fogggy days? (home, live, air quality)

[coginthewheel]

I see the national weather service has a air stagnation advisory for NID, is this typical for the panhandle?

Do you feel like your breathing smoke outdoors?

[Walkaboutcda]

Not at all, I've only ever lived in Eastern WA or North Idaho and every winter we get these inversions with the news reports telling us how bad our air quality is. I don't have breathing issues so I have never noticed (at least in the winter time, the smoke from the forest fires was noticeable this summer) whether the air quality was bad or not.

[coginthewheel]

Originally Posted by Walkaboutcda

Not at all, I've only ever lived in Eastern WA or North Idaho and every winter we get these inversions with the news reports telling us how bad our air quality is. I don't have breathing issues so I have never noticed (at least in the winter time, the smoke from the forest fires was noticeable this summer) whether the air quality was bad or not.

Good to hear, we are used to icy conditions and like all 4 seasons. Thanks for the response.

[Sage of Sagle]

Originally Posted by coginthewheel

Do you feel like your breathing smoke outdoors?

Since I never noticed it, I guess that's a no for me...

[coginthewheel]

Is the fog the type that, if you driving, the antenna forms horizontal icicles?

[elousv]

Note that the advisory is for the 'potential' problem. If you live down in some gully with 10 close neighbors all burning wood then you may well indeed have issues. I have not noticed it in 6 years of being around here. On the fog, this area has the potential to see just about every possible phase of water and air conditions. One time, we were going snowmobiling and had to literally stop every couple miles on the road to the parking lot to clean off the windshield. It was like looking through shattered glass and it was building up as fast as we could clean it off. Same thing happened once we were on the trail, helmets totally obscured in a mere seconds.

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by elousv

Note that the advisory is for the 'potential' problem. If you live down in some gully with 10 close neighbors all burning wood then you may well indeed have issues. I have not noticed it in 6 years of being around here. On the fog, this area has the potential to see just about every possible phase of water and air conditions. One time, we were going snowmobiling and had to literally stop every couple miles on the road to the parking lot to clean off the windshield. It was like looking through shattered glass and it was building up as fast as we could clean it off. Same thing happened once we were on the trail, helmets totally obscured in a mere seconds.

Although I've never used it, a buddy who drove a truck route from N. Montana to S. Idaho swore by Rain-X to prevent that glazing problem. I watched him use it once- all he did was squirt it in lines across his truck's windshield from the little bottle and let the wipers spread it around. It worked fine that day. You might need a rag to spread it on a visor or a small windshield.

[elousv]

I do use Rain-X, but use it more sparingly as in the instructions. I will have to carry it and use it with abandon if this situation ever arises. It was only once in 6 winters so far. I put a heated visor on my helmet and that has taken care of any icing during snowmobiling.

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by elousv

I do use Rain-X, but use it more sparingly as in the instructions. I will have to carry it and use it with abandon if this situation ever arises. It was only once in 6 winters so far. I put a heated visor on my helmet and that has taken care of any icing during snowmobiling.

Rubbing alcohol will work on a glass windshield in a pinch. I don't know if it would affect a plastic windshield.
It's rare in this country for that icing to happen. In a desperate situation, if a person had a scraper, peeing on it might soften the ice enough to scrape it off. A person's urine is body temp, and 98º is a lot hotter than 32º for a few moments.
When things go south, you gotta do whatever it takes to get you home and dry. Or sometimes, dry and home next. I have a lot of stories about that.

[elousv]

I hope the OP does not mind his thread going zing off in a tangent! Banjo, you have now conjured up images of pulling over on the highway and standing on the hood and facing the windshield and well you know what comes next...
Oh and back on track, air stagnation does not necessarily equate to fog.