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Post by JR8 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 9:09 am

morenangpinay wrote:im bringing out my escape goat...
Has it still not excaped yet?
:lol:

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Post by zzm9980 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 9:25 am

movingtospore wrote:I think Beijing uses a different measure. And I've heard SP's measure understates things a bit. But really one only needs to look outside to know its bad, really bad. What difference is 150 vs 250 vs 350?? Still can't breathe. Time for a short holiday out of here.
I don't think the rating has anything to do with this, it's what is actually in the air that is making it hard to breath. I've been in China at much higher levels with no problem breathing at all, as they weren't burning down forests.

Here is US Embassy feed for Beijing, it's reporting in AQI:
https://twitter.com/BeijingAir

Singapore AQI:
http://aqicn.org/city/singapore/central/

The Beijing numbers on the Singapore page are the same scale, but as reported by the Chinese government. So false.
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Post by zzm9980 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 9:26 am

JR8 wrote:
Wd40 wrote:Such delicate Ang Mohs :P

Says you you'd probably drop your pants and bend over if offered a visa to Sweden or something (and that lifestyle and air quality).

Oh aye!
And the whole time from reach around until he was on the ground in Sweden he'd be posting about how much more he could get for his $(or rupee) in Bangalore :D

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Post by JR8 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:09 am

How a bottle of vodka from a corner/bottle-shop doesn't cost US$150 in India...


p.s. Yes, that's what state controlled/prohibition does in Scandinavia. You only get to buy it 5.5 days a week, and then when you can add $100 in taxes on the front.

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Post by Steve1960 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:39 pm

Must be time for vodka the 3 hour average PSI was 299 at 12 noon

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Post by morenangpinay » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:44 pm

JR8 wrote:
morenangpinay wrote:im bringing out my escape goat...
Has it still not excaped yet?
:lol:
cannot lah cannot see how to escape meh lol

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Post by bgd » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:46 pm

Steve1960 wrote:Must be time for vodka the 3 hour average PSI was 299 at 12 noon
Given that it seems to increase as the day goes on we must be on course for a new record. Last night's 321 was the highest recorded to date.

We are all part of history 8-)

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Post by the lynx » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:46 pm

http://hyad.es/psi

For those who wants to explore behind the NEA's reported PSI...

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Post by Max Headroom » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:05 pm

bgd wrote:
Steve1960 wrote:Must be time for vodka the 3 hour average PSI was 299 at 12 noon
Given that it seems to increase as the day goes on we must be on course for a new record. Last night's 321 was the highest recorded to date.

We are all part of history 8-)
Congrats to us. 371!

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Post by JR8 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:12 pm

morenangpinay wrote:
JR8 wrote:
morenangpinay wrote:im bringing out my escape goat...
Has it still not excaped yet?
:lol:
cannot lah cannot see how to escape meh lol
Heh... cannot see where to excape too hor...




p.s.
Being serious for a moment, my eyes are stinging- do I have to close the windows? - I've never experienced pollution like this.

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Post by the lynx » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:24 pm

God save us!

JR8, close windows and turn on the air-conditioning. This is the least you can do to save your lungs (and eyes).

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Post by JR8 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:32 pm

the lynx wrote:God save us!

JR8, close windows and turn on the air-conditioning. This is the least you can do to save your lungs (and eyes).


I have to....



Can't find a kin air-con control.... . grrr!

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Post by Steve1960 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:34 pm

well we had the 180 datrs joke somewhere here already, looks like we are shooting for the whole 501 game!!

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Post by the lynx » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:38 pm

In other news, Hello Kitty craze has hit McDonald's in Singapore in second wave.

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Post by Wd40 » Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:43 pm

Singapore suddenly looks like a 3rd world country now, with the dengue and the haze. :o

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