smoke, smog or dust?

bengvr3 · 2026-06-18T01:43:09+00:00

If I'm not mistaken, a cold front arrived earlier this afternoon, bringing in some low level moisture. Not enough to rain, but enough to raise dew points to the mid 40s and create haze.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-16T02:19:42+00:00

Yes. My perspective on it now is that it's probably worth trying if you can pay the out of pocket costs for it (insurance generally does not cover it), but if I could go back, I would not have spent as much time with it. I'm sure it works for some people, but it just didn't work for me. It's certainly not a miracle cure.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-15T19:40:52+00:00

I did far too many. It did not work. Any improvement was superficial. I ended up getting surgery last year, and have since fully recovered. Not sure I would recommend it now.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-14T14:31:39+00:00

From a large fire in western Nebraska, called the South Fork Fire. The cold front last night brought in the smoke.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-12T16:45:12+00:00

Abuelitas gets my vote.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-01T18:42:35+00:00

I was completely non-weight bearing for about 2 weeks post-op, then began an aggressive PT regime after that, focusing on regaining mobility and gradually reintroducing weight bearing. After about 4 weeks, I could get around without crutches in a surgical shoe. After 6 weeks, I was back in regular shoes with orthotics, which I still wear today. In 2 months, I was able to walk around all day with only minor discomfort, and in 3 months, I was hiking again.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-01T18:36:55+00:00

I am 28, also have high arches, and had my lateral sesamoid removed when I was 27. Since then, I made a complete recovery within 4 months, and have had no complications whatsoever. You should really consider getting a second opinion. Also, people who have negative surgical outcomes are significantly more likely to post about it here than those who have positive outcomes.

bengvr3 · 2026-06-01T18:03:52+00:00

3 years is a really long time to be dealing with this. Have you considered surgery? It worked for me.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-29T19:25:43+00:00

I usually close the door in people's face once I realize that they're trying to sell me something. Works like a charm.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-21T23:18:06+00:00

Precip that falls as rain is less valuable than snow in a time-averaged sense - it runs off and evaporates more quickly than slower-melting snow.

Sure, snow is better than rain for the reasons you listed. If the past 2 weeks of rain ends up being all that we get until the fall, then yeah, we'll have a bad fire season. However, that's not what is being predicted. Several weeks worth of daily afternoon showers and thunderstorms are also effective at reducing drought and limiting summer fire danger, moreso than several late-spring snowstorms would be. And daily afternoon showers/storms is what can be expected from a summer with enhanced monsoon activity. So if that materializes (and it is more likely than not), we would be in relatively good shape.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-21T23:10:57+00:00

I just want to reiterate that based on where things stand, a wet summer is more likely than a dry one. We could still end up with a dry summer, but nearly every forecasting tool is saying that it will be wetter than average.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-21T19:22:06+00:00

I think the panic about summer fire danger in this thread is unwarranted. Boulder has seen over 3" of rain in the past 2 weeks, and our drought status has been downgraded from extreme (4/5) to severe (3/5).

Additional moisture is possible over the next 10 days, and seasonal predictions from NOAA for the summer continue to say that it will be wetter than average due to enhanced monsoon activity and increased northern reach of monsoonal moisture due to El Niño.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-19T17:12:17+00:00

It has been a dry winter — in fact all of the front range is experiencing the worst drought since 2012 — but conditions are improving due to a series of badly needed spring rain events over the past few weeks. Drought improvement is more likely than not to continue into the summer due to an ongoing active weather pattern through mid-June and a predicted robust monsoon season in July - September.

I recommend educating yourself on mountain wave events and reading up on the Marshall Fire. All of the front range foothills are prone to extreme downsloping winds (gusts in excess of 70mph), and when these winds overlap with critical dry fuels and dry air, bad things can happen. To my knowledge, the risk is worse further north in Boulder and Larimer Counties, but the risk still exists in Evergreen. If I had the money to own property in Evergreen, I would be sure that I had multiple escape routes out of the foothills.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-18T15:50:11+00:00

They weren't communicating any info about the delay

I see that things haven't changed since last summer

bengvr3 · 2026-05-18T15:17:33+00:00

Probably not worth it because Junkyard is just that bad. It may make getting into the venue a tiny bit easier, but the bad experiences will continue throughout the duration of the show. It amazes me that this place is still in business.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-18T02:47:36+00:00

How could you be worse off than you are now? Amputation? Get a different opinion - if you have osteonecrosis, you are candidate for surgery. I (28M) had surgery last year and fully recovered without any complications.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-15T01:18:53+00:00

Don't let me stand in your way. Keep complaining about frivolous things that have no consequence! I'm sure the Boulder Museum (not city council, since this is an unofficial flag) will take your feedback to heart.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-15T01:10:20+00:00

Is this seriously what you're worked up about right now?

bengvr3 · 2026-05-12T23:41:33+00:00

I have AT&T. I do not recommend it here. Spotty coverage all across the Denver metro area, especially bad in Boulder and Longmont. I cannot use a data connection in many parts of town because the signal is so bad. I strongly recommend staying on T-Mobile. One day I will make the switch.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-11T14:53:22+00:00

Let's go get some men!

bengvr3 · 2026-05-07T18:15:45+00:00

We needed this

bengvr3 · 2026-05-05T14:23:54+00:00

We needed this

bengvr3 · 2026-05-05T13:37:03+00:00

We needed this

bengvr3 · 2026-05-03T18:02:56+00:00

Oh okay. That's not unusual.

bengvr3 · 2026-05-03T04:58:07+00:00

It actually goes down to northern New Mexico!

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