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We might have to give gas masks to our athletes.

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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Beijing Air Quality!
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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I read American athletes were staying in Japan and flying in for events...
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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the air quality is worse in norcal
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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They might have picked the worst civilized place on earth to host the olympics...seriously
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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Wait until you see an athlete wearing a gas mask on the cover of TIME or NewsWeek or any publication for that matter.

A nightmare for tourism in China.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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the air is worse in norcal? i don't see how that could be. beijing air is *filthy*!!
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rustywave,Jul 8 2008, 08:38 AM
the air is worse in norcal? i don't see how that could be. beijing air is *filthy*!!
Many huge fires. We're getting their smoke all the way down here in So Cal.
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