It was another smoky night in North St. Paul. This time of year we still have recreational bonfires and we also get recreational fireplace use, too. In a few weeks, the burning of leaves will be happening along with the burning of grass clippings. North St. Paul is a nightmare. A smoky, polluted, hell on earth nightmare. How I long for the days of the late 1990s when there was no wood smoke in the air!
5:30 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke at this time. Somebody somewhere is burning wood. We still have our windows open for fresh air, what little there is of it around here. Close the windows! I hate this city. We used to like this town but have grown to hate it because of the smoky air. 61 degrees.
6:30 PM: Light wood smoke continues. It is going to be a long, smoky night(mare).
7:00 PM: A very faint smokiness lingers in the air.
7:30 PM: Light wood smoke. 60 degrees.
9:00 PM: A very faint trace of wood smoke lingers in the air.
10:00 PM: Light wood smoke continues. Off to bed.
The air was smoky well after midnight. Smoky air all night long is nothing out of the ordinary for this town. If you do not like breathing smoky air every day of your life, you will be miserable in North St. Paul, MN.