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Samantha, Jace, Asha, and I were out on our daily walk this evening and on our way back to our house we smelled something kind of like burning tires. I didn't see any smoke though. Then Samantha said her head hurt, and I immediately felt very dizzy and nauseous. We moved as quickly out of the area as possible and I almost didn't think I would make it before passing out. We were by some ponds by the local golf course so maybe it was some sort of crazy swamp gas but I don't think that would smell like a burning smell.

When I got back I first called the Bay Area Regional Air Quality Board Complaint line (800-334-6367). The lady on the other end sounded very uninterested and said she would "make note of it". I then called the non-emergency # for the Brentwood Police and they seemed even more unintersted and said "we haven't received any other complaints".

There are several gas lines that run underground around here plus the local schools have chemical spill drills because of all the chemical factories near here. You'd think that people would take something like this more seriously or at least half-heartedly promise to have someone drive by. I don't even want to think about how poor our government's response will be when and if there is a chemical attack...

The event happened about an hour ago and I still have a headache, feel nauseous, and I'm a little dizzy.