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Eliza

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Thinking of all YLFers who are facing the threat or consequences of the wildfires on the West coast and elsewhere. Hope that people and their homes are safe. Living in the north east, it can be hard to get a handle on the scope and impact of each fire. All my best.

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rachylou

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My iPhone won’t capture it... but it’s 9:30 am and is as dark as pre-dawn and the sky is red!

rachylou

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My own photo and a better one From the Twitter...

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JAileen

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Rachy, oh no! We’ve had smoke for several weeks. One day the air quality index was over 240, which is in the very unhealthy category. Yesterday a front came through and the air is finally clean. But it was 39F this morning!

Angie

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Thanks, sweet Eliza.

Oh, Rachy, it's soooooo devastating

The fires in Eastern WA have Seattle in smoke. Bad air quality, and windows closed all day and night. No a/c. HOT. A little better today, although there is a heat wave. Windows open now.

Stay safe.

Cardiff girl

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That looks really scary.

Stagiaire Fash

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RachyLou! That is so scary. Is that what it looks like outside the evacuation areas? I had no idea.
Hoping for as little devastation as possible, and saner policies in the future.

rachylou

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Yes. This is OUTSIDE the evacuation areas, outside the actual fire zones. It’s gotten DARKER. It’s now noon and still looks like night. I turned on all the lights when I left for work, because Lilypup would have been sitting in the pitch dark. Streetlights still on.

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Stagiaire Fash

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Red sky at night? I don't think that's what that rhyme is talking about. Crazy that people are still moving around and going to work. I've seen those pix and assumed they were extreme snaps from right up next to the fires. Stay safe!

MsMaven

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Just after 2 pm and it's darker and oranger. It's cold too. Labor Day it was 105° and today it's still in the 60s. We're safe from fires here for now, but I'm afraid the smoke means new fires.

This is so strange. My MD nephew and his MD wife, who came back to Australia to help with Covid 19, live in an area of No. California where a new fire is spreading. Their house is safe for now, but there are many homes lost already.

And my 11-yr old grand-nephew has learned a new word: "Apocalypse."

My phone doesn't show how orange it is but it looks a lot like Rachy's photos.

When I step outside there are hundreds of birds out and I hear frogs chirping away. The berries on our 7 pistache trees are just ripening and the birds and squirrels are busy at work.

rachylou

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Here’s another one... the fires go all the way in truth to Montana and New Mexico.

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Eliza

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Sorry for the extreme conditions many find themselves in. Dark at noon is mind boggling and frightening, plus air quality challenges. So much to navigate against the complex backdrop of 2020. Appreciate the descriptions and photos; really helps to contextualize the news reports. Hope this calms down ASAP. Wishing all safety and peace of mind.

cindysmith

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My friend Tia is in Salem Oregon. This was her street a few days ago. Sending lots of (((hugs))) and love and prayers for safety to everyone affected by this disaster

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Suz

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Oh, I am thinking of you all. It's so terrifying and horrendous. What are we doing to our poor world? The animals must be frightened, too.

kellygirl

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The lightning complex fire is almost contained--that was the fire near us. These are new and so devastating. What's scary is that this is just the start of the "normal" fire season. The air quality is horrific outside the fire zones. It looked like 7pm at noon yesterday. When I got out of my car, it was raining "dandruff." Another gloomy day here in the bay--but at least temps have cooled. I guess fires create their own weather...

Laurie

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Talked to a good friend in L.A. yesterday who was describing the horrendous heat, and poor air quality. Have a colleague up near Portland, OR who is on evacuation standby, and has lost power a few times over the last few days.

Heart goes out to all of our West Coasters. Please keep checking in.

Bonnie

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I'm about 50 miles away from the nearest big fire and just like MsMaven reported, our temperature has dropped to the 60's and it's cold because the smoke and ash in the air are blocking the sun. We have stayed indoors for four days now. The sun is red and the sky is an eerie yellowish gray and it looks like twilight at 10:30 in the morning. It's so sad that Hwy 1 up the Big Sur coast has been so completely burned.

Stagiaire Fash

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Wicked humor to take off the sting.

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rachylou

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Definitely colour of the year. The Blade Runner jokes are morbidly amusing too, I admit.

Angie

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Oh, bonnie, Kelly and Rachy. IT IS TRAGIC. My heart is heavy. How much more can the world take

Stay safe.

Here in Seattle, we are doing fine. More smoke expected tomorrow. Windows closed.

ETA: Wind changed direction last night. Smoke is back in Seattle. Back to very unhealthy air quality. Encouraged to stay indoors. Everything closed. Windows and doors closed. Heat wave. No a/c.

taylor

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My tiny mountain town in Southern Oregon has been evacuated.
we were given emergency evacuation At 7:30 am Tuesday morning. A dozen Sheriff Going door to door.I had just stepped out of the shower. We were to leave immediately.
we spent one night at my brothers in the neighboring city, then we made our way to my daughters in California. It’s not much better ,terribly smoky here too. I know several people who’s homes and farms have been burnt to the ground. Scariest thing I have ever seen when we left our house.

Several people have stayed behind in our little community ....they are texting and updating us often . So far it hasn’t jumped over the ridge into our community....the the ash on our houses is about a half inch thick. The pictures they are sending me are frightening. I’m not sure our community will make it . We are trying to stay positive. It’s not easy.

Angie

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OH, TAYLOR! I AM SO SORRY.

I don't have the words. THIS, on top of COVID and the social unrest in the US. It's all toooooo much. My heart goes out to you. Hang in there. Stay safe. Good you are with family. Much love. xo

taylor

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Thank you Angie!
we actually have such a wonderful little community...those that chose to stay and try to save it are looking out for each other and watching our homes ...looting is always an issue so no one in and no one out right now. They keep us updated. As of this morning our home is untouched...but around is devastated.

kkards

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so frightening, please stay safe everyone

rachylou

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Oh gosh Taylor! My fingers are crossed for you. A friend’s brother has lost his home in Southern Oregon. I know it’s bad. Stay safe!

Jenn

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So sorry to hear this, Taylor! I read today that a full 10% of Oregon's population is under evacuation orders.

Here in LA, the smoke isn't as bad as in the Bay Area, but it's still pretty awful. The sky is sickly brown instead of orange...I took the photo below around 9am yesterday. Our closest fire, the Bobcat Fire is about 30 miles away and doubled in size overnight last night. It's 0% contained, so things are only getting worse.

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Angie

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Oh, Taylor. That's heartwarming and good news so far. How are the fire fighters managing the fire?

Jenn, stay safe!

Very Smoky in Seattle too. But a lot more manageable than in CA and OR.

Suz

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Oh, Taylor -- I am so sorry to hear this! How incredibly scary. So glad you are safe for now and being updated, but still -- this must be so nerve-wracking.

Thinking of all of you in California, Oregon, and Washington. Some of the most beautiful states in the US -- it's heartbreaking.

We have smoke in Victoria again today, too. Very hazy but not as bad as two days ago. It's mostly blowing up from the US but there are some fires in Canada, too. We were (relatively) lucky this year to have had a cold and wet June, which reduced our risk.

JAileen

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Taylor, I’ll be thinking of you and your home. Best of luck.

Angie

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The air quality in Seattle has just reached hazardous levels. Not sure when it will pass.

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