The asshole frequent burner in the area is smoking up a storm. We have been lucky that he is burning less these days than he was years ago. He used to burn five days a week all summer long but this year he is only burning three or four times a week with some unexplained breaks in his burning.
4:55 PM: No smoke where we are but I saw the asshole frequent burner producing huge clouds of smoke as I was coming into the neighborhood. 58 degrees and sunny.
5:05 PM: Light wood smoke coming and going with the breeze.
5:45 PM: Moderately strong grass smoke. This smoke is very heavy for yard waste burning. I don't know if asshole frequent burner is burning grass or some other asshole in the area joined in and burned grass. North St. Paul, MN, is a horrible place to live. There is no telling how long the air will be smoky tonight. If we are lucky we will have fresh air by morning. It is not uncommon for the air to be smoky at 6 AM from the prior evening's burning around here.
6:00 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. Can't sit outside. Can't open the windows. This is how we live in North St. Paul. It has been this way for many years now.
6:30 PM: Faint wood smoke in the air at this time.
6:50 PM: A very faint smoke of some type is in the air at this time.
It is going to be a long, smoky night in North St. Paul.