Bay Area Spare The Air Alert On Christmas Eve, Wood Burning Banned

CBS SF) ^ | December 23, 2013 4:21 PM

[JimRed]

I miss the smell of autumn leaves being burned at curbside in the late fall.

[vette6387]

“CARB probably has a SWAT team. Hide your dog.”

No, but they have a gaggle of roving “ fireplace enforcers” who reportedly get something on the order of $40,000 for the Spare the Air “Season.” Next (if they don’t already have them) will be hand-held IR detectors with which they will be looking for “hot” chimneys after the sun goes down.

[jughandle]

I’ll be sure to burn lots of extra wood tonight and tomorrow, just to compensate.

[lowbridge]

Bump

[lowbridge]

““We’re not picking these days for the fun of it or anything, it completely has to do with the science behind air pollution,” he said.”

Liar.

[nascarnation]

Do they come to your house in an MRAP and wear body armor?

[lowbridge]

“Flannigan pointed out that children, the elderly and those with asthma and other respiratory problems suffer when the air is thick with unhealthy particulate matter.”

So, are they still allowing the homeless to use the sidewalks of san francisco as an open toilet?

[Vaduz]

Good info

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So, do they enforce this ban during power outages?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I remember a few years ago a story where there were 11 air board volunteers who worked XMAS writing tickets.

Loners with no female companionship, all!