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Unanticipated fast round trip from University/San Pablo to the Oakland Convention Center this afternoon - about 11 miles RT, no climbing. In addition to the again-hairy traffic (which is getting back up to pre-COVID levels), the cold and the humidity has brought a lot of yesterday's high

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Today, Thursday, temps in Berkeley continued to be in the 60s. Sky not so yellow/orange but dim and murky. Bad part is that the Air Quality Index started out "Unhealthy" (particulates -- PM2.5 -- at 150 to 195) in the early AM and by 5:00 this evening had climbed into the "Very Unhealthy"

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They don't look any realer when you're standing right in them. I fell asleep at about 4AM last night and woke up at about 9. It took a few minutes to figure out whether it was daytime; the light coming through the windowshaded east-facing in my bedroom weren't any brighter than they'd been

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The Bear Fire is to the north and the Creek Fire is to the south. Neither is close enough to be a concern for our safety. They shut off our power around midnight on Monday. We have a generator so we can keep the well going and power most of the house, but it can't run the AC. The smoke is

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66° in Marin, I can't really feel the smoke in my throat but the smell is strong and I sound raspy. The last part I didn't realize 'til I sent a couple voice texts yesterday and discovered I sound like Burgess Meredith in Rocky! On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 3:04:25 PM UTC-7 ted wrote: >

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"Can you feel the heat from the fires? " Actually its relatively cool today, I think because the smoke is reflecting the sun thereby neutralizing that big radiant heat lamp in the sky. If you are close enough to feel the heat you should have already left. On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at

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San Francisco at 1 p.m today. The air quality is surprisingly ok and temperatures in the mid 60s. [image: fire.jpg] Jan San Francisco, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

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Kim, the firefighters - yes, I can’t even imagine. My brother was a Hotshot and you’d never believe the stories he has to tell. The working conditions are just unreal. God be with them. Joe - Vegas is harsh but not so many natural disasters here. And really, most of the year the weather is

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"And it’s not just CA on fire, but now several states in the West. It’s all a lot to take. How is everyone? Are you guys all safe out there? How’s your breathing? What about your homes? Gosh, I’m just so sorry. Let us know how you’re doing. Leah" A year ago I marveled at the crazy climate Leah

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I hope your daughter went to south Ashland. Almeda Drive fire burning up the 5 from the north side of Ashland, towards Medford. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

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Matthew Williams photos of Berkeley looks like here in San Luis Obispo all day so far. No observable sun disk. Closest fire is Dolan fire, mid Big Sur coastline. Fire has gone over the ridgeline and headed for Fort Hunter Liggett. Ash falling past two days. Very disheartening. Mike Godwin,

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And keep in mind sunrise was at quarter to 7 this morning. Twenty miles down the IHT from RBW WHQ at 12:30 it is still dim as a typical dawn but with a very odd yellow color cast. At least the AQI at ground level is only mid moderate. On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 11:54:28 AM UTC-7, Matthew

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Beyond the pandemic, failure politics, economic downturn, schools starting up virtually, devastating fires, and ongoing brutality against black and brown people -- now we have environmental devastation. I'm having an incredibly hard time seeing light at the end of this tunnel. We cannot simply

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I feel that Leah.  It’s been heartbreaking. I hope this cooler weather will help- those dear firefighters must be so exhausted. On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 11:34 AM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, I’ve been seeing the photos that Rivendell has been posting

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Hello All, I’ve been seeing the photos that Rivendell has been posting of the land during the fires and the best word to describe it was Will’s...which was “hellscape.” And it’s not just CA on fire, but now several states in the West. It’s all a lot to take. How is everyone? Are you guys all

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While I sympathize with those suffering from wildfires in NoCal, don't forget about states like Nevada, Utah, and particularly Colorado where widespread "extreme" drought conditions (according to the U.S. Drought Monitor) have led to the burning of many acres of forest where the pine beetle

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I've responded with some asperity -- "roughness" -- to a couple of posts raised by others querying why this lists gets so exercised about what might be considered minor matters when there are much weightier matters being debated in the electronic *agora.* While I don't apologize for my answers, I

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Please everyone, just stick to the topic and let it stand . If you feel like throwing a dart , just drop it as it's not gonna do any good. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

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Air quality is on topic, effecting rides, as is concern for those effected by events. BLM is political and while all people of good will agree that Black lives matter, BLM is entirely different. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:24:32 AM UTC-6, Michael Baquerizo wrote: >

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OK. On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:56:49 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > Can I post my favorite biscuit recipe or do I have to undergo ideological > cleansing first? This sort of thing sounds very much like the obsessive, > guilt-ridden self-scrutiny -- far more in-depth than any

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Can I post my favorite biscuit recipe or do I have to undergo ideological cleansing first? This sort of thing sounds very much like the obsessive, guilt-ridden self-scrutiny -- far more in-depth than any Jesuit-mandated examination of conscience! -- that used to afflict bourgeoise hangers-on to

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since i don't mind the consequences, i'm sensing a double standard here. posts from jan re: BLM have nothing to do with this group, but this post about air quality in the bay area does. don't get me wrong, i see nothing wrong with either, but you can't use the swift hand of moderation on one

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We’ll gladly accept your rain. Patrick Moore iPhone > On Aug 27, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Cyclofiend Jim wrote: > >  > Thank you Patrick and others. This has been a tough week. Air Quality has > mostly been good in our neck of the woods, but drops in the evening as the > wind shifts here north of

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Thank you Patrick and others. This has been a tough week. Air Quality has mostly been good in our neck of the woods, but drops in the evening as the wind shifts here north of SF and the smoke starts to lay into our area. We've seen >200 a few times via Purple Air, and there's not much to do but

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Greetings to those who have had to suffer thru the smokey haze of these wildfires. I am sending my rain dance wishes to you all. In the meantime wear your masks. On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 8:36:25 PM UTC-5 Bill Gibson wrote: > All week the smoke from California has made the sun copper

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All week the smoke from California has made the sun copper and the sky pastel orange all day. Sending hope and rain your way. From Arizona. Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA My Photographs : https://billbgibson.myportfolio.com/ and on Behance:

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I cut short a ride yesterday because the air felt smokey and affected my sinuses and eyes, even tho' the official particle report was "moderate". The air had been smokey for a couple of days with a "warning" in force until mid-day yesterday. Today was fine. Fire near Santa Fe, and smoke from

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The air is just miserable here in Novato with an AQI of 155. Yesterday we were getting blowing smoke that made it seem like something was on fire just down the street, but it was the wind from Point Reyes. I can't emphasize enough that you guys can't be out in this. I've seen several reports

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We just received notice that the evacuation zone was reduced and is moving away from us. Nice to see some green show up on that map. Until today's notice we were about a mile and a half from Cal Fire's evacuation zone for the Del Puerto (LCU Complex?) fires that have been burning in the east

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The sunrises and sunsets have been fantastic here in flyover territory. Thanks. On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 11:05:45 AM UTC-5 Ash wrote: > > The smoke situation in South Bay Area keeps changing between bad and very > bad. > > These pictures are from a trail I frequent. Before the fire vs

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Radavist article re: Chuck Teixeira - A Living Legend of Cycling Has Lost his Home and Workshop: Let’s Give Him a Hand https://theradavist.com/2020/08/a-living-legend-of-cycling-has-lost-his-home-and-workshop-lets-give-him-a-hand/ On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 6:13:08 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard

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Much. It was already significantly improved by the time I moved north in '88, and much more when I've visited since. Emissions controls on cars and factories did SoCal a world of good. On Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 4:27:35 PM UTC-7 Joel wrote: > So it is better? > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at

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So it is better? On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 7:14 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > Yep, it was bad growing up in Long Beach, CA. in the '70s. The smoky air > I'm looking at right now was every day then..your throat hurt all the time > and the horizon was brown. It's much better now and may actually stay

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Yep, it was bad growing up in Long Beach, CA. in the '70s. The smoky air I'm looking at right now was every day then..your throat hurt all the time and the horizon was brown. It's much better now and may actually stay that way if we get this sociopath out of office soon. On Sunday, August 23,

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Living in the middle of all this smoke, I've been monitoring our air quality on PurpleAir's website. The amount of information available through PurpleAir depends upon the density of people who have purchased & installed their sensors, but people have installed

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Air quality improved significantly since the 70's.  San Diego was never that bad but I recall trips through LA and the air quality was horrible. We did have some days here where we had to cancel PE due to smog but it was rare.Robert TilleySan Diego, CA

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SoCal has had respiratory-system-threatening atmospherics for decades and decades. The year after college and before grad school I looked around for some job and (silly me!) chose 7th/8th grade teacher at St. Philip's Catholic school in Pasadena. I recall days when the smog was so diabolic that

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It's not good up North. We typically get worse down here in the South in October when the dry Santa Ana winds start to blow in. It's been a hot summer so far so I'm not looking forward to those winds. I'll be clearing out some brush around the house soon as a preventative measure.Good luck to

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Here's a website that can convey the extent of the wildfires. Remember that the areas in darker red are burning, and the areas in lighter red (orange?) are under an evacuation *order *(meaning

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Stay safe Joe. On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 6:55 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > It's definitely not awesome. I'm in Novato, Marin County, and at 4pm > Saturday 8/22/20 it's freakin` *dark* out there! The fun really begins > tomorrow morning with a 5-hour dry lightning warning. Yayyy!!!  > > On Saturday,

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It's definitely not awesome. I'm in Novato, Marin County, and at 4pm Saturday 8/22/20 it's freakin` *dark* out there! The fun really begins tomorrow morning with a 5-hour dry lightning warning. Yayyy!!!  On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:56:40 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Yes,

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Yes, CA Friends, you’re on my mind every day. Our air is hazy all the way in Vegas, so I can’t imagine what it’s like for our Californian friends. Are you out there riding in the smoke and ash-filled air? Staying in? Anyone having to evacuate? 2020...the hits just keep coming. I’m so sorry,

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Wow. Again, best wishes and a prayer. I laughed at your signature. On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 6:55 PM Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Patrick. As my friend at Tilted Shed Ciderworks said on Monday, > “Here we go again.” > Looks like the roads I rode last weekend

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Patrick, I bet Walnut Creek is getting the smoke, my daughter in Berkeley and friends in the Oakland Hills are, my buddy told me his car was full of ash. Good luck to all. On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 7:48:33 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I spent ~5 years on SoCal -- Calabasas/Malibu

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Mitch Pryor was MAP Bicycles in Paradise, CA., he lost everything in the Camp Fire two years ago. On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 4:48:33 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > I spent ~5 years on SoCal -- Calabasas/Malibu and Santa Paula/Ojai and > Pasadena and Atherton (girlfriend) way back in the

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Thanks Patrick. As my friend at Tilted Shed Ciderworks said on Monday, “Here we go again.” Looks like the roads I rode last weekend are now either evacuated or burned out. Dozens of acquaintances are evacuated, and the smoke and heat are oppressive. The wind just picked up, and we may have more