Thursday Morning Brief
@just4him (317249)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
June 29, 2023 8:03am CST
Good morning from smoky Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Our severe air quality alert is supposed to cancel at noon today and go back to moderate, or yellow instead of red. It's been a while since I saw blue skies.
My plans for today include Canasta at noon, and working on my book, Guns of War. I'm writing again. I've gotten to the endpoint and started the next chapter yesterday before I closed down the computer. That makes me happy. Hopefully, it means I will finish it this time.
I just finished the notifications. It's time to get dressed and eat. I had a late start this morning. I didn't get up until 5:21. You know that's late for me. Though, in my defense, I didn't get to bed until 10:30 last night, so I still had 7 hours of sleep. That's more than usual too.
How is your day shaping up? Thanks for reading. The picture is mine taken from the TV last night to show where the wildfires are across Canada.
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@DaddyEvil (137464)
• United States
29 Jun 23
The smoke from the wildfires isn't making it as far South as my part of Missouri but we have excessive heat warnings until Friday evening. We also have poor air quality from pollen from trees and grass, mold, dust and pet dander. I'm struggling with allergies yesterday and today.
We're staying in the air conditioning so it should be a quiet day here.
I hope you're having a good day.
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@DaddyEvil (137464)
• United States
30 Jun 23
@just4him Thanks. I appreciate that. I hope things are better for you there now.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Jun 23
@DaddyEvil They are. The sky looks bluer. Still hazy, but not nearly what it was.
You're welcome.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jun 23
Yes, it's bad in Canada. And with the smoke following the jet stream, it can get pretty bad here as it has in the past three days.
Rain would be good, but there is no guarantee it would quench the fires as seen with our last storm a few days ago.
Thank you, I'm glad I'm writing again too.
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
29 Jun 23
I didn't realize the wildfires were so widespread. No wonder we had smoke yesterday. I hope you enjoyed your Canasta game. Have a good rest of your day.
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
30 Jun 23
@just4him Yay for your win! Really sad about the Canadian wildfires. So much forest land destroyed.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Jun 23
@LindaOHio Yes, it is. But think about it in a positive way. The fires replenish the earth. The growth that will come from it will be better than what burned down.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84183)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Jun 23
Sorry it is still smokey. But the plans for the day sound good I think. I hope they all go well.
Not much going on here, we went to a free lunch that is put on every summer, and later I will watch my grandfather while my grandmother goes to a doctor appointment.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jun 23
I'm happy you went to a free lunch today. I hope all goes well with your grandfather.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84183)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Jun 23
@just4him It was nice, got prizes too and everything. Went okay, I guess...he only got up and walked around 2 times.
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@snowy22315 (181959)
• United States
29 Jun 23
Take it easy in that smoke. We are supposed to be getting some here too, but before it was pretty minimal and I think the same this time. Yesterday it seemed a little hazy but it is brighter today.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jun 23
I'm glad it's brighter today.
Yep, until I see at least yellow on the map, I don't plan on going anywhere.
@wolfgirl569 (107861)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Jun 23
Glad you should get a break. Ours is supposed to start clearing tonight with a change of wind
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@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
29 Jun 23
The air quality here today is poor (red or orange). It's hazy looking outside but I haven't been outside. Some days you can really smell the smoke.
Hope you enjoy your day. Nothing much going on here
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