Sunday, August 2, 2009

It's Dusty

No need to adjust your screens. This photo - although the quality is poor - is trying to show you how dusty it is. We've had dust storms since last Wednesday. Ugh.

I can hear down the corridors and halls everyone coughing in the office. I haven't bothered to cover my mouth outside - only because I'm barely outside. Best just to stay in and wait till it clears. Only good thing is that the temps have dropped quite a bit. Most days, temps are barely up to 100. And I saw that we may actually get overnight lows in to the 80s tonight.

I was glancing down at the constructions sites to see if any of the workmen are wearing face masks. Many of them have rigged up a bandana around their face, but most are working without one. This certainly has to be taking years off their life.

Oh, by the way, that long white building that you see closest to you is a new hall being added to our convention center. Supposedly there is a royal wedding booked for October in that building. I'll believe it when I see it.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like one of the worst sand storms we've seen.

R

Ms Jewl said...

Certainly in terms of length. They're not predicting a clear up anytime soon. This thing was stirred up in central Iraq and has come all the way down here. Imagine what it must be like up there. Ugh - poor troops.

Kathie said...

looks like snow!