Okay…. The first post.
Today’s weather in Marietta was a high of 80, sunny in
the morning, storms in the evening. Not too bad after such a nasty winter, except
for one thing… Or rather, 8024… That is the pollen count today. Now, for those
of you who have never experienced a pollen count in this range, it is
hideous.
The scale on which the pollen count is measured goes like
this:
|
Pollen Count
|
Level
|
|
0-14
|
Low
|
|
15-89
|
Moderate
|
|
90-1499
|
High
|
|
1500+
|
Extremely High
|
So, when you have a count of 8024, you are sitting at
more than five times extremely high. Let’s think about what this means, just
for a minute. 1. Everything outside is coated yellow. The car, the mailbox, the
porch, the road, etc… All yellow. 2. If you foolishly left your windows open
last night, like me, the inside of your house is ALSO coated yellow. The comforter and
pillows, the dishes left on the drying rack, the floors… Again, all yellow. It’s
insidious! 3. If you go outside, your skin actually feels gritty and you can
smell and sometimes even taste the pollen. Gross! 4. If you are like me, and totally
allergic to almost every pollen imaginable, you sneeze, and wheeze, and your
eyes itch.
Georgia in the spring, it ain’t for sissies!
