Sep 22, 2020
-Joe has been in the Pacific Northwest recently and shares some
of his experiences being in areas affected by the recent
wildfires.
-After being in Colorado for two months, he went to Washington,
where he hiked North Cascades National Park.
-The haze of smoke and smell of fire on a regular basis became a
worry.
-We learn a lot about air quality index measurements
and how to observe it in Apple Maps. In the Seattle area, they saw
an AQI of 220, a considerably unhealthy number.
-They eventually made it to Montana
-As they drove through Spokane, they experienced an AQI of 492.
-We think of our friends that live in those areas that are affected
and they don’t have the luxury of leaving the area.
-While in safer territory, Joe experiences a comically opposite
situation when a sprinkler system goes off in the middle of a work
day.
-Sam has an uncomfortable conversation with a neighbor that invades
his personal space.
-The hosts get political and discuss their feelings on the current
state of affairs and who to vote for president.
-A big shout out to Adam Engst of TidBITS Content Network and his endorsement of Joe Biden.