NYC air pollution among world's worst

TOP said:
I imagine it's changed...I've not been there in years...
I have family in Florida, so it's a free and wonderful vacation...
I won't tell you where they golf ...or share pictures...lol...my nephew is a golf pro and has a BS in PGM Golf Management...;)
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There was a time where I felt almost as at home in Miami Beach as I did in Boston.
Even my breakfast orange juice wasn't just orange juice. You had to keep your blood thinned out down there. You had to keep coolant in your radiator.
A good day at the Hialeah race track paid for some of those trips, believe it or not. I was luckier there than at Suffolk Downs in my own Boston.

It was more than just Miami, though. We'd also go for the spring training baseball on the west coast--Fort Myers, et al.
It seems so long ago, now.

In New York, B.B, Kings, my favorite bar and grille, closed on 42nd Street. There's really nothing comparable to replace it.
The boxing matches moved from MSG in Manhattan to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn where I don't know my way around.
Except for theater, and the remaining little bistros on or near Mulberry Street, there's not much reason to go. It makes me feel even older than I am.

As for Las Vegas, the entertainers that I enjoyed so much there are pretty freakin' dead, now.
I have no idea what entertains the young people of today, but it's almost certain to give me a headache.

Vegas used to be much cheaper, even adjusting for inflation, than it is now.
The beancounters figured out that they could make money on everything, not just gambling.
The other things used to be loss leaders to attract gamblers.
I hardly gambled at all there--just a little to contribute to the Nevada economy--and enjoyed all the other stuff.

I wish that I hadn't started this post.
It's harder and harder to find a reason to leave the house!
 
Alberta Fires Burn 1 Million Acres
Alberta Wildfires Force Residents To Evacuate, Heat Keeps Risk High
5/13/2023

As of Saturday, almost 69% of the fires were still under investigation, but about 19% were determined to be caused by humans and around 12% by lightning.
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Figures.
 
For the lower IQ

New York City air quality reaches dangerous levels due to Canadian wildfire smoke

moky conditions from wildfires in Canada seemingly turned the streets of New York City hues of orange on Wednesday afternoon as the city topped the list of of worst air quality in the world.

The National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert for New York City and parts of the Tri-State area. The U.S. government's air quality tracker labeled the air in NYC "hazardous.

https://abc7ny.com/air-quality-alert-nyc-nj-canada-wildfire-smoke/13348720/
 
The cultural and financial center of the world which would be anathema to a trumptard
 
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Jade Dragon said:
It's from wildfires and it's happening nationwide. We have haze and air quality warnings up here too. What a lame hater fest discussion.
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They are so fucking stupid it's become laughable.

I'm spending the week before Christmas in Manhattan. Can't wait. And if the Trumptards stay away, all the better.
 
Concart said:
They are so fucking stupid it's become laughable.

I'm spending the week before Christmas in Manhattan. Can't wait. And if the Trumptards stay away, all the better.
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If wherever they live was up north they'd have the same issue. I live rural in Michigan and the haze has been terrible. It's not just the cities affected.
 
NiftyNiblick said:
There was a time where I felt almost as at home in Miami Beach as I did in Boston.
Even my breakfast orange juice wasn't just orange juice. You had to keep your blood thinned out down there. You had to keep coolant in your radiator.
A good day at the Hialeah race track paid for some of those trips, believe it or not. I was luckier there than at Suffolk Downs in my own Boston.

It was more than just Miami, though. We'd also go for the spring training baseball on the west coast--Fort Myers, et al.
It seems so long ago, now.

In New York, B.B, Kings, my favorite bar and grille, closed on 42nd Street. There's really nothing comparable to replace it.
The boxing matches moved from MSG in Manhattan to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn where I don't know my way around.
Except for theater, and the remaining little bistros on or near Mulberry Street, there's not much reason to go. It makes me feel even older than I am.

As for Las Vegas, the entertainers that I enjoyed so much there are pretty freakin' dead, now.
I have no idea what entertains the young people of today, but it's almost certain to give me a headache.

Vegas used to be much cheaper, even adjusting for inflation, than it is now.
The beancounters figured out that they could make money on everything, not just gambling.
The other things used to be loss leaders to attract gamblers.
I hardly gambled at all there--just a little to contribute to the Nevada economy--and enjoyed all the other stuff.

I wish that I hadn't started this post.
It's harder and harder to find a reason to leave the house!
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Just got back from Vegas. It is what you make it. There are tons of options. I was there to see Garth Brooks at Caesar's. Mostly an older crowd that knew Garth back in the '90s. He was absolutely fantastic. He played Bob Seager, James Taylor, Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, George Strait while weaving a tale of his rise to fame. And he was clearly having a good time. I think Garth is one of those guys who is addicted to the crowd, but was done with the travel. So he hangs at Caesars, comes down and does a couple shows a week, trots his wife out (sending my wife into country music bliss) for maybe half a dozen songs.

I stayed at the Wynn. I hate the guy, but love the property. Most of the restaurants are really good. The sushi is to die for. EVERYTHING is expensive, but honestly, that's just not a barrier for me, so I'm blessed that way. Planet 13 is the coolest weed dispensary in the world.

I loved that West Coast baseball trip. Start with KC just outside of Orlando, then Lakeland for the Tigers, Dunedin for the Jays, Sarasota for the Pirates, and the Twins/Boston in Fort Meyers. Things are different now.
 
Jade Dragon said:
If wherever they live was up north they'd have the same issue. I live rural in Michigan and the haze has been terrible. It's not just the cities affected.
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Both my kids are headed for Minne today. I'll have to find out if it's there as well.
 
LurchAddams said:
Either they didn't even look at their own link, or they're hoping everyone else is as lame-brained as they.
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I doubt they think it mattered they just have a smug sense over these things. It's pretty anti-American to root against any place in America like that. Next time Florida has a hurricane we could be lame and just laugh and do exactly what they are doing here.
 
Jade Dragon said:
I doubt they think it mattered they just have a smug sense over these things. It's pretty anti-American to root against any place in America like that. Next time Florida has a hurricane we could be lame and just laugh and do exactly what they are doing here.
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Too late - I already bashed FL to the OP - not dishonestly like the OP did, I just know the OP is from Florida and had to remind her where she was from :)
 
NiftyNiblick said:
There was a time where I felt almost as at home in Miami Beach as I did in Boston.
Even my breakfast orange juice wasn't just orange juice. You had to keep your blood thinned out down there. You had to keep coolant in your radiator.
A good day at the Hialeah race track paid for some of those trips, believe it or not. I was luckier there than at Suffolk Downs in my own Boston.

It was more than just Miami, though. We'd also go for the spring training baseball on the west coast--Fort Myers, et al.
It seems so long ago, now.

In New York, B.B, Kings, my favorite bar and grille, closed on 42nd Street. There's really nothing comparable to replace it.
The boxing matches moved from MSG in Manhattan to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn where I don't know my way around.
Except for theater, and the remaining little bistros on or near Mulberry Street, there's not much reason to go. It makes me feel even older than I am.

As for Las Vegas, the entertainers that I enjoyed so much there are pretty freakin' dead, now.
I have no idea what entertains the young people of today, but it's almost certain to give me a headache.

Vegas used to be much cheaper, even adjusting for inflation, than it is now.
The beancounters figured out that they could make money on everything, not just gambling.
The other things used to be loss leaders to attract gamblers.
I hardly gambled at all there--just a little to contribute to the Nevada economy--and enjoyed all the other stuff.

I wish that I hadn't started this post.
It's harder and harder to find a reason to leave the house!
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Hialeah and Suffolk Downs, showing your age, and never had a problem finding a good Irish pub in NYC
 
Smoky New York isn’t climate change — it’s bad forest management
By Miranda Devine


In 2020, a paper in the journal Progress in Disaster Science warned: “Wildfire management agencies in Canada are at a tipping point. Presuppression and suppression costs are increasing but program budgets are not.”

Canadian indigenous groups also have complained that bureaucratic obstacles hinder their ability to perform the controlled burns they have used for centuries to reduce fuel load, flush out food and regenerate forests.

But in our enlightened era, pressure from green activists using illogical emotional arguments about wildlife habitats have caused governments to underfund and curtail the scientific use of prescribed burning to mitigate wildfire risk.
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https://nypost.com/2023/06/07/smoky-new-york-isnt-climate-change-its-bad-forest-management/

We have the same problem in America but worse, as the budgeting is poorly done.....we for twenty years have been stealing from the forest management budget to fight fires, and since one never knows how much will be taken in any year forest management has been completely crippled. Washington knows the problem, but refuses to fix it.
 
Re Canadia it almost certainly is not just bad forest management, it is also bad prairie management... prairies must burn in order to be healthy, if they dont woody fuel accumulates, destroying the grasses by taking the sun.
 
archives said:
Hialeah and Suffolk Downs, showing your age, and never had a problem finding a good Irish pub in NYC
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Hell, these days I can bet on pretty much any track in world. I usually spend part of my weekend betting on the ponies. I'm not sure how many places it's legal, but in Florida, on-line betting on horse racing is legal. There is still an ongoing battle between the Seminoles and the state of Florida. Hopefully it will get resolved.

I pay for the DRF tip sheets, and I can bet on and watch any horse race, pretty much anywhere in the world. It's an enjoyable hobby. I love the smell and the feel of a real track, but this ain't a bad substitute.
 
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