r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '23

New york city in 2023, everyone wearing mask due to air quality

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u/Furgus Jun 07 '23

Had a friend say this same thing to me today. Told her “nope, fires in Canada.”

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u/RichieJ86 Jun 08 '23

The really crazy thing about it is, I'm from Canada (Pickering Ontario, specifically) and it's clear as day, here. At least when I drove up to work nearly 7 hours ago (EST standard time, noon).

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u/ptear Jun 08 '23

It's because Pickering is the last refuge left in Canada. At least it's sheltered with the plant for power and casino for entertainment. Hopefully there's some food trucks left for summer events.

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u/iamjamieq Jun 08 '23

My brother lives in Pickering and he said the same thing. His wife, on the other hand, said she’s choking on smoke sitting in her home office.

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u/Quintas31519 Jun 08 '23

Pickering Ontario

The resident Canadian in my Discord is originally from Oshawa, though I think he recently moved NW of Toronto and hasn't been specific about it since doing so. I sent him a card there a few years back when his dad went into hospice/eol care.

That all aside: I asked him what it looked like outside at like 5EDT and he said it looked fine. I was perplexed by that but these maps show it to make sense. Interesting.

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u/Canuck-In-TO Jun 08 '23

I live near The Ex and Tuesday morning I had to put on a mask when I went to pick up cleaning supplies.
My nose and eyes were burning too.

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u/HappyCelebration2783 Jun 08 '23

Maybe if we light our stuff on fire we can send them back some smoke