Smokeeee

So, there are over eight hundred fires in California right now (actually, it's pretty much a thousand, really.) Of course, Nevada gets all the freaking smoke; and since we are such a large basin, the smoke come over, and just stays unless a strong rid blows long enough to push it on to Utah or something.

It's disgusting. I hate smoke, my lungs can't handle being exposed to any form of smoke for very long. (Fire smoke or cigarette smoke, it doesn't matter. Both suck, although Cigarette smoke has more of an effect on me.) My guess why I'm so weak when it comes to smoke is because of how sensitive my nose it, and also because of some after effect from sixth grade (I was sick with who knows from Halloween to pretty much the end of the school year, I missed eight months of school and still ended up with the top twelve of my class and graduating. I had to go through many things- from X-rays to Cat scans to blood draws to having a camera shoved in me- and no one every figured out what was wrong.) I'd choose to stay inside, but I get paid to walk a dog named Hoser. That means I'm out in the smoke for an hour or more. That's not good for me-or anyone, might I add. =/

So, since smoke has such a strong effect on me, I have to wear a damn mask- like the kinds doctors wear- so I don't inhale it. It's too freaking hot to wear the mask, but I have no choice anymore. There are three stages that are declared when it comes to fires:

Stage one- Cautionary, not advised to be out for long periods in the smoke, but not exactly hazardous. This is what we've been in for the past few weeks.

Stage two- This is when it's considered extremely unhealthy to be outside in the smoke, and you are advised to stay out of the smoke if you can. Yesterday (the tenth) we were declared in a stage two. We should have been put into stage two on the ninth, since it was far worse then, but oh well.

And stage three- Which you could pretty much considered a lock down. All doors and windows and any other access to outside must be closed tightly. You are not to go outside unless it's for some form of an emergency (the need for food, or actual hospital emergencies and such.) It's said that if we stay like this for much longer, then we are going to go into a stage three.

Here are some pictures that prove how hazy it is, and has been, here:

Just look at the sky. ^

^ A house through the haze. This is on a hill not too far away from my house.

And, of course, I had to include a picture of me in my mask =D

Strangely, I like this picture. xD I think it shall be my new profile picture for now! Haha

~Duani Y