Smoke gets in your eyes

I realize these aren't the most glamorous pictures, but they really intrigued me. I kept looking at the smoke. It's white where it comes out of the stack, goes grey, then black, then grey again. I wonder what kind of people live by the power plant. Does it drive them crazy seeing the building and smoke everyday? Have they lived there so long that they don't really even notice it anymore? We have a neighbor who painted their front door pink. Everyone talked about it. Day after day as I drove by it I commented to myself how ugly it was. Is it still pink? I have no idea. If it is I'm so accustomed to it I don't even notice it.