I hate purple

I'm back from the family reunion, and even though the nearest forest fire (the North Fork) is now over 4,000 acres, we had a gloriously strong wind today that blew the smoke away. The wind is obviously not good for the fire, but it sure felt good for my lungs. I really promise to stop talking about the stupid fires soon, even I'm getting bored, but you've all seen those health advisory air quality warnings on your evening news right? I kind of always assumed "red" was the worst. WRONG. Apparently Maroon is as bad as it gets and we were at purple this week, which is described as "very unhealthy - everyone may experience more serious health effects."