Why does Buenos Aires look like London on a really foggy day? Good question, however that's not fog that's smoke! North of the city there was an illegal crop burning that got out of control and thanks to the weather Gods, the smoke made it's way to the city and stayed for over a week. The cold weather currents from the south and the warm winds from the north were enough to keep the smoke or "el humo" compressed in the city skies. Although my tone is joking, this was a serious problem, which caused quite a few accidents due to the low visibility. Above all it made breathing a bit difficult and burned at our eyes and our throats. Those who were responsible have been condemned, and all is back to "normal" here. Every once in a while I'll catch a whiff of the lingering campfire smell.
What could possibly be all that yellow on the highway? But of course it's 2 tons of lemons that fell off a truck and onto the high way below. Fortunately no one was driving by when the top-heavy truck took the turn a little fast and lost his lemon load on none other but the busiest street in the center. Naturally traffic was backed up for hours as they cleaned the lemons off the road. The biggest problem they had wasn't cleaning up the mess of lemons and boxes, but dealing with the people who were running across the high way to steal a few of the precious lemons.
The spontaneous occurrences have made for great stories and memorable experiences so thank you BsAs for never having a dull moment!
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