Trimet hits another home run

The haze is palpable

Ah the bridge the bridge the bridge. If you follow this blog at all you know that I have been against this boondoggle from the very beginning. (along with a subset of other people) 
So the big day finally arrives and it just happens to be one of the most atmospheric polluted days in Portland history. Trimet decides to go ahead with their silly fireworks production. (branding the bridge into peoples brains) Unfortunately many citizens took offense to Trimet going ahead with this.There are dozens of tweets about it. You can check my feed if you want to see how many people objected but it was a lot. Below the break are the best tweets about this.

If it was anybody else but Trimet setting fireworks off during a smoke filled drought they would be arrested.

— Captain SassyPants™ (@giedosst) August 23, 2015

So fish are dying and @trimet decided to shower the river with chemical laced fireworks trash last night? I just... I mean, c'mon man. #smh

— Rolling Hills (@Rolling__Hills) August 23, 2015

Objections from the dept of common sense to #Trimet pic.twitter.com/bxs9SimNun

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) August 23, 2015

Chris O'conner nails it! #Trimet #trimetized #portlandia #oregon pic.twitter.com/G0OWfrtBGB

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) August 23, 2015

Red Flag warning & smoke in the air? We'll Take You There! #trimet #catchtheorange pic.twitter.com/SBgmcOzzNA

— Lane Jensen (@lanejensenpdx) August 23, 2015

Yeah @MayorPDX, why? RT @AnnaCanzanoKATU: Why is @trimet proceeding w fireworks tonight when air quality is this bad? pic.twitter.com/RO14fNuNir

— zeusashtonx (@zeusashtonx) August 23, 2015

@trimet how f'ing tone deaf can you possibly be?! The sky is filled with wildfire smoke, we're in the middle of a drought and you're

— davidepedroli (@DavidHenington) August 23, 2015

Really disrespectful of @trimet to have a lame promotional fireworks show when the #PDX air quality has already been deemed hazardous.

— N.E. Hartel (@NonAnamorphic) August 23, 2015

yes, #trimet, double that particulate matter in the middle of a dead air spot trapping HISTORICALLY high pollution in PDX. YAY FIREWORKS. ;p

— CC Poe (@ccpopo) August 23, 2015

Guess #trimet hasn't read the studies that say fireworks displays push particulate matter to levels we are currently seeing as UNSAFE

— CC Poe (@ccpopo) August 23, 2015

Portland is celebrating unsafe air quality levels by lighting off fireworks this evening. pic.twitter.com/KeAU3U8pZ7

— Josh Lowensohn (@Josh) August 23, 2015