Monday, May 20, 2013

Sunday 05/19/2013 Air Pollution

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I had a feeling someone would take advantage of the gap in the rain to burn.  My hunch was correct. 12:30 AM:  Very faint smoke of some ty...

Saturday 05/18/2013 Air Pollution

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Not much wood smoke tonight. 3:57 PM:  Light grass smoke.  4:30 PM:  No smoke. 5:25 PM:  81 degrees and humid.  6:30 PM:  Air is not...

Friday 05/17/2013 Air Pollution

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Blossoms on trees and bushes are blooming all over the place.  1:28 PM:  Very faint grass smoke.  60 degrees, cloudy. 2:00 PM:  Light gr...

Thursday 05/16/2013 Air Pollution

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5:20 PM:  Very faint to faint wood smoke.  82 degrees with thin clouds in the sky.  5:32 PM:  Faint grass smoke.  Now I get it.  Somebody ...

Wednesday 05/15/2013 Air Pollution

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It was a hot, windy day before and we made the mistake of going to bed with the windows open.  I woke to smell wood smoke blowing through th...

Tuesday 05/14/2013 Air Pollution

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There was no wood smoke this evening until after 2:30 AM.  It was too hot and windy for bonfires until the air cooled.  I was lulled into co...

Monday 05/13/2013 Air Pollution

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There was no wood or yard waste smoke this evening.  It was a miracle!  We do not get evenings of fresh air like this often in North St. Pau...

Sunday 05/12/2013 Air Pollution

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Another smoky Sunday.  Never a day of rest from the burning when the weather permits. 4:35 PM:  Faint wood smoke at this time.  57 degrees...

Saturday 05/11/2013 Air Pollution

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There was almost no wood smoke in the air this evening.  The weather was not favorable for bonfires. 5:15 PM:  No smoke.  53 degrees, wind...

Friday 05/10/2013 Air Pollution

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It was a normal, very smoky Friday evening in North Saint Paul, Minnesota. 6:15 PM:  No smoke.  66 degrees and sunny.  Nice. 8:07 PM:  L...

Thursday 05/09/2013 Air Pollution

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There was no wood or yard waste smoke this evening.  Rain earlier in the day left everything wet.  It was windy and cloudy with a temperatur...

Wednesday 05/08/2013 Air Pollution

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6:55 AM:  I stepped out of the house to smell very faint wood smoke in the air.  Could be from a fireplace, could be from a bonfire left smo...

Tuesday 05/07/2013 Air Pollution

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More waste burning this evening.  This year is the worst for waste burning ever! 1:00 PM:  I stopped home at this time t smell very faint ...

Monday 05/06/2013 Air Pollution

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Welcome home to yard waste burning!  Trees are starting to bud and I saw flower blossoms on a tree for the first time today. 4:12 PM:  Ver...

Sunday 05/05/2013 Air Pollution

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It was a beautiful spring evening ruined by yard waste burning.  Every damn day in this horrible city people are burning.  Every day the air...

Saturday 05/04/2013 Air Pollution

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The grass is turning green. 5:30 PM:  No smoke.  48 degrees, sunny. 6:45 PM:  Faint wood smoke comes and goes with the breeze. 8:00 PM...

Friday 05/03/2013 Air Pollution

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There was a little smoke in the air this evening that could have been from some recreational fireplace use.  The weather was bad for bonfire...

Thursday 05/02/2013 Air Pollution

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There was no smoke pollution this evening because of unfavorable weather.  There was a little snow this morning that quickly melted away.  T...

Wednesday 05/01/2013 Air Pollution

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There was no wood or waste smoke this evening due to bad weather.  The temperature at 5:30 PM was 38 degrees.  It rained with sleet earlier ...

Tuesday 04/30/2013 Air Pollution

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More burning this evening.  Every day somebody is burning wood or some type of waste.  Every miserable day! 4:55 PM:  Light waste smoke.  ...

Monday 04/29/2013 Air Pollution

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There was no wood smoke tonight.  But as always, somebody was burning something and tonight it was more yard waste.  Where are these people ...

Sunday 04/28/2013 Air Pollution

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There is no day of rest for burning in North St. Paul.  You cannot enjoy a relaxing Sunday without smoke from wood or yard waste coming into...

Saturday 04/27/2013 Air Pollution

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12:05 AM:  Very faint to faint wood smoke continues. 1:00 AM:  No smoke. 3:00 AM:  Light to moderate wood smoke.  It smells like two-by-...

Friday 04/26/2013 Air Pollution

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The first nice evening of spring was smoky as I knew it would be.  If the weather is nice, the evening air is smoky almost always. 5:00 PM...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Burning season starts soon!

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It has been a long winter.  With temperatures running a good 10 - 20 degrees below normal for the past two months, spring arrives in a big w...