Smoke gets in your eyes

Washington state has  a forest fire problem this week.  At the moment, it looks as if Spokane is in the middle of an autumn fog, only it isn't.  You can smell the smoke in the air, even in the convention centre.  One of the convention staff just now apologised to me for the conditions, the worst he's known.  I think the smoke is getting to  my throat.

The joke is going around  that this is the first Worldcon to be held in Mordor.

Rumours

Just got back from the Dublin in 2019 bid party and the rumours I heard is that Helsinki won the 2017 race, on the first round of counting.