Motherhood, Apple Pie, and Campfires
On a recent trip in our "new" 2002 Northern Lite and Dodge dually, DW and I camped in a beautiful canyon with a river running through. We are enjoying the camper we have wanted for years. In the ca...
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For almost 25 years I've had a problem breathing when there's smoke in the air. I don't sneeze like an allergy, my throat tightens and I have a hard time talking. Wife says I sound like I'm about to cry.
I even have the problem when down wind of a cigarette or in a restaurant that has a vent problem, so I always scout out my campsite. I don't give anyone a hard time as the problem is mine. Doesn't bother the wife unless there's heavy smoke.
If friends are having a campfire I stay upwind and if the wind shifts so do I.
We normally ask to see the showers and then ask if we can move if it gets too smokey. Never been denied. We have bypassed a few if they looked too smokey. I've only ever left one campground due to smoke as the wind changed and there were no open sites up wind. As far as I can remember, we've only needed to move to a different site in one campground. Both in northern Indiana.
Now, what I find strange is that I smoked from 1966 to 1992. Had no problem until I quit.
Hopefully someday this will go away as quickly as it came, but until then we'll keep camping.
I even have the problem when down wind of a cigarette or in a restaurant that has a vent problem, so I always scout out my campsite. I don't give anyone a hard time as the problem is mine. Doesn't bother the wife unless there's heavy smoke.
If friends are having a campfire I stay upwind and if the wind shifts so do I.
We normally ask to see the showers and then ask if we can move if it gets too smokey. Never been denied. We have bypassed a few if they looked too smokey. I've only ever left one campground due to smoke as the wind changed and there were no open sites up wind. As far as I can remember, we've only needed to move to a different site in one campground. Both in northern Indiana.
Now, what I find strange is that I smoked from 1966 to 1992. Had no problem until I quit.
Hopefully someday this will go away as quickly as it came, but until then we'll keep camping.
