A foggy morning
By 41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
Greece
January 24, 2017 1:58pm CST
This morning I awoke to fog creeping in wisps down the hills surrounding our house, obliterating the world beyond and gradually isolating us.
I was reminded of the fogs I encountered when I was a schoolgirl in London. In our ignorance we thought it was exciting to make our way to school in fog so thick we could hardly make out the pavement from the road. We knew enough to cover mouths and noses with our thick green school scarves, we knew they were the kind of fogs that were polluted by smoke and had acquired the name ‘smogs’.
Those fogs were yellow and literally killers containing chemicals from chimneys and factories which mixed with water and air and formed sulphuric acid. The so called ‘Great Smog’ of London in 1952 killed thousands.
By comparison the white fog around me this morning had a fairylike quality, no hidden threats no nasty chemicals, just a curtain obscuring my view.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
26 Jan 17
The colour is different and so is the smell.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan 17
I bet the 'white' fog must bring back some memories of the yellow kind. Ugh! I enjoy the white fog we have here. I live near the river so we get it quite a bit.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
26 Jan 17
I prefer to forget the smog - fog is better and mist the nicest of all
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Jan 17
In fact I can't tell the difference between fog and smog. They are so alike. But here some cities suffers the smog problem. The pollution is serious. I hope people can realize how serious it is and do something to protect our environment.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
26 Jan 17
I pity people living under such conditions - clean air is essential for food health. 4
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
29 Jan 17
@41CombedaleRoad Sometimes yes :)
Not many people know that about me! lol
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Jan 17
I have heard about those terrible smogs in London back then. Glad it is better now. The curtain is not so bad and I like to see it moving around trees and other objects.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jan 17
Looks like a real pea souper.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
26 Jan 17
Exactly as shown in Sherlock Holmes murder mysteries.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
24 Jan 17
Wow, didn't know that about the smog in London. Thank you for enlightening me.
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
26 Jan 17
Smogs are a thing of the past in London now thanks to the Clean Air Act .
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
24 Jan 17
That photo is a beautiful one.Is it common to have fog in your place during January?
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
26 Jan 17
It is very rare so something of a novelty.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 17
That would have been very nasty during those years in London. We get fog here occasionally but it's all white!
