01-06-2015, 03:48 PM
Well some weeks have been terrible in upper leilani due to the ongoing eruption. Other days or weeks the air has been tolerable to questionable. We have resorted to closing and taping all doors and windows. We have bought ceiling fans, portable fans, dehumidifiers, and purifiers. Masks must be worn outside during most mornings, no coffee drinking or early runs anymore.
We did experience a bad mold that spreads quickly due to the house having to be shut sometimes for days. Overall though we as a family of 7 are learning to live with many new life changes recently though the quality of air has become a concern.
This past Friday I was up in the volcano area and experienced the worst vog I had ever seen. We wanted to play golf around noon but we couldn't see 50 yards in any direction. This persisted all day and night. At times driving I literally had to pull over and stop for fear of running into something, even the center line was difficult to see. The smell was sulfer like with a blue tint and with no moisture. After seeing this 10-15 mile inundated vog throughout the entire golf course area made me feel like leilani's air quality was not as bad.
We have come very close to camping out down on the beach for a day or two at times and probably should have considering how bad it was. Even looked into renting for a few months but at an average of $1,500 hundred a month for 3-5 bedroom places and not knowing how long it may last has been deterences from packing and leaving just yet. With mortgages high and property values dropping its not the greatest selling market either. Times are just tough at the moment for much of Puna and many are just trying to cope or adjust to a different way of living.
We did experience a bad mold that spreads quickly due to the house having to be shut sometimes for days. Overall though we as a family of 7 are learning to live with many new life changes recently though the quality of air has become a concern.
This past Friday I was up in the volcano area and experienced the worst vog I had ever seen. We wanted to play golf around noon but we couldn't see 50 yards in any direction. This persisted all day and night. At times driving I literally had to pull over and stop for fear of running into something, even the center line was difficult to see. The smell was sulfer like with a blue tint and with no moisture. After seeing this 10-15 mile inundated vog throughout the entire golf course area made me feel like leilani's air quality was not as bad.
We have come very close to camping out down on the beach for a day or two at times and probably should have considering how bad it was. Even looked into renting for a few months but at an average of $1,500 hundred a month for 3-5 bedroom places and not knowing how long it may last has been deterences from packing and leaving just yet. With mortgages high and property values dropping its not the greatest selling market either. Times are just tough at the moment for much of Puna and many are just trying to cope or adjust to a different way of living.