Its 400 or so miles away but Charlotte is covered with smoke today from some of those South Georgia fires.

Come on Cannonball...keep that crap in your own state. Dont send it up here!!!

http://www.charlotte.com/109/story/123784.html

Think NC stinks? It's really bad here.

I'm hoping some of the rain washes away the stink.

Its gorgeous in Chicago :)

Its a cover up, the smell is really coming from cannons house. All that bbq sauce everywhere and other stinky smells.

It's very bad today!!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
921 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2007

...SMOKE FROM THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILDFIRES WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH
OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SPREAD SMOKE FROM THE ONGOING WILDFIRES IN
AND AROUND THE OKEFENOKEE WILDLIFE REFUGE IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
VISIBILITIES IN MOST AREAS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 MILES DUE TO THE
SMOKE...HOWEVER AS THE LOW LEVEL WINDS INCREASE LATER THIS
MORNING...VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE TO 4 TO 5 MILES.

THE SMOKE WILL ENHANCE THE AIR QUALITY PROBLEMS TODAY...ESPECIALLY
IN THE METRO AREAS OF ATLANTA...ATHENS...COLUMBUS...AND MACON. PEOPLE
WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IN
THOSE AREAS WITH THICK SMOKE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THE SMOKE.


In addition, Atlanta air quality monitors are showing some of the highest particulate levels ever recorded.

In addition, Atlanta air quality monitors are showing some of the highest particulate levels ever recorded.

A typical day in LA I presume...