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This Would Be A Good Time To Have Air Conditioning, Which I Don't
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If you're not from here and aren't familiar with the lay of the land in L.A., you might think that either everything's on fire (it isn't) or that it affects just a small area (not true either). The fire did affect a massive area, but the L.A. area is even more massive; you could have (and most did) live your normal days right through the fire without noticing anything amiss, unless you live in Malibu, Thousand Oaks, Bell Canyon, and the other directly affected areas. Oh, but besides the wall-to-wall TV and radio coverage, there's one major exception: smoke. Lots of smoke. The smoke is causing bad air quality everywhere. I live across the bay from Malibu, about 45 miles south, and it took about 36 hours for the smoke to blow this way, but it did. And then it settled down, but we know it'll be back. Whenever there's a big fire, everything ends up smelling like an ash tray, and breathing outdoors is tough. Even if you're not in the literal fire and your roads are open and everything's "normal," the smoke is a reminder that things aren't really normal. (Los Angeles Times)
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