We’ve got smoke again which is making the western sky look like a gigantic cigarette with the butt being a blood red sun.Â? As the parsonage is anything but air-tight, I guess I’ll be sleeping in the living room again as the downstairs bedroom collects the smoke.Â? It’s probably good that I have the Med-Neb machine on loan from the hospital.Â? I’ll probably need it in the next couple days.
It seems like every day brings a new fire or the explosion of an existing fire.Â? I don’t seem to remember it being this bad last year but we also probably didn’t have the amount of smoke that we do this year.
My dad suggested I walk around with a respirator but that would seem to be overkill.Â? I do know that I’ll be going out with a surgical mask or SOMETHING on until this foolishness ends…
That’s terrible. 🙁
I live in Missouri, and I’m originally from Pennsylvania, so I’ve never had to deal with anything like that.
A respirator may seem like overkill, but your lung function is already compromised. If a respirator is 50% more effective than a surgical mask, that’s twice as much junk that doesn’t get to your damaged system, and more opportunity for it to heal. Limited exposure is key, I think.