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Post by daylilydude on Apr 3, 2018 3:23:25 GMT -5
ACK... the last couple of days there is the green dust everywhere... driving down some of the back-roads that I drive in a school bus there are times when a little breeze will bring a green cloud out across the road... the kids think it's kewl, but they have their windows down and that stuff gets all over everything inside that bus and I can't tell them to roll up your window as at 70 degrees the inside of the bus is like a little microwave... lol! They should have gotten a/c put in these new buses... ! So my question is do y'all get the green and what do you do to handle it everyday that it last... I love a good rain to help wash this stuff off of everything... talk about a greenhouse...
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Post by brownrexx on Apr 3, 2018 8:00:49 GMT -5
Luckily our vehicles have ac and we don't open windows in the house very often at this time of year either. Hubby has bad allergy problems and I don't want clouds of pollen billowing into the house.
I don't hang laundry outside either. His allergy doctor strongly recommends against that especially for bed sheets because they become full of pollen and you will roll around in it all night long.
I hose off the deck if it starts to look green. Sweeping just makes a big cloud of pollen. One year hubby was sitting in a chair on the deck and I swept it and a cloud headed his direction. He immediately started gasping and coughing and had to go indoors for his inhaler. I had not even given it a thought and I felt terrible.
Now he laughs about it and tells the story about how he was peacefully enjoying the outdoors when I tried to kill him. It's funny NOW.
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Post by paulf on Apr 3, 2018 8:46:31 GMT -5
When the trees around here begin to bud in another 4 to 6 weeks the biggest problem are the Cottonwoods. They emit a sticky sap first and then the namesake white fluffy stuff flies all over. Don't park a car under those trees because the gummy sap does not come off.
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Post by meandtk on Apr 3, 2018 8:52:49 GMT -5
I take a Tbs of local honey daily to help my allergies. Other than that, I just look around at the pollen, marvel at how much there is, and go about life as usual.
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Post by stone on Apr 3, 2018 9:26:45 GMT -5
If you can see the pollen, then... It isn't the problem. Getting raped by the forest.... Really kinda sucks, but you can't actually see the problematic pollen.
All that yellow pine pollen? Don't care... The next rain will wash it off.
All the sneezing and nose blowing and hacking up stuff? Blessings of the season...
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 3, 2018 9:30:40 GMT -5
Pollen season starts early here - we've had cars/houses/everything covered in tree pollen for weeks now. The tree pollen is starting to taper off now - it's down to "moderate" levels. The grass pollen is picking up, but grass pollen doesn't bother me nearly as much. I can't really avoid the tree pollen because tree pollen season coincides with spring planting, but I do try to wash up well when I come in. I took allergy shots (desensitization therapy) for a couple of years when I was in my 20s, and that was the single biggest help for my allergies. The shots changed my symptom levels from "constant misery" to "very managable with OTC meds." Thank goodness for good insurance, though - I never would have been able to afford them otherwise! The worst season is still spring with the tree pollen, though. Nasal and sinus congestion is my worst symptom, though I do get the runny nose and sneeziness sometimes. Loratidine (generic version of the drug in Claritin) is my friend. I wear Breathe Right strips at night to help me breathe, and use a spray nasal decongestant at night only when it's really bad - you can't use that stuff very often or you'll get rebound congestion, which is just miserable. I didn't have much trouble with itchy, watery eyes with until the last few years. Now I use OTC eye drops (Alaway) during pollen season and as needed at other times. They help a lot. I have heard of using local honey for allergies, and I've even tried it. I couldn't really tell a difference. But the honey sure was tasty. EDIT: Stone, you're right that the visible pollen is usually not the problem. Pine pollen is what covers the cars, houses, etc., during tree pollen season here. But when I allergy tested, pine pollen was the only tree pollen I *didn't* react to. Likewise with flower pollen, for most people the pollen from the big showy flowers that are insect-pollinated is rarely what people are allergic to. That pollen is sticky, heavy, and doesn't blow around much so you don't inhale much. It's the pollen from plants that wind-pollinate that people are allergic to, because it's tiny, dry, and floats in the tiniest breeze, and gets everywhere, so people inhale lots of it. There are always exceptions, though. People can be allergic to just about anything. I have a niece who's not allergic to any of the common allergens like dust, mold, pollen, cats, dogs, etc. But she is allergic to chicken feathers and ibuprofen. Go figure.
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Post by spacecase0 on Apr 3, 2018 10:32:23 GMT -5
the pollen here is yellow, but has yet to show on the car windows. limiting exposure helps me, things like changing shoes so I don't track it inside and things like that.
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Post by whistech on Apr 3, 2018 20:46:43 GMT -5
Pollen from oak and pine trees here bloom and produce a yellow pollen here and it covers everything. Thankfully the worst of pollen is over for another year.
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Post by spacecase0 on Apr 3, 2018 21:24:01 GMT -5
so I guess it starts today for me, the windows of my car were clear this morning and are now are colored yellow with pollen as the sun sets
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Post by guruofgardens on Apr 4, 2018 8:45:53 GMT -5
Pollen here is yellow that just seems to float in traffic! It hasn’t really started yet as the trees are just budding. April,should be the worst month for the pollen and allergies.
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Post by Hensaplenty on Apr 5, 2018 8:25:06 GMT -5
We get completely covered in pollen (lots of pine trees here) this time of year! My husband has terrible allergies and we, too, can't open windows because of it. I just found a national pollen count map where you can enter your zip code and get the current count and which trees/plants are at what level. www.pollen.com
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