tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931942690068259127.post8209755419551809374..comments2024-01-12T07:25:33.861-08:00Comments on Bakersfield Observed: Today's Twitter feed of the week: only in Bako can you actually see what you breatheRichardBeenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542559942096218256noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931942690068259127.post-59811164251622797852009-08-15T18:48:17.272-07:002009-08-15T18:48:17.272-07:00Hey, this air may be dirty and full of particulate...Hey, this air may be dirty and full of particulates but you should've grown up in the '60s and '70s in parts of inland Southern California where you couldn't even draw a deep breath after a day playing in a swimming pool, thanks to the smog created by autos in the pre-catalytic-converter age. That stuff really killed. The air was pretty decent in Bakersfield all through July -- one could see the coastal hills up until these past couple of weeks. Ain't complainin' this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com