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I was just on a call with someone in NY and they had to end the call early because their eyes were burning and they were having trouble breathing. It looked rea

I was just on a call with someone in NY and they had to end the call early because their eyes were burning and they were having trouble breathing. It looked really bad.

jrockway 3y ago
It's an odd shade of yellow outside and it smells like you are inside a wood smoker. I have my air filters running almost full blast and it only helps a little bit; still way above "normal". I'm coughing a little bit as well. Overall, less than ideal! I will not be going for a walk this evening.
KoftaBob 3y ago
Were they taking the call outside?
- lbotos 3y ago
  I'm in my apt in NYC right now with windows closed and you can smell/feel it still. It's surprisingly intense.
- bluefishinit 3y ago
  Inside.
tzs 3y ago
I was curious and just checked the NYC AQI. It's 324 right now, which is classified as "hazardous". Wow. That would definitely suck. Here on the other side of the country, in the Puget Sound area, we get some bad days of wildfire smoke every year, but I don't think I've ever seen it that high. The highest I recall is around 250. A good HEPA filter can really help. I use an older version of this [1]. It can generally keep my living room AQI below 10ish. I read that the Whirlpool brand name was sold off to some generic oversees appliance maker several years ago, so I don't know if that one on Amazon is as effective as my 20+ year old one. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-Whispure-Purifier-Cleaner-AP51030K/dp/B00440EKRG https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-Whispure-Purifier-Cleaner-A...
- tjohns 3y ago
  Back in 2020, the AQI at my house in the SF Bay Area hit 800. (I was directly downwind from the CZU Lightning Complex fire.) To say that was bad was an understatement. I had to seal up every door and window to my house with plastic, then put three 1200 sq. ft. rated HEPA filters in a single bedroom to get the air quality in that one room down to livable. That's also when I discovered the real difference between an N95 mask and a N100 respirator.
  - crazygringo 3y ago
    Holy crap. Today I watched it go from 200 to 400 in the space of an hour and the difference was so much more than I ever would have expected just from doubling, 200 was an inconvenience but 400 was a real yikes. I can't even imagine what 800 must have been like.

I was just on a call with someone in NY and they had to end the call early because their eyes were burning and they were having trouble breathing. It looked really bad.

jrockway 3y ago

It's an odd shade of yellow outside and it smells like you are inside a wood smoker. I have my air filters running almost full blast and it only helps a little bit; still way above "normal". I'm coughing a little bit as well. Overall, less than ideal! I will not be going for a walk this evening.

KoftaBob 3y ago

Were they taking the call outside?

lbotos 3y ago
I'm in my apt in NYC right now with windows closed and you can smell/feel it still. It's surprisingly intense.
bluefishinit 3y ago
Inside.

tzs 3y ago

I was curious and just checked the NYC AQI. It's 324 right now, which is classified as "hazardous". Wow. That would definitely suck. Here on the other side of the country, in the Puget Sound area, we get some bad days of wildfire smoke every year, but I don't think I've ever seen it that high. The highest I recall is around 250. A good HEPA filter can really help. I use an older version of this [1]. It can generally keep my living room AQI below 10ish. I read that the Whirlpool brand name was sold off to some generic oversees appliance maker several years ago, so I don't know if that one on Amazon is as effective as my 20+ year old one. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-Whispure-Purifier-Cleaner-AP51030K/dp/B00440EKRG https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-Whispure-Purifier-Cleaner-A...

tjohns 3y ago
Back in 2020, the AQI at my house in the SF Bay Area hit 800. (I was directly downwind from the CZU Lightning Complex fire.) To say that was bad was an understatement. I had to seal up every door and window to my house with plastic, then put three 1200 sq. ft. rated HEPA filters in a single bedroom to get the air quality in that one room down to livable. That's also when I discovered the real difference between an N95 mask and a N100 respirator.
- crazygringo 3y ago
  Holy crap. Today I watched it go from 200 to 400 in the space of an hour and the difference was so much more than I ever would have expected just from doubling, 200 was an inconvenience but 400 was a real yikes. I can't even imagine what 800 must have been like.