[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by merrymini

No doubt that the heavy smell of burning wood is coming from construction sites. I have seen these fires. Most of the time, they burn them at night so no one knows where they are coming from but I do not think it matters because I have seen them burning during the day too. Burning wood produces particle pollution, a mixture of gases and fine particles. Smoke may smell good but is not good for you. These particles can get into your eyes and respiratory system, triggering asthma attacks. A risk for people who have copd and heart disease. Obviously, no one cares, after all, we are just a bunch of old people who are going to die anyway.

Older people VOTE and have money, so maybe people would pay attention if we had an old people's union?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by frayedends

Yeah I was just curious what the thread was about. Seems it's not about firepit/smoker issues. I'm guessing that all depends on the neighbors. I hope my neighbors like brisket and smoke because there will be 12 hours of smoke.

That's the spirit we like, one of compromise and neighborly love.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by checkup78

I have livedin theVillages for 17years and honestly have no memory of having smoke or anything else in the air

I've lived in The Villages for several years (not as long as you though) and have only smelled smoke in the air once which lasted a couple of hours.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by lpkruege1

Wow, I didn't know it was illegal for fires in Canada. When will they all be arrested? In Wisconsin (Upper Midwest) this past spring and summer we had breathing problems and hazardous condition warnings from all the Canadian wildfires. If you walked outside, you could see the smoke, smell the smoke, and even taste the smoke from the fires. Yes the fires were caused by poor management like the California fires, but hey, a law is a law.

I knew someone would mention the forest fires. So you think those are legal? What does it have to do with what I said in my post? And surely you know US had MANY forest fires too this summer right? Or does your news only bitch about Canadian ones?

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I asked a landscaper taking down a neighbors tree, who took away several trailers full of debris, what he did with all the yard waste. He said he has a huge pit on his property where he discards everything. About once per week, when the pit gets full, he burns everything. Think about all the landscapers working throughout the villages every day trimming shrubs, trees, etc… That’s a lot of vegetation that goes up in smoke. Occasionally we get a very strong smell of thick smoke where we live, usually it starts a couple hours after dark. That corresponds to when the landscapers get home from work and empty their trailers of debris and have to burn to make room for the next day’s haul. There is no doubt the smoke we encounter is not from a neighbors small fire ring.

Wow, that explains it.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I've lived in The Villages for several years (not as long as you though) and have only smelled smoke in the air once which lasted a couple of hours.

Correct. Much ado about nothing.

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

With all the talk about saving our world from pollution, cars, etc. Why doesn't anyone stop all the burning? Seems like The Villages has some smoke daily.

The Villages legally burns it all down!

I am assuming if you are smelling it, WELCOME to the "new center" of T V is in order.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

With all the talk about saving our world from pollution, cars, etc. Why doesn't anyone stop all the burning? Seems like The Villages has some smoke daily.

Try residing in New Delhi during the winter when the locals burn manure patties for heat and the smoke is so thick they often divert airline flights due to the dense smog. The smell is so bad that you can smell it inside the plane when landing, if they allow it to land. We've come a long way since car exhaust fumes used to cause nausea when traveling through our cities.

[bogmonster]

Chances are that one fire probably outs out much less carbon emissions than your idol Al Gore flying his private jet to a global warming convention or Greta’s private yacht delivering her to her next protest.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Older people VOTE and have money, so maybe people would pay attention if we had an old people's union?

Yes, because "older people" are really concerned about a bit of wood smoke, and their healthy lifestyle. That's why there aren't any fast food restaurants in or near the Villages. Nope, none at all. C'mon people, you can't live forever no matter what you do to protect yourself. Isn't living to 100 enough to shoot for? I would rather enjoy the smell of burning wood than the smell of sewage from the nearby treatment site when the breeze shifts in my direction. But, even that is only an occasional occurrence.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Why doesn't anyone stop all the burning? Seems like The Villages has some smoke daily.

Some cities do not allow burning but I think most counties do allow it in the rural areas.

When Obama was president, a preacher in Gainesville was upset with Islam and wanted to burn some Qurans. He tried it at his church in Gainesville but the police stopped him because that city did not allow open fires.

A few years later I wondered how it turned out so I did a Google search. It said the preacher went outside the city limits and burned a bunch of Qurans. The authorities didn't do anything, probably because our Supreme Court had decided it was a free speech issue.

It said he became an Uber driver in Sarasota.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by VApeople

Some cities do not allow burning but I think most counties do allow it in the rural areas.

When Obama was president, a preacher in Gainesville was upset with Islam and wanted to burn some Qurans. He tried it at his church in Gainesville but the police stopped him because that city did not allow open fires.

A few years later I wondered how it turned out so I did a Google search. It said the preacher went outside the city limits and burned a bunch of Qurans. The authorities didn't do anything, probably because our Supreme Court had decided it was a free speech issue.

It said he became an Uber driver in Sarasota.

Quite a segue.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I knew someone would mention the forest fires. So you think those are legal? What does it have to do with what I said in my post? And surely you know US had MANY forest fires too this summer right? Or does your news only bitch about Canadian ones?

The Canadian wildfires earlier this year were MASSIVE and effected much of the eastern US, especially the northeast...

It was in all the papers...

[Gpsma]

Personally, i love the smell of napalm burning in the morning

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I knew someone would mention the forest fires. So you think those are legal? What does it have to do with what I said in my post? And surely you know US had MANY forest fires too this summer right? Or does your news only bitch about Canadian ones?

People in glass houses…