Every time you leave your home MASK SOCIAL DISTANCE AND TRUST NO ONE. Get done what you need with SPEED. Go back home and stay. RIGHT?

Thank you for your reply CW and Happy Wednesday to you and yours! :)

Thank you Rosie? Did you know cream and sugar coffee me throws me emotionally off balance at 61? I tried, I tried,I tried to drink the stuff down but I ended up buying an orange juice and banana after and even then that wasn't enough I drank from the mens room sink. I run in women's bathrooms if the male locks the door. When you gotta go you gotta go. If I'm thirsty I'll run in there too. It's McDonalds. That's why.

This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at July 22, 2021 2:09 AM MDT

That's so sad CW. I so look forward every morning to mu two cups of coffee...with cream and sugar! It gets my day rolling, unfogs my brain and you will think this odd maybe but we refer to a cup of coffee as a cup of "Jo" because of Jim's sister Jo whom we dearly loved who passed away a few years ago from emphyzema. We start off every day with a "cuppa jo". Being "allergic" to certain foods so you break out with a rash or something is fairly benign. But some "allergies" can be deadly. It seems there are lots of things "out there" that can harm you. Stay safe. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday to thee and thine. My son is anaphylactic and he always carries an EPI PEN with him. Would something like that help you? :)

Oh no Rosie. I drink it except with cream and sugar. Strong two milks no sugar. I'm getting one now:) I'd like to talk more here after it. This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at July 22, 2021 4:35 AM MDT

Oh I see. It's the sugar that's the culprit. Well sugar isn't good for anyone anyway. No big loss! I just finished my second cup and now I'm going to eat a bit of breakfast! Thank you for your reply CW! :)

Really awesome Rosie. I'm of the school of thought people "should be quiet" after my hecky existence. Lots of political news in my family remember the Democrat defense wing. I must give an example. Keep drinking coffee Rosie. Is coffee of or chocolate The Food Of The Gods? Yes. Cream and sugar clabber on my stomach. We'll talk after I drink it. This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at July 22, 2021 4:59 AM MDT

I think this might be our first disagreement CW! I think people should speak up PROVIDING that what they say is always based on TRUTH. I think keeping quiet is what's wrong with our world today. Too many mouses terrified of saying anything so they do as they're told, follow orders, obey, roll over, whine, cry, beg, play dead. That might sound very harsh but it's just what I see. The millions of people who support lies and think it's just grand. I don't support lies or liars. Never have. Never will. And if the liars didn't speak up how would we know who they are and who not to believe? Disagreeing is okay with me. I hope it's okay with you too!. Thank you for your reply m'dear. Happy coffee! :) This post was edited by RosieG at July 22, 2021 5:03 AM MDT

Frankly m'dear I never once thought about it! I don't like large crowds as you know so I avoid them. But going out and about to do errands or whatevers never was daunting to me. I wasn't AFRAID I might catch something and die. Now every time we go out it is with a certain trepidation. I can't imagine going out among strangers WITHOUT A MASK! Knowing that millions of homo saps out there REFUSE to be vaccinated never bothered me. I figgered it's their funeral. If they don't care about their lives why should I? Except when something is contagious and I might die because of them? That's a whole new ballgame. I saw the whole country shrouded in smoke on some program yesterday. The smoky air is everywhere there is an anywhere. Air is very bad and unhealthy everywhere. My sis and brother-in-law who live in Carson City, Nevada say their air has been abysmally bad for a few days. Ours so far seems to be okay. For how long? Thank you for your reply Shuhak and Happy Thursday to you and yours. :) This post was edited by RosieG at July 22, 2021 12:20 PM MDT

For some reason, the Lord has spared this area from the heavy smoke.  Yes, we get milky skies now and then, but no thick surface smoke. 

So far so good. My sis and brother-in-law live in Carson City, Nevada and have been afflicted with smoky skies for a few days. I thought you would be too from your proximity to Oregon which is experiencing horrendous fires. Glad for you. Hope it lasts! Thank you for your reply Shuhak! :)

A southwest wind flow aloft has spared this area from the smoke.  However, forecasts call for smoke from the "nearby" Dixie fire to shift south into the area today, before being pushed back to the northeast again tonight.

So far so good then. But we know worse lies ahead. Rain is forecast for us for next Monday. Fingers crossed we get some. We're often stiffed by forecasts. A good long soaking once a week for the rest of the year would be awesome divine. But that's pure fantasy. Thank you for your reply Shuhak. At least you can open your windows now. Later? Well I know you will deal with THAT when it comes.

Our luck ran out.  Ground smoke began moving into the area around 2:30 pm yesterday.  It gave me a terrible sore throat.  It lifted somewhat by 7 pm, but we're now under a dense overcast of smoke.  The all too familiar blood-red sun is back.  The bad news is they’re now saying that smoke may be here to stay … or until they get the fires out (whichever comes first).  The super bad news is that a fire behavior specialist on the Dixie Fire was describing yesterday that fuel level moisture has never been this low – not even in the late part of the season in previous drought years.  Fire behavior is unlike anything anyone has ever seen with multiple pyrocumulonimbus cloud tops on a single fire, spotting 5+ miles out in front of the fire, and daily acreage consumption that is typical of a north wind event.

Imagining how a fire might behave under these dry conditions during the strong north wind events we get in September and October is beyond terrifying!  They would literally be unstoppable.

I am so dreadfully sorry about this m'dear. Your lungs are already affected and it has only just begun. Our state is in uncharted territory. Never having been this bad a "perfect" storm when all the worst possibilities converge we now have to face it. You first once again but ours will be coming too. Besides GOOD LUCK I think prayers are in order. Now would be a perfect time for a hostile foreign power to attack us. Except that our own ilk is doing such a fine job weakening us from within. Keep a stiff upper lip and keep moving. Thank you for your reply Shuhak. :(

Thank you for you r reply m2c. May your good luck continue. Happy Saturday to thee and thine.