Same &^%^, Different Summer

2LZ · 07-31-2018, 11:43 AM

Well, CA is on fire, once again. I really shouldn't complain. Others have it FAR worse than we do. I keep the defensible space cut and the fingers well crossed.....but there's one part of it that no one escapes unless you live on the ocean. The smoke. Here's a before and after from my back porch, looking north.

ChrisWNY · 07-31-2018, 12:26 PM

I have several relatives out in CA, though the relatives outside LA aren't impacted due to prevailing winds. Do you have to keep your house closed up tight to keep the smoke out?

Bruces · 07-31-2018, 12:58 PM

Good luck with that .Lots of fires here as well ,been very dry ,hot ,and we have had some lightening ,although a big wind farm project has been blamed for the worst fire that is way out of control .

2LZ · 07-31-2018, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisWNY

I have several relatives out in CA, though the relatives outside LA aren't impacted due to prevailing winds. Do you have to keep your house closed up tight to keep the smoke out?

We keep the house closed and the HVAC putting along. It helps but the house is older and isn't very well sealed. That's a continuous project but I have the majority of it zipped up pretty well now. The thing about wildfire ash is it's extremely tiny compared to campfire smoke and gets into and through everything. Still though, we're luckier than many. Some smoke beats having your house burn down.

roundhouse · 07-31-2018, 08:30 PM

Man, I wish you the best.

Azhule · 08-01-2018, 10:05 AM

Having a similar situation out here... our "Same &^%^ different summer" is full of Hail and Tornadoes again... a few fires too, but not as bad as what you have down there

Stay safe out there... being burned to death will be just as bad as being beaten to death with hail or thrown several miles by a nadoe...

Weldangrind · 08-01-2018, 11:57 AM

Here's hoping you and Mrs. 2LZ remain safe and sound in your home. We're experiencing the usual fires in BC as well. We're having a brief reprieve from the heat right now, with a sprinkling of rain in the forecast; that usually means not enough rain to put out fires, but enough lightning to start more.

2LZ · 08-01-2018, 12:07 PM

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... that usually means not enough rain to put out fires, but enough lightning to start more.

Same here. We had a sprinkling two nights ago. Just enough to mess up the Jeep windows and rumble in the distance. Luckily, nothing local.
This time of year, we get most of the foothill weather from the east side of the Sierra's from Nevada. It's always muggy and staticky from the desert.

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08-01-2018, 10:05 AM	#6
Azhule Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CO Posts: 1,525	Having a similar situation out here... our "Same &^%^ different summer" is full of Hail and Tornadoes again... a few fires too, but not as bad as what you have down there Stay safe out there... being burned to death will be just as bad as being beaten to death with hail or thrown several miles by a nadoe... __________________ "Think as you like... but this self proclaimed Professor is always right" - Buckshot "You never know what someone is hiding beneath their smile..." - NinjaTom - R.I.P.
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Here's hoping you and Mrs. 2LZ remain safe and sound in your home. We're experiencing the usual fires in BC as well. We're having a brief reprieve from the heat right now, with a sprinkling of rain in the forecast; that usually means not enough rain to put out fires, but enough lightning to start more. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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07-31-2018, 12:58 PM	#3
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,591	Good luck with that .Lots of fires here as well ,been very dry ,hot ,and we have had some lightening ,although a big wind farm project has been blamed for the worst fire that is way out of control .
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07-31-2018, 08:30 PM	#5
roundhouse Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: N Texas Posts: 706	Man, I wish you the best.
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