If you live in Austin, and noticed that you felt like total crap today, I might know the reason why. My wife and I usually keep an eye on the various pollen counts, and we're pretty sure the cedar count is usually around 100. That's more or less "normal" according to News 8 Austin's website, which groups tree pollen counts into these ranges:
A few weeks ago, it was around 1,000 and many people (including myself) complained and dragged around all day. Once you start paying attention, you'll quickly notice a strong correlation between absurdly high pollen counts and lots of co-workers calling in "sick" (can you call in "allergic"?). Today, the cedar count hit 3,617 (again, from News 8 Austin's website). You'll notice that the cedar pollen count today is somewhere on the order of 30-35 times higher than normal. So yeah, if you feel/felt like crap today, you're probably allergic to cedar. Welcome to the club. |
