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[pertnear09]

It is very unhealthy

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I might be tempted to wear a mask of something

 

[microchick]

I just got back from town. Fishtailed my way to the blacktop, skated home on a coat of greasy mud. Had a good laugh with the guy loading my van at MFA. I asked him if I had enough mud caked under the fenders and he said 'What? Mud in Missouri? We don't have mud in Missouri!' and we both broke out laughing.

If it is one thing that Missouri has, it's mud when it rains. Vicious mud that will suck the shoes right off your feet if you aren't careful...which is why I have muck boots.

When we get rock or gravel brought in, we started to notice that there was a lot of small marine fossils in the larger rock, and pieces of petrified coral in the gravel. I started doing research and learned that once upon a time, a saltwater sea covered most of the state.

Here at the farm, we have a lot of yellow clay under the top soil. The conservation officer that looked at our forest told us that the ridges are notorious for having poor soil quality.

Yeah, the house and barn set on top of a ridge. Go figure. Still we have managed to improve the depth of the top soil and have been careful to plant our fruit trees and garden where the corrals and goat pens used to be. So far the soil there has supported both the fruit trees and the garden.

 

[ronott1]

I might be tempted to wear a mask of something

I just ordered some rated for smoke particulates.

 

[CapricornFarm]

This is what the smoke did to air quality yesterday

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I live in Woodland

Looks colorful but nasty. Sorry this mess is affecting you.

 

[Alaskan]

Yeah... the problem with here when a volcano blows is that everyone runs and buys the masks... you have to have them at home before hand since the stock in town runs out too fast.

 

[microchick]

Wildfires and earthquakes and volcanos OH MY!
Wildfire and earthquakes and volcanoes OH MY!
We're off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of Oz......

Okay, been one of those days where silly works. Seriously, not being able to breathe is not fun. I've had my asthma kick up on bike rides and it can slow you down really fast. And that's from pollen that you can't see!

How in the world do people with allergies, asthma and emphysema get by breathing that contaminated air?!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Sounds like a storm brewing outside, i hurried and got my tools put away and tarps over the stuff i painted today. Seems like i have an endless job list. Not much progress on cleaning up, just not in the mood. Once a year whether it needs it or not!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sonogram on my thyroid is tomorrow at 9. No blood results yet.

so any results had yearly thing I have to go through my caseworker was here 4 hours today first I have turned my computer on

There was an article today about the dangers of the ash. I have not had any get on me yet but it sounds like it can really hurt your skin and lungs.

please get the masks fast they sure help that from fires can damage the pain of the cars also

 

[ronott1]

so any results had yearly thing I have to go through my caseworker was here 4 hours today first I have turned my computer on



please get the masks fast they sure help that from fires can damage the pain of the cars also

Thanks Penny!

 

[CapricornFarm]

We are thinking about you Ron! Hope some wind blows that nasty air away and they get the fires under control.