literally kill you!

Not today. Probably not tomorrow.

So are you a smoker? You don't mind breathing in asbestos? You don't mind if your children die of cancer down the line? How odd. I care. I don't want my kids to get those small particulates in their lungs simply for being outside. I'd rather they have a long, healthy life than a short one with a painful death. That's just me.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh no, the crazies are going to come back and tell everyone to cancel summer camps (unfortunately, schools out so the usual target isn't available).

I work in an elementary school and the first go-round when school was still in session, I had kids in my classroom with red watery eyes, rubbing their eyes endlessly, and kids with asthma coughing their lungs out. The nurse kept sending them back and saying, there's nothing to do, they've already used their inhalers. Not sure why you think this is acceptable for America's children.

Can kids have a 504 to stay in from recess on orange and red days if they need it?

MCPS already kept them all in for recess. Also cancelled outdoor field trips and other end of year activities.

Anonymous wrote:The stress and anxiety you have over this is doing you worse harm, than a 1-2 hour walk.

If you're in very very vulnerable health, sure be careful. If you're a regular jo/jane, this is no big deal. I mean, life could literally kill you. It's the risk we have of being terminal by nature.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh no, the crazies are going to come back and tell everyone to cancel summer camps (unfortunately, schools out so the usual target isn't available).

I work in an elementary school and the first go-round when school was still in session, I had kids in my classroom with red watery eyes, rubbing their eyes endlessly, and kids with asthma coughing their lungs out. The nurse kept sending them back and saying, there's nothing to do, they've already used their inhalers. Not sure why you think this is acceptable for America's children.

Can kids have a 504 to stay in from recess on orange and red days if they need it?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sick of this already. Its this the new normal like these fires won't be ever put out?!

As long as leftists are in power? Yep

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Anonymous wrote:Oh no, the crazies are going to come back and tell everyone to cancel summer camps (unfortunately, schools out so the usual target isn't available).

I work in an elementary school and the first go-round when school was still in session, I had kids in my classroom with red watery eyes, rubbing their eyes endlessly, and kids with asthma coughing their lungs out. The nurse kept sending them back and saying, there's nothing to do, they've already used their inhalers. Not sure why you think this is acceptable for America's children.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sick of this already. Its this the new normal like these fires won't be ever put out?!

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Anonymous wrote:Where are you at OP? I just came from Safeway (drove with windows down) and didn't smell anything. Air quality is mid-60s. I am in MoCo.

You can smell/taste it in Germantown. Back to using my inhaler.

How funny. I just came from Germantown and didn't smell anything there either. Do you have lung issues?

Do you use Febreez or other plug ins, at home or in your car? They kill your sense of smell.