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Friday, June 29, 2012

'TIS A PRIVILEGE TO LIVE IN COLORADO / MASTHEAD / DENVER POST



It’s true! It’s true! The crown has made it clear.
                             The climate must be perfect all the year.
                              In  Camelot

I woke up this morning and immediately started coughing.  My nose was running and my sinuses were dry and swollen.  My eyes felt like they had been sanded down and wrapped in a gunny sack.
I am pretty insulated from the world, living here inside “The Black Hole OF Calcutta” especially after I threw my TV away in a fit of sanity.  That woman, Flo, who sells insurance in incessant commercials, was the catalyst.  Although I was aware that the entire state of Colorado was on fire, I thought ‘WTF’?
So I got on my computer to see what the air quality was.  I checked the government site and lo and behold, the air is good. 
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Detailed Air Quality Summary for 06/29/12 (Today)

Area
Site
Air Quality
Max AQI
Pollutant
Conc.
Period
Time *
(MST)

BOU
Good
49
Particulate < 2.5 micrometers
15 µg/m3
24-hour
7:00 AM
 
How good is bad and how bad is good?  My government says it’s good so it must be good. So why do my already ravaged eyes hurt so badly?  I know that numbers can mean anything.  I know that the Colorado economy depends on the tourist and convention business and relies heavily on their reputation of clear mountain air not to mention Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water.  I know there are many interests who like to see it remain that way.  I know fire and smoke, while inevitable, is counter productive.
Me, I haven’t trusted my government since November 22, 1963.  Smoke gets blown around.  Some smoke gets in my eyes.  Some of it is being blown in my ear.  Some of it is being blown up my ass.

THE SHADOW SAYS YOU CAN’T CON A CON

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