I see visitors are finding this blog by searching for "Crazy Days". It was renamed "Slice of Summer". I wanted to mention it so more people will find this blog.
The wood smoke has started early this Friday evening. As always when the weather is nice, this is going to be another smoky hell of an evening in North St. Paul, MN.
4:20 PM: No wood smoke. 82 degrees, sunny, beautiful.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
7:00 PM: Light wood smoke at this time. First the lighter fluid, then the wood smoke. I went out and found the culprit. It's the same household that burns between this time several times a week. They took a break for a week or two, but the break is over. A huge cloud of smoke of wood smoke is coming from their yard right now. They live about 500 feet from city council member Jan Walczak. I hope she can smell the wood smoke. She loves smoky air. 83 degrees at this time and getting smokier.
This turned out to be one of the smokiest nights in a long time.
8:00 PM: Faint wood smoke.
8:12 PM: Light wood smoke.
8:55 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. It is really smoky outside.
9:10 PM: Moderate wood smoke. Now it is very smoky outside. The intensity of the wood smoke increased in 15 minutes.
10:00 PM: Faint to light wood smoke. The poisonous North St. Paul air is decreasing in toxicity.
10:15 PM: Faint wood smoke. We are heading in the right direction, thank God!
11:20 PM: Moderate to strong wood smoke. It is extremely smoky outside right now. It is so smoky, I can smell wood smoke coming in with all the windows and doors closed up tight.
11:45 PM: Strong wood smoke! The wood smoke is so heavy it cannot get much stronger! This air is not fit for human consumption. Just sticking my head out the door for a few seconds left me smelling like wood smoke. I have to bathe and change clothes before bed. We again are tortured by our city council all of whom support this wood smoke pollution.
To make matters much worse, the power went out after midnight. We were trapped in a warm stuffy house with no electricity. Do you want to live in a city like this?