Thanks for thinking of us! Yikes! That is QUITE the map!
It’s been windy today and we have rain coming tomorrow, so that will help a lot. I’ve been a little congested, but the sunset tonight was pretty much back to normal - not ‘Eclipse-Like’ as it’s been for the past two days. I’ve been in the garden in the early AM, and then in the house the rest of the day other than to refill bird feeders in the afternoon. The outside dogs are not showing any discomfort.
Beau & crew leave this weekend for Canada for Black Bear hunting and also fishing. They will be east of the fires - north of Lake Superior and to the east - and he’s been in touch with their ‘roughing-it resort’ and the fires and/or smoke should not a problem where they will be staying, thank goodness!
NWS-Paducah is predicting some of that smoke will “mix down” in our region today. When it did that a few days ago, I had allergies AND the smoke to bother me... :-(
I just got in my dirt-biking goggles to see how much they will help the eye irritation part of that. One type has no filtering of the “vents” - those are going back. The other looks promising, but I don’t know if the open cell foam filters are too porous. However, I think I can replace the foam with material from N-95 type masks. The goggles won’t cover my eyeglasses, but, my vision from 2-3 ft. out is still pretty good. (It’s actually improved since I was 40 y/o or so!) :-)