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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Eh, I’ve been around a but and the “good” parts usually have better analogues elsewhere. And then you add all the smog and traffic and it’s just not where I want to spend my time.

  The weather is nice and predictable though, so I’ll give it that.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    someone from utah complaining about smog somewhere else? now I know they haven’t left the state in decades.

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It only sucks in February and parts of November. Most of the year it’s totally fine. Most days are green, with a handful of red and yellow throughout the year, and most of the red days are from Cali and Nevada wildfires.

      I grew up near Seattle, and I regular visit family there. We visit Cali (LA) almost every year too (my in-laws). My in-laws almost always have crappier air than us.

      And yeah, I wish they air was better. We’re doing something to fix it, with tier 3 gas at most stations (lower particulate emissions), lots of people moving to solar power (net metering), and EV charging stations getting more and more available. I wish we’d do more (e.g. tax big trucks like crazy), but air quality is rarely an issue.

      That said, I’m acutely aware of air quality issues here because I used to commute almost every day by bike. It’s worse near SLC, which is part of why I’m in northern Utah county (close-ish to downtown, but less pollution).

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