Saturday, January 26, 2008

blue haze and 244 days...

Yesterday I forgot to write about how I went to the gym in the morning and ran over 3 miles in about 45 minutes. It was the first time that I had run 3 miles since the Akron Marathon Half Marathon with Inca Princess last September. Which reminds me ... 244 days to go till my next marathon ... ugh. The running felt real good yesterday though. I was running paces between 13 and 12 minutes with walk breaks and doing okay without wheezing or looking like I was going to keel over. So I guess it won't be long before I'm running the blue line in Akron again.

Speaking of blue things ... the news is still not reporting the cause of the blue haze that engulfed Charleston yesterday. However, one of my blog readers has written what he thinks was the cause of the problem.
It's from the power plant... sulphuric acid mist and ammonia, either from start-up with new scrubbers, or inefficient systems. It's made worse by the calm air.

AEP should have immediately admitted to the problem, and minimized the panic

And AEP had similar problems in 2001 at a nearby plant in OH. They ended up buying out the town of Cheshire, OH.
So says John DeMar.

Update: This story has been verified by the Charleston Gazette and the cause of the blue haze has been tracked back to levels of sulfuric acid emissions that are 4 times greater than the AEP plant was reporting. Click here for more details.

# scribbled by jedijawa : 1/26/2008
Comments:
Quit saying "ugh" everytime you count the days until the marathon. I'm sure there are a lot of people out in this world who would love to be healthy enough to run a marathon . . . you are lucky.
# posted by Blogger Inca Princess : 1/26/2008 12:48 PM
 
I liked all the inconsistencies about the blue haze too. I bet you would have become suicidal had you been forced to shelter in place for an extended period with those damn deputies. Did you at least have a book?
# posted by Anonymous Delirium : 1/26/2008 10:21 PM
 
When was the shelter in place announced? I never saw anything about while I was at work. I check the weather via TWC and NOAA several times a day and they always have those things posted. Hmm.
# posted by Anonymous JDB : 1/27/2008 11:56 AM
 
Ugh is about how I feel right now IP. I'll try though.

Yes, I had a book delirium. Thanks. :-)

And JDB, the shelter-in-place apparently came from Kent (I must get my name into the media every opportunity) Carper who told WSAZ there was one when there wasn't.
# posted by Blogger jedijawa : 1/27/2008 2:11 PM
 
My honey got an emergency email and a call on his home phone (he's in the Valley) about 4 if I'm not mistaken.

Although we did takeout on Friday night, I have to wonder if my massive, worse-than-usual Charleston headache was related to the haze.
# posted by Blogger MountainLaurel : 1/27/2008 7:20 PM
 
I had a headache too. I don't know if it was psychosomatic or because of the stuff creeping down the river.
# posted by Blogger jedijawa : 1/27/2008 10:19 PM
 
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