Vog UNAPPRECIATION thread

[Mike_Lowery]

never in my life have I contemplated suicide (hyperbole, chill fam) until this frickin' vog is causing me to gag (and sometimes vomit)

If I were general manager of Hawaii, I'd sign and trade the volcano to california for earthquakes and a 8% GE plus a 5th round draft pick.

[kani-lehua]

i dunno mike? they can keep the 8% ge. looks like our beloved mayor wants us taxpayers to cough up 4 million to keep "the boat" afloat. think i heard about that on the news the other day? or, did i read it in the paper? sorry, i'd post the link but my brain is a wee bit "voggy" at the moment.

[lavagal]

We keep a steady supply of albuterol, loratadine, and beclomethasone for miserable times as these. I take beclomethasone every day for asthma maintenance, but the albuterol inhalers dot the house, about as much as my reading glasses do! Before she took her 4th-grade Big Isle trip last week, Kid 1 was suffering from the vog. I was amazed that it caused her eyes to get bloodshot. The doctor is having us give the girls the albuterol and the loratadine twice daily through the vog times.

[LikaNui]

Tradewinds are back (albeit somewhat light) here on the windward side, and most of the vog has vanished already.
Thank you Jesus! (Or insert deity of your choice.)

[kani-lehua]

a big mahalo to the wind god/goddess. sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but them meterologists seem to think that the tradewinds will be short lived and the return of the VOG is in our very near future. cough!

[Frankie's Market]

Lesse, if I sold A/C units for a living, now would be a very good time to go a prospectin' at the hospitals/medical centers and lookin' for people with asthmatic/respiratory conditions. $$$$$$!

J/K! :D

[cynsaligia]

Lesse, if I sold A/C units for a living, now would be a very good time to go a prospectin' at the hospitals/medical centers and lookin' for people with asthmatic/respiratory conditions. $$$$$$!

J/K! :D

j/k indeed. i had quite the laugh when i imagined that scenario to its likely ending. code gray, anyone? :p

[tutusue]

From my perch, Manoa Valley is almost clear. Green prevails; white, fluffy clouds, too! Still a little haze but not enough to be lethal like this morning...couldn't see Manoa Valley AT ALL!

[Frankie's Market]

j/k indeed. i had quite the laugh when i imagined that scenario to its likely ending. code gray, anyone? :p

It was just another morbid joke I threw out there. Fits right next to doing a job hunt by going through the obituaries. ;)

[cynsaligia]

It was just another morbid joke I threw out there. Fits right next to doing a job hunt by going through the obituaries. ;)

funny. before i met & fell in love w/eric, that's how i used to look for dates. :eek:

[Bobinator]

It's funny how a small hole in the ground can spew that much smoke as to blanket the entire island chain. I work out in Kapolei and get a wider view of the island's land mass. It's just amazing how much crud is coming from this volcano.

Anywayz, I've had this sinus thing for over 1 month and have been seeing the doctor. Still can't figure out if I have a chronic infection, of if it's the vog. Antihistamines provide some relief, but it's never gone entirely. Darn!:mad:

[Mike_Lowery]

It's funny how a small hole in the ground can spew that much smoke as to blanket the entire island chain. I work out in Kapolei and get a wider view of the island's land mass. It's just amazing how much crud is coming from this volcano.

Anywayz, I've had this sinus thing for over 1 month and have been seeing the doctor. Still can't figure out if I have a chronic infection, of if it's the vog. Antihistamines provide some relief, but it's never gone entirely. Darn!:mad:

the holes are huge, dude

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2002/fs144-02/

[Pomai]

Took this "wide angle" photo (actually 4 shots "stitched together) yesterday...

http://www.tastyisland.net/images/vog/vog_kokohead_5.22.08p.jpg
Koko Head and crater on another voggy day, taken from Kuliou'ou Beach Park, Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 5:30pm.

[cyleet99]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8sDIbRAXlg

Bobinator, you might need a neti pot. Or some such cleansing. My dad had chronic sinus problems, and the ENT doc did something like this in the office for him. Now I guess you do it yourself. :o

[kani-lehua]

so long VOG. i wonder if it's actually called LAZE? lava haze? the trades are back and it's just gorgeous in kailua today.

[tutusue]

so long VOG. i wonder if it's actually called LAZE? lava haze? the trades are back and it's just gorgeous in kailua today.
Volcanic fOG vs LAva haZE? Same-same, me thinks!

It sure is overcast in town but at least I can see the green cliffs of Manoa Valley!

[kani-lehua]

Volcanic fOG vs LAva haZE? Same-same, me thinks.

me thinks the same. whatever it is............i feel LAZy today.;)

[sophielynette]

It seemed clearer (albiet cloudy) today in Waikiki but my roommate and I have both been having problems. I've got a nice scratchy throat at the moment, think I'll go make some tea..

[sansei]

:o hi this is sansei and soon the vog is lifting here in honolulu and this make's me :O) im glad since this vog make's me sneeze and sometime's wheeze and i dont think im allergic only it would have this affect on me at time's when we have vog.

well thank's for your time:o

[lavagal]

I find the best place to be on voggy days like these is at work where there's air conditioning! I have asthma, and I'm glad to be there where I can breathe freely (when my colleagues aren't immersing every square foot of their body with scent).

[Amati]

I find the best place to be on voggy days like these is at work where there's air conditioning! I have asthma, and I'm glad to be there where I can breathe freely (when my colleagues aren't immersing every square foot of their body with scent).

I was on the Big Island today, at Wheel of Fortune. Kona is like soup. [No, I was not a contestant, it was work related.]

[MyopicJoe]

Sorry to hear about every who has respiratory issues with the vog :(

On the plus side, the vog plus a full moon reflected over the ocean makes for a beautiful blue night.

[Leo Lakio]

the vog plus a full moon reflected over the ocean makes for a beautiful blue night.I refuse to believe this statement, until I see visual proof in the photo-sharing thread. ;)

[MyopicJoe]

I refuse to believe this statement, until I see visual proof in the photo-sharing thread. ;)

Haha. I sense an ambush at Blowhole. :eek:

[escondido100]

here in kona... the officials seem to be doing nothing to inform us of the health hazards associated with vog....somedays it is horrendous.....cant see more than 1/4 mile...mixed with rain clouds.....it really seems to be changing the weather patterns here...flowers and vegetable growers have suffered heavy losses...so far the coffee seems unaffected......for those that are at resperatory risk there seems to be little being done......they say they are studying it....in ,my experience, expensive studies usually confirm the obvious and put roadblocks in the way of logical solutions....Ted Hong a senate candidate on hilo side has proposed creating places of refuge.......a shelter that is air conditioned with powerful airfilters and backup generators....at somne central location in each community here on hawaii.......i think this is a good idea...those at risk will have an option...elderly and the young and those with asthma.....and in the event there is a major eruption event we could all find shelter there........the most recent deaths from the volcano have all been breathing related...toxic low lying gasses that catch people by surprise...this could happen on a larger scale......it happenedto a large group of hawaiian warriors out on th a kau desert ...it could happen again

[AlohaKine]

On the plus side, the vog plus a full moon reflected over the ocean makes for a beautiful blue night.

Ahhhhh, a pro-vog comment. It can look kind or cool and fuzzy.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/images/bluemoon/King2.jpg

[Honoruru]

You would be the one to be pro-vog. :D

[Amati]

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20081015_Vog_report_frustrates_growers.html

The vog report is out, but it did not mention: "A little bit of good news didn't even get into the report. Chemist Don Thomas at the university Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes told the Star-Bulletin by the time the vog gets to Kona, its sulfuric acid has been changed to ammonium sulfate, a salt that is "considerably less dangerous" to people."
Whew, here on Oahu we are probably even "safer" than Kona is! Ammonium sulfate sounds less threatening than sulfuric acid ... I guess.

[kani-lehua]

we were on the big island yesterday for a home inspection and i guess the vog was already starting to dissipate (spelling) in puna. however, in the air it was everywhere across the island chain.

[Amati]

"Vog" is such a nice, short, sort of ..... non-threatening word. Why don't they call it what it is ..... sulfuric acid, or ammonium sulfate.

"High concentrations of sulfuric acid have resulted in a warning today for children to refrain from outside activities".

But, that probably would not be good for resident's peace of mind, or for tourism, perhaps that is why there is the sort of lighthearted name "vog". Fog, vog, both are pretty benign sounding.

[surlygirly]

I came to visit in May when the vog was here, and then just moved here last Sat. I always seem to come over right as it blows in! But...no more cottonwood or ragweed! (At least, not in the extremes that it used to grow back in Texas)

And the Neti Pot thing works quite nicely. It's a little uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it, and my sinus headaches have almost disappeared after using it for less than two weeks.

[Honoruru]

Today's vog invasion seems the voggiest ever. We've always had vog, but am I imagining things or does it seem that the vog has been getting worse the last couple of years?

[turtlegirl]

My eyes itch. My head hurts. I have a little pesky cough. I didn't see the sun all day.

Yup, must be vog!

[tutusue]

Today's vog invasion seems the voggiest ever. We've always had vog, but am I imagining things or does it seem that the vog has been getting worse the last couple of years?
I had the news on earlier and it was reported that today was the voggiest day since...<phone rang...sorry>!

[pzarquon]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2983544810_abf7801584_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/2983544810/in/photostream) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2982689889_8edcf73ab1_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/2982689889/in/photostream)

And for the bored, a video clip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/2982728137/in/photostream/)...

[Nords]

And for the bored...
The environment in those photos looks more like Bangkok than Honolulu...

It seemed worse at sea level than up in central Oahu.

[Bobinator]

I woke up yesterday morning and thought I was in mainland China! Anyway, my sinuses remained clear (surprisingly), but my vocal chords were kinda thick and dry. Couldn't sing very well. Come to think of it, that's not unusual either.:D

[craigwatanabe]

we were on the big island yesterday for a home inspection and i guess the vog was already starting to dissipate (spelling) in puna. however, in the air it was everywhere across the island chain.

Down where I live (lower Puna near the ocean) we don't get the VOG as bad as the rest of the Big Island simply because the ocean breeze pushes it away from us. But four miles up the road and it's pretty bad (along the Pahoa Highway). That seems to be one of the few sanctuaries from the effects of the VOG here.

[surlygirly]

I knew this was the start of the rainy season and I thought this is what it was going to be like the whole time. Then we had the gloriously clear weekend, and I realized how beautiful my new home really is. Now it's sucky-looking again. Any news on how long this is supposed to last, or does the vog just come and go as it pleases?

[Kaonohi]

Guess we must be patient. Auntie Pele will do what she does for reasons her own.

Best to be tolerant, not only did she make us these beautiful islands to live on,she is hard at work making another one, for our descendents.