The coating of ash on the car reminds me of the coats of pollen we had been getting earlier this year.
Canadian Smoke
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The coating of ash on the car reminds me of the coats of pollen we had been getting earlier this year.
Is there really any doubt in your mind?
This probably isn't much different from them not flying through volcanic ash, which has also happened in the not too distant past.
Ash from Russian volcano prompts Alaska flight cancellations
Alaska Airlines has canceled more than two dozen flights in Alaska because of an ash cloud from a Russian volcano
abcnews.go.com
Zee09
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I would clean the bikes cabin filter first..
sorry ..I doubt the engine filter is bad unless it was old anyway???
Thanks for the reminder to vacuum out my cars air filter when this is over!
JHZR2
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Probably nothing. This isn’t hard oxides like sand. It’s extremely fine ash.
Diesels that use EGR have reinvested fine soot for decades and burnt it back up. This was design practice in the early 80s in Mercedes diesels to help reduce NOx. Gas engines do the same and do also produce particulates.
I suspect it’s all soft fine particles and even if they bypass the filter, they’ll be reconsumed. It’s not something to make a habit of, but this is a peculiar situation and weather pattern.
JHZR2
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Except that volcanic ash, Saharan dust, etc are hard fine oxide particulates and bits of rock. Not to mention sulfur gasses from volcanoes.Is there really any doubt in your mind?
This probably isn't much different from them not flying through volcanic ash, which has also happened in the not too distant past.
Ash from Russian volcano prompts Alaska flight cancellations
Alaska Airlines has canceled more than two dozen flights in Alaska because of an ash cloud from a Russian volcano
Now don’t get me wrong, carbon soot particulates from high sulfur fuels (be so/dibenzothiophenes) do tend to create soot and the soot particle impingement on blades and vanes is an issue when duration and temperature and whatnot are considered. This should be ultra fine carbon particles and some other gasses which are less savory to breathe.
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I just went outside and it is really decent. A windy day but that nasty smell is gone...the haze is barely noticeable.
I guess someone else is getting it now ..
I guess someone else is getting it now ..
Mine did last night around 0200, was out on patrol very weird feeling like entire town house fire....
Not sure this should go to the Aviation forum, but this seems to be as good a place as any. They've also stopped all flights into Philadelphia.
It's gotten much worse in DC in the past couple of hours. My daughter and her child are headed here for an unscheduled visit in an effort to escape. She just returned from a trip to Dallas last night and said that the air was so bad in DC that she didn't take her mask off after she got off of the plane. She said that all outdoor events there are being cancelled.
JHZR2
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My wife said the same. Glad it’s clearing out. Still hoping for some rain before Monday/Tuesday.
I was evacuated in 2003 from a rural community when you couldn't see across the street.
The ones that stayed behind looted vacant homes.
The ones that stayed behind looted vacant homes.
do 'Your eyes have the mist from the smoke of a distant fire' ?
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Zee09
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Me too. (Rain)
I just got back from Oxford PA. And it is polluted. I guess I got a favorable wind here...
JHZR2
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It was worse the further west you go. This am Harrisburg was nearly 500, while Philly was like 285.
It has cleared out a lot.
The smoke cloud was traveling south. Then I think the wind changed and is pushing the smoke north. Seems like you must be at the convergence point.
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Dang can’t afford it our filters are 4 for $193 (Aprilaire 413). They were 4 for $122 during the pandemic. We do push them the full 1 year
Current map. The dark bits are obviously the really bad parts.
Yeah they jacked them up a lot. Those are over 50 now at home depot. The premium ones for my system are nearing 40 but they're worth it. Getting older means getting sensitive and i might get a humidifier for the first time.
