Black dust
Oct 3rd 2013, 11:01 am
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Black dust
Everything in our house keeps getting a coat of black (or grey) dust.
Before living in Brisbane I lived in the country and while there was dust, I really don't recall it being like this.
Regularly there is a solid build up of dust on the ceiling fans and outside, there is always a rapidly accumulating layer of black on our white car.
Does anyone else in cities have this problem? Is it fuel road/air pollution? It can't be good to breathe this in.
Before living in Brisbane I lived in the country and while there was dust, I really don't recall it being like this.
Regularly there is a solid build up of dust on the ceiling fans and outside, there is always a rapidly accumulating layer of black on our white car.
Does anyone else in cities have this problem? Is it fuel road/air pollution? It can't be good to breathe this in.
Oct 3rd 2013, 11:02 am
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Re: Black dust
Might be an active volcano in Chilie or something
Oct 3rd 2013, 11:10 am
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Re: Black dust
Had your eyes tested recently?
I thought we had black dust.... It was ants
I thought we had black dust.... It was ants
Oct 3rd 2013, 11:14 am
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Oct 3rd 2013, 11:46 am
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Oct 3rd 2013, 7:14 pm
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Re: Black dust
Everything in our house keeps getting a coat of black (or grey) dust.
Before living in Brisbane I lived in the country and while there was dust, I really don't recall it being like this.
Regularly there is a solid build up of dust on the ceiling fans and outside, there is always a rapidly accumulating layer of black on our white car.
Does anyone else in cities have this problem? Is it fuel road/air pollution? It can't be good to breathe this in.
Before living in Brisbane I lived in the country and while there was dust, I really don't recall it being like this.
Regularly there is a solid build up of dust on the ceiling fans and outside, there is always a rapidly accumulating layer of black on our white car.
Does anyone else in cities have this problem? Is it fuel road/air pollution? It can't be good to breathe this in.
we get a lot of black sooty looking grime on the boat around this time of year and its down to the local cane farmers burning off
Oct 3rd 2013, 9:39 pm
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Re: Black dust
On a serious note.... You aren't using your air con at the moment are you? We had a black dust attack at work when ours was "fixed" after not working for many months
Oct 3rd 2013, 10:14 pm
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Re: Black dust
Get a black car.
Oct 3rd 2013, 11:16 pm
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Re: Black dust
Could try eating it, apparently it's on the British Menu...
Oct 4th 2013, 2:52 am
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Re: Black dust
Everything in our house keeps getting a coat of black (or grey) dust.
Before living in Brisbane I lived in the country and while there was dust, I really don't recall it being like this.
Regularly there is a solid build up of dust on the ceiling fans and outside, there is always a rapidly accumulating layer of black on our white car.
Does anyone else in cities have this problem? Is it fuel road/air pollution? It can't be good to breathe this in.
Before living in Brisbane I lived in the country and while there was dust, I really don't recall it being like this.
Regularly there is a solid build up of dust on the ceiling fans and outside, there is always a rapidly accumulating layer of black on our white car.
Does anyone else in cities have this problem? Is it fuel road/air pollution? It can't be good to breathe this in.
Oct 4th 2013, 6:11 am
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Re: Black dust
OMG... I just thought there was some crap in the air con... I hadn't clicked on the idea the air con might be dusting the house... and where the air con is fitted outside is in the car port where the cars park.
Husband keeps cleaning the air con filter but it seems to keep coming.
Oct 4th 2013, 6:13 am
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Oct 5th 2013, 1:44 am
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Re: Black dust
You don't have an old asbestos roof do you?