About 183 people have asked me to talk about the smoke from Canada coming into New York, New Jersey, and other Eastern States... #wildfire #NY Ok, here goes… *Seinfeld voice: “What’s up with all that wildfire smoke?” If you live in these areas, welcome to what Salmon, Idaho was all last summer. Literally months. Welcome to small town Montana. Welcome to the Utah Valley. Welcome to the Pacific Northwest in August. Welcome to Happy Camp, California. Welcome to Earth… There are a lot of fires burning in Canada. Many are lightning caused but the majority are human caused. Pile burn escapes, escaped campfires, escaped prescribed burns, and yes, arson. There are not a lot of fires burning in the United States. It’s actually one of the slowest starts to fire season in the U.S. in decades. Wildfires happen across the entire planet. It’s a natural cycle that ebbs and flows. Canada is busy this year, others places not so much. This is what wildland firefighters wake up to every day. This is what they work in. They are the ones trying to contain these fires when they happen. Smokejumpers and Hotshots, 6 pack jacked men and women, who sleep in the dirt every night just to wake up and crush up a mountain and work in smoke. The ones that were promised a raise and Congress sits idly by. The ones that were told recruitment, retention, and pay was priority #1. Seemingly not… The ones who are provided subpar food and eat military rations for breakfast. At least you can still get a delicious bagel and lox before you walk through the smoke. *extra capers. So once the smoke clears out, in due time, remember that there are men and women fighting these things. Remember that your representatives have denied them a raise because “other priorities.” Some are trying to help. These representatives are supporting a Bill called Tim’s Act. In long form it’s known as the “Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act”. If you would like to help support these men and women who wake up and work in this type of smoke everyday, contact your Rep. and tell them to support Tim’s Act. The smoke will clear out. It always does. Welcome to Earth.

Ash falling from the fire on 1300S

Holy shit

Hey @SLCPublicLands why are all the restrooms in Liberty Park permanently closed? Liberty Park is one of the best parts of SLC, but there are zero public restrooms. There are porta potties, but are there any ADA compliant facilities?

snowboarding.

Before the snow, not before the rain. 🏃🏼‍♂️

Places that have you bus your own table shouldn’t be allowed to have the spinny ones.

More leaves 🍁

Wind reports from the avenues BST: Windy! @NWSSaltLakeCity

What’s @HerschelWalker doin in Utah?

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Picked up the new WNDR snowboard yesterday. So cool to see what they’re doing right here in SLC!

The MSU vs. U of M rivalry is strong

Maybe if they didn’t spend all their money on billboards…

“We’re not rich, so we didn’t fly first class” - kid at the airport with his, apparently, poor dad next to him

Whatever they’re doing on US 6 in Helper ain’t it. 90 minute NB delays for a 200 yard stretch of 1 way traffic at 5:30 on Sunday isn’t a good look for you @UDOTRegionFour @UDOTTRAFFIC