As you may know, I coach a mentoring-marathon training team. On my way to practice yesterday, I saw something that just blew my mind!
To give you a taste of the affect of the fires... When I'm driving to practice, yesterday, I could hardly drive with the windows down, because wind increases and blows the soot - and microscopic ash - gets in! and I start to feel it in my throat and taste it! The air starts to smell like a chimney. I could see little white spots on my car window. (To say the least, we didn't run yesterday.) While I'm noticing the little white spots, I pulled up to a stop light, and this 4Runner pulls up next to me with all the windows down! First impression, I"m like "Whoa!, how can you have your windows down?" Then I notice that the guy driving is taking a drag, like its candy or his last, ... he's taking a drag from a cigarette...
I wanted to say, "I'm already smoking here without the cigarette!"
My after thought... Is this what it means to be a 'well-acclimated' Angeleno?
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My brother lives ten miles from one of the fires--pretty scary and daunting stuff. I hope your marathon team does well, and the fires come to an end soon!
nice outfit today ;]