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We need the R AIN! Please help!

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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Sundance Realty

OK it is official. I am losing my patience. I woke up this morning and couldn't believe it.

For the last 3 weeks here, in Central Florida, we have experienced smoke that was coming all the way from Georgia. It's been crazy! Those 650,000 acres that were burning there were felt all of the way in Daytona Beach.

Now we have "our own" brush fire in Flagler and Volusia counties. Click on the link to see news reports and pictures. You can feel the smoke in the air. The smell is unbelievable. All of you out there with allergies and asthma conditions, I feel for you.

How to fix it? We need the RAIN. Simple things like air quality make such a big difference.

How is your air quality?

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Kelli Fronabarger
Bend River Realty Inc. - Bend, OR
Realtor - Bend Oregon
We have great air here in Bend, Oregon. No smog and outside of the occasional forest fire...wonderful to breathe. Hope you get some rain soon : ) Nice reminder to appreciate the simple things..
May 03, 2007 08:15 AM
Anna Lukyanova
Century 21 Sundance Realty - Daytona Beach, FL

Hi Kelli,

I used to live in Seattle, WA, so after awhile I got really tired of the rainy weather. I guess everything is good but in moderation!

May 03, 2007 08:22 AM
Roger Stensland
Keller Williams Realty Puget Sound - Maple Valley, WA
Let's Move!
I live in the Seattle area.  We have a little extra rain so far this year.  If I could I'd ship some down to you.  But, it doesn't take much warm weather up here to be in the same position as they are down there.  That is one reason that I turn in the license plate numbers of those who throw cigarette butts from their cars.  It is a 1,025 dollar fine.  I know that most forest fires are set by lightning, but most fires along road sides are caused by cigarette butts being thrown from vehicles.
May 03, 2007 08:32 AM
Jay LaGace
RE/MAX Realty Team - Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral / Lee County Real Estate - 239-443-8795
 I feel your Pain... We have just had a huge fire in our area, almost 1000 Acres Burned. 60 fires year to date and we still have 2 months to go. Average year has about 60..... I awoke this morning to the smell of fire and the smoke all over the area. Rains will come eventually.
May 03, 2007 08:34 AM
Anna Lukyanova
Century 21 Sundance Realty - Daytona Beach, FL
Good point, Roger. We need to preserve the environment and turn in those knuckleheads that trash it!
May 03, 2007 08:39 AM
Anna Lukyanova
Century 21 Sundance Realty - Daytona Beach, FL
Hey, Jay. Thanks for the encouragement.  I looked at the weather forecast, the "rain" horizon is unfortunately clear.
May 03, 2007 08:43 AM
Valorie L. Easter
eXp Realty - Charlottesville, VA
Valorie Easter & Co, Charlottesville/Albemarle Rea
Well...I live in Jacksonville, Fla. and we had so much smoke that it caused an accident on the Dames Point Bridge and a woman flew out of her car and survived!  The Dames Point is so tall that cruise ships can clear it by merely 2 inches!  Anyway, I heard on the news yesterdat that Jacksonville has only had THREE days with 1 inch of rain since September.  SEPTEMBER!  Are you kidding me!?  No wonder all of those fires in GA and NE Florida are growing like crazy.......someone do the rain dance!
May 03, 2007 08:56 AM
Joan Snodgrass
Midamerica Referral Network - Kimberling City, MO
Do not envy you the smoke smell, but a strange spring here in the Ozarks has resulted in huge amounts of polen everywhere.  My car turned green with cedar pollen and my nose is very sore from sneezing.
May 03, 2007 08:58 AM
Lysa Napolitano
Daytona Beach, FL

Anna, when I got home I could see blue sky over the beach, but am sure that will change over night :(. I'm really worried about this summer, neither of us were here in 98, can't imagine what that was like and I don't want to find out.

Not only can we feel the smoke, we can taste it, ewe!!

May 03, 2007 12:52 PM
Anna Lukyanova
Century 21 Sundance Realty - Daytona Beach, FL

Valorie, you are right. September?! That's crazy!

Joan, I'd take the smoke any day instead of pollen. I am severely allergic to that stuff.

Lysa, they said we "MAY" have a shower this afternoon, which I doubt will happen, but would be a really nice thing!

May 04, 2007 02:28 AM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer
Wishing some rain for you!  Summer months are awful here sometimes when the wildfire season is around!
May 04, 2007 02:51 AM
Anna Lukyanova
Century 21 Sundance Realty - Daytona Beach, FL
Thank you, Renee
May 04, 2007 03:07 AM
Midori Miller
Talk 2 Midori, LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Online Marketing For Real Estate Professionals
Anna-You are right, we need the rain so bad and not a few drops either! 
May 08, 2007 05:54 AM
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