Have no fear… the smoke you see outside ’tis but a swamp creature.
The City has received numerous calls and concerns about the smoky air over the area. Although there are no official warnings specific to Charlottesville as of this writing, the City maintains that it is a good idea for folks with respiratory illnesses and compromise to limit their time outdoors until the smoke clears. Also, reduced visibilities are a problem in most of central Virginia so it is advised that travel be done cautiously. The smoke is coming from two fires, one in the Great Dismal Swamp in SE Virginia and another in Central North Carolina.
The Great Dismal Swamp!? Are you serious? That sounds depressing. Too bad for the creatures who live there.
Here is a statement issued by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management earlier today (warning all caps):
SMOKE PERSISTS OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION…
AREAS OF SMOKE OR PATCHY SMOKE FROM THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP SOUTH ONE FIRE…AND TYRRELL…HYDE COUNTIES FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE TO THREE MILES AT TIMES.
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DUE TO THE SMOKE.
MOTORISTS IN THESE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES. PLEASE SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU FROM OTHERS…INCASE A SUDDEN STOP IS REQUIRED.
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this is obviously false. swamps are made of disgusting water, slime-plants, and alligators, you guys. none of those things are flammable.
You are obviously made of alligators.
i think we all knew that.
Swampthing if flammable yes? Or at least inflammable.
Scary thought
Flammable = Inflammable
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inflammable
Not like voluntary/involuntary
/Not sure what the flammable/inflammable relationship is in Russia.
It very unlikely the wind patterns from the Great Disaml Swamp would blow westward., Central NC is where the smoke is coming from. One of George Washington’s first jobs was surveying the Great Dismal swamp.
..the more you know
inflammable means flammable? what a country!
I wish the good people at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management didn’t feel the need to scream their warnings. Lowercase, in this instance, would be fine. Now if it were invasion by aliens, a huge asteroid headed for earth or aliens riding a huge asteroid with plans to invade, then by all means, scream your fucking head off.