There is no rain in the forecast today. We anticipate some grass burning in the early afternoon followed by an evening of smoky, polluted air.
The good news from all the rain we have been getting is the level of Silver Lake is back up. Tall grasses that sprouted along the shore a few weeks ago are now under water. I do wonder if the lake is drained from time to time. Two years ago I walked by the lake one day and its level was high. A day or two later I walked by again and the level was down considerably.
Welcome to hell! This evening was a miserable smoky hell. A nice summer evening ruined by wood smoke! A typical evening in North Saint Paul, Minnesota! Thanks, Jan Walczak. I hope the wood and grass smoke made it up to your area.
5:00 PM: Light wood smoke varying with the breeze. When the wind comes our direction, we get a burst of smoke. This early, there is only one person I can think of who would be burning now. I fully expect grass and heavy wood smoke tonight.
5:05 PM: Nothing really. The smoke is not coming our direction.
5:30 PM: Nothing really. The direction of the breeze is helping us.
6:00 PM: Moderate wood smoke. It is very smoky outside! I hate North St. Paul! 83 degrees and sunny at this time.
6:25 PM: A very faint trace of wood smoke is coming our direction at this time.
7:00 PM: None.
7:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
8:00 PM: None.
8:30 PM: None.
9:00 PM: No real wood smoke.
9:30 PM: Light wood smoke at this time.
10:00: Moderate to strong wood and grass smoke! Some jackass is burning yard waste! The air outside reeks! The air is extremely smoky with smoke burning grass and wood. There is no way I am going out looking for it. But I am pretty sure I know who is doing it. The same person who was burning at 5 PM.
10:30 PM: Moderate to strong very stinky smoke continues. I do not know what kind of wood is burning or what other types of waste are being burned with it, but it reeks!
11:30 PM: Moderately strong wood smoke continues. It is going to be a long, smoky hell of an night in this hell on earth town.
Wood smoke continued after 1 AM. When I checked the air at 6:15 AM Monday morning, I could smell smoke from smoldering wood. One jackass left their wood smoldering all night and smoked up the entire neighborhood. City council member Bob Bruton approves of this air pollution.