[GSWarrior]

Meanwhile, the strikes continue. Fools.

[maggief]

Incident: 0010 Type: Structure or Grass Fire Location: DESCANSO / JULIAN Zoom Map: Click Here Info as of: 10/29/2003 10:03:55 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
9:49AM - OPENING ALL CLOSURES TO THE I8 EXCEPT THE 79 NB AND THE SUNRISE HWY NB, NO ACCESS TO THE MTNS
9:46AM - WILL BE OPENING ALL CLOSURES EXCEPT FOR NB 79 AND SUNRISE INTO MTNS
9:42AM - R8 ADV THE FIRE HAS JUMPED AT WYNOLA
9:42AM - 1039 CDF
9:08AM - PER CP 6 CK W/FD TO SEE IF CAN OPEN OR HAVE ESCORTS
9:08AM - INFO FOR CP6, JSO 79/8 NO LONGER THERE, FIRE ENGINES THAT WERE STAGED, NO FIRE CREWS
8:39AM - OLD CUYUMACA IS ON FIRE

[heleny]

Meanwhile, the strikes continue. Fools.

At a Ralphs in La Jolla (affected only by smoke from the San Diego fires) yesterday, the strikers were issued N95 masks, which filter 95% of 1 micron particles and are much better than the one-strap dust masks such as those in the picture you posted of Vons strikers.

Those strikers aren't getting any press, and they're only harming themselves with exposure to the smoky air if they're downwind. The wind direction is different today. Here are pictures of the smoke from the last two days:

AP / NASA
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from the wildfires burning in Southern California drifting miles out over the Pacific Ocean, on Tuesday.

Associated Press
Smoke from various wildfires around Los Angeles and Southern California, captured by NASA's Aqua satellite, drifts over the Pacific Ocean on Monday. The fires are marked with a red outline.