#DevCon in Denver
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Betty;
Maybe the smog is not as bad in Denver at that time of year! I am not sure
that Denver is not worse than Los Angeles for smog. I really love the
inter-mountain west but Denver is an exception.
73, bill
We have our share of smog here in the DFW area nowadays. I can remember
days when we could stand atop a hill here in Arlington and read the time
from the clock on top of a building in Ft. Worth – almost 15 miles away.
Nowadays, smog obscures the entire building most days. Even worse in
Dallas, 15 miles the other direction.
Betty
There is no smog in Denver except in the winter (Nov-Feb).
There is no smog in Dallas the day after a rain. 🙂
Betty
Betty;
That sounds bleak! I remember thinking that my sight was going bad when I
was living in San Clemente, Cal. I had to make a quick trip (but drive)
back to Idaho. I was quite astonished when I arrived and the sun broke
through the clouds as I headed north from Pocatello, Id. and could see the
Radio Towers on top of the Tetons about 50 miles away!
73, bill
Bill,
The Dallas-Ft. Worth area grew so rapidly in population throughout the 80's
that they told us we were adding about 1000 cars a WEEK in the area –
sometimes as much as 2000 more. Growth has its downs as well as its ups,
especially for an area that had no public transportation worth mentioning.
It didn't seem to be needed during the 40's and 50's, and after that,
people just wouldn't use it even if it was provided. Maybe we should have
had a good subway system instead of so many freeways?
Betty
Lets here it for SUBWAYS!! 😎
— Ethan
New York is very lucky in that sense. Since we are right by the ocean
and the wind usually blows from the West, all the smog gets blown out to
sea. Also, we have very few factories (mainly there is just the power plant
and, over the winter, oil heated buildings). Most pollution is from the
ENORMOUS traffic. It is amazing how so many millions of people commute onto
Manhattan Island for about 10 hours a day.
— Ethan
P.S. I can see all the way to the end of Manhattan from my dorm, about 8
miles.
Bill,
You've obviously not been to Denver in a long time. As far as
non-visual air pollution…we had all of 3 days of smog alerts last year.
This year, we've added visual pollution (particulate), so we'll have more
alerts this year, but it's significantly clearer here now than it was even
a few years ago.
Don
Don;
I am truly glad to hear that. I think that the Denver area was one of the
most beautiful places in this country. Last few time through there, I
cried and I'm not sure that it was all because of direct chemical reaction.
73, bill
Hmph. Denver's too flat. Boulder's prettier, and Jackson… <sigh> 🙂