Twitch (And Not the Streaming Service)

[kevin_standlee]

Smoke is a little less bad today, but still not good. I'm using eye-drops to try and moderate the effects of smoke and dust, but I'm still having to wear my eye patch whenever I need to be able to read things on the computers, because it's the only way to let my twitchy left eye get some rest. This of course slows me down, as I'm not used to having to work with only one eye. I'm accomplishing what I can, and trying to not worry about the rest of it.

Comments

[lindadee]

I got my glasses from Costco today (earlier than expected!) so I can see again without seeing double. And the twitch is gone! And I hope the smoke near you clears up and YOUR eye returns to normal.

[kevin_standlee]

Thank you! I don't expect the smoke to clear until November, unless it starts raining earlier than usual.

[clothsprogs]

Here's hoping the smoke clears soon (preferably due to the fires coming to an end....)

Teddy

[coth]

What Clothsprogs said.

[kevin_standlee]

Unfortunately, the fires are unlikely to end until it starts raining. The largest of them has burned an area the size of Luxembourg, and it's still not contained. Worse, September and October are often the worst fire season, with wind and no rain.

[coth]

It sounds really bad.

Is there an option to filter your study air? If you are going to have to live with these conditions for three months or more of the year that would seem to be somewhere between desirable and necessary.

[kevin_standlee]

If we could find an air purifier that Lisa likes, yes. Otherwise, no. My study is actually the east half of our living room. We've yet to see any air cleaners that weren't made in China.

I used to have an electrostatic air filter (which I probably would be cleaning at least daily right now) but it broke a few years ago.

[coth]

You're in charge of your own lives, and I'm sure you're making the best of a bad situation. Nevertheless, you have my sympathy.

[delosharriman]

At a garage sale or someplace, I recall buying a used Sears electrostatic air purifier from probably the 1980s. I suspect they can't be all that difficult to find on eBay, or Goodwill online sales, or something.

Also, if you're not familiar, let me introduce you to The Size of Belgium.

[scott_sanford]

A quick poke of eBay shows several of those for sale at reasonable prices. The only trick seems to be paying less for the artifact than for shipping.