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lurkerfromstoneage t1_ixge013 wrote

Yup… Seattle here too. I LOATHE fire season…like this past end of summer into fall Sept-Oct with all the fires burning in our region and the AQI was in the 100’s and 200’s for well over a month, nearly two- some days clocking the worst in the world. And 2020 similar smoke intensity. But what absolutely stymies me is the lack of awareness and precautions people actually take. The sky can be murky heavy smog with limited visibility, everything a thick smoky gray to the point you can’t even see the tops of buildings yet people of all ages and activities just carry on. Announcements are made on the news yet people just don’t care. Masks became such a highly controversial topic but it sucks that more people won’t use N95s (or better) but too many just think “eh, no big deal I’ll be fine.” Or “my kids are healthy.” While people continue to work and exercise outdoors, not even half the population has AC in their homes, These worsening fire seasons would be one hinge on me moving out away from the West. Poor AQI is hazardous to everyone, whether they accept it or not. I know for sure it makes me feel like garbage!

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nathanfay t1_ixhe59q wrote

Someone told me one time that "if it's natural it's fine" as if only man could create a substance harmful to the body

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adfthgchjg t1_ixiwb6w wrote

Whoever told you “if it’s natural, it’s fine” is an idiot. Arsenic is natural. So is lead. In fact, even asbestos is natural (it’s mined, not made in a factory).

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nathanfay t1_ixk2uer wrote

Oh yeah I hear you loud and clear on that. He was the kind of person to eat Vaseline so I didn't exactly take him all that serious

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