smoke gets in your eyes

[bill london <london@moscow.com>]

Yesterday, about 11am, I stood on our deck, expecting to enjoy the warm
sunshine--instead I was assaulted by smoke.  My eyes watered, my throat
dried, I retreated inside and shut all the doors.
And what a powerless feeling.  Smoke (assumedly from wheat field stubble
burning) barged into my life, my home, my nostrils and there was nothing
I could do about it.
And then I was told about the Field Burning Hotline.  I called the
number this morning.  A pleasant woman's voice answered (yup, an actual
person).  She explained that the toll-free line was set up by the Idaho
Division of Environmental Quality to seek comments from ID citizens for
possible future field-burning regulations.
So, I sure did have some comments for her and the state regulators.  And
maybe if enough people share their comments, we might be able to enjoy
those nice fall days.
The number is 800-421-8475.
BL