Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday 03/31/2010 Air Pollution

4:30 PM: No wood smoke where we live. Fresh air! 75 degrees. A beautiful spring day! Enjoy that fresh air while it lasts because it will not last long.

6:00 PM: No wood smoke where we are. It was a little smoky over around 17th & 1st around 5:30 PM. It was wood smoke. I wonder if someone over there was grilling with wood.

7:15 PM: Very faint wood smoke at this time. I knew there would be wood smoke tonight. Close the windows.

7:30 PM: No real wood smoke at this time.

7:50 PM: A very faint smokiness is in the air. It smells more like grilling smoke than wood smoke. Wood smoke does not bother us. Smoke from grilling is not as irritating as wood smoke and does not last as long. Grilling food using propane or charcoal does not produce smoke for 10 hours like a smoldering bonfire does. 68 degrees.

8:30 PM: No wood smoke. The air is not fresh, but I'll take it.

10:30 PM: No wood smoke. Off to bed.

10:40 PM: Very faint to faint wood smoke. I checked one last time before turning in. Wouldn't you know, the air is getting smoky.

11:45 PM: Light to moderate wood and possibly yard waste smoke. I am not sure what all is burning, but the air reeks of it. There is not much yard waste yet unless somebody raked.

No, we could not possibly go an evening without wood smoke in North St. Paul. Yesterday the high winds prevented recreational burning. Not tonight.