Pollen: Cedar, Oak 2018-2019

[miguelito 11266]

Cedar season has begun, right on schedule.  Ashe Juniper trees will be spewing their reproductive juices all over Central Texas for the next 45 days or so.  Time to ramp up drug use. 

Some people advocate eating the juniper berries to build up a tolerance to the plant.  Some gins are made with juniper berries, so I'm going to try to drink more gin this season.  Will report on progress and success.

Vaya con Dios.

[Armybrat 40852]

Dripping Springs Distillery makes a pretty smooth gin.

[phdhorn 6224]

Cedar is not yet showing up in Austin.  Average first day of that is Dec. 17.  Please, for the love of God, give us our two extra weeks.

[WithoutAClue 15393]

last year i started on the Flonase the first week of December before any of the cedar pollen

showed up and had virtually zero issues through the season. i guess i better try that again

this year.

fuck ashe juniper.

[Deej 76846]

Juniper lattes, anyone?

Sounds like the worst idea, ever.

 

https://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/juniper-latte

Edited December 3, 2018 by Deej

[miguelito 11266]

I don't think juniper lattes will catch on like pumpkin spice lattes.

If, however, they help with allergies, I might start snorting them.

[staboner 4984]

1 hour ago, phdhorn said:

Cedar is not yet showing up in Austin.  Average first day of that is Dec. 17.  Please, for the love of God, give us our two extra weeks.

fucking this. sometimes it doesn't start to Xmas too. just depends on the cold fronts and wind

[Welch 635]

Looks like it’s already showing up in San Antonio.

 

[drt 640]

Mold currently kicking my ass for the last 2 days.  Headed for my yearly stock up on nasocort at lunch.

[MissingInAction 25117]

Eyes are burning like fitlumps crotch on payday. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

3 hours ago, miguelito said:

Some people advocate eating the juniper berries to build up a tolerance to the plant. 

By 'some' do you mean allergists or old wives' tails?

[The Maestro 758]

16 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

By 'some' do you mean allergists or old wives' tails?

 

It was this guy

[atomheartbevo 89736]

Started my Costco generic Flonase this morning.  Lovely time of year. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

Started sneezing yesterday and my eyes are itching today. I began using some nose spray a doctor gave me awhile back but it's starting way, way early. This season is going to be a motherfucker.

[MissingInAction 25117]

The best part of using a CPAP is waking up with a clear skull.

[South Austin 52521]

I'm keeping the sinuses clear with a daily line of cocaine. 

[miguelito 11266]

How long of a line?

[swraith 347]

Fuck cedar and my cedar allergies.

[phdhorn 6224]

12 hours ago, clapclapclap said:

By 'some' do you mean allergists or old wives' tails?

Best grammatical error in the brief history of Surly?

[phdhorn 6224]

14 hours ago, Welch said:

Looks like it’s already showing up in San Antonio.

 

Move the wall 150 miles north, say through Buda.

[miguelito 11266]

It started in San Antonio on Saturday, and we've had counts through today of 120, 210, 270, 940. 

According to my records, which go back to 2016, we've had small numbers this early, but the first day with a count over 100 had been:

2016: Dec. 18

2017: Dec. 13

 

The first day to hit 1000+ has been

2016: Dec. 28

2017: Dec 16

 

I did have a gin and tonic last night, but I just sneezed a few times.  Results inconclusive; will try again.

[staboner 4984]

definitely having issues in Austin the last few days. I hope its just the mold and wind cuz its too early for the bitchassed cedar to be on all up on my shit. 

[phdhorn 6224]

Still no cedar showing up on the local news sites.  Could be mold, which is really bad the last two days.

My guess is though that after this little cold snap, if it gets over say 65°, it will start showing up in Austin. Maybe mid next week.

[bolverk 29694]

14 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Still no cedar showing up on the local news sites.  Could be mold, which is really bad the last two days.

My guess is though that after this little cold snap, if it gets over say 65°, it will start showing up in Austin. Maybe mid next week.

Kxan is showing cedar at 135 today (medium count).

https://www.kxan.com/weather/allergy-forecast-austin-texas

[phdhorn 6224]

No, I checked that page, and I'm referring to it today as well in my posts. It shows mold at 3326 ppg and raspberry/juniper at 135 ppg. that type of juniper has actually been on the KXAN allergy report now for almost 2 1/2 months.

That's not cedar.

When cedar shows up, it will actually be called "cedar" on the allergy report, like this:

It's officially informally known as well as "mountain juniper" and isn't technically even a cedar tree, but no, there is no cedar showing up today in Austin. Probably soon though.

Edited December 4, 2018 by phdhorn

[austingirl 2191]

Goddammit.




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Edited December 5, 2018 by austingirl

[miguelito 11266]

Prepare your anus sinus.

[bolverk 29694]

2 hours ago, phdhorn said:

No, I checked that page, and I'm referring to it today as well in my posts. It shows mold at 3326 ppg and raspberry/juniper at 135 ppg. that type of juniper has actually been on the KXAN allergy report now for almost 2 1/2 months.

That's not cedar.

When cedar shows up, it will actually be called "cedar" on the allergy report, like this:

It's officially informally known as well as "mountain juniper" and isn't technically even a cedar tree, but no, there is no cedar showing up today in Austin. Probably soon though.

Well, I must be horribly allergic to that kind of "cedar" too, but my allergies are a very strong indicator and I've been hoarse for three days now. Btw, KVUE is showing "cedar" as having arrived.

https://www.kvue.com/allergy

[phdhorn 6224]

Yup, afternoon count got it, morning count didn't yet.

Probably won't be noticable for a few days until after this storm system.  But next week... hoo boy.

[bolverk 29694]

[UTexasFight 9511]

Probably won't be noticable for a few days until after this storm system.  But next week... hoo boy.

 

 

Welp, that confirms it.

Smoking a couple of briskets this weekend to vacuum seal and freeze before I lock myself inside the next two months.

 

Godspeed, all.

I’ll see you in February.

 

[Deej 76846]

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[staboner 4984]

fuck

[Longhorn Al 440]

On ‎12‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 8:00 AM, miguelito said:

Cedar season has begun, right on schedule.  Ashe Juniper trees will be spewing their reproductive juices all over Central Texas for the next 45 days or so.  Time to ramp up drug use. 

Some people advocate eating the juniper berries to build up a tolerance to the plant.  Some gins are made with juniper berries, so I'm going to try to drink more gin this season.  Will report on progress and success.

Vaya con Dios.

A friend had allergies.  Ate 4-5 berries/day for a week or so a few years ago.  No cedar allergies since.

Edited December 5, 2018 by Longhorn Al

[phdhorn 6224]

None this a.m. from KVUE... it probably won't affect people until next week as I posted above.  It'll show up very low here/there for the next few days.

[staboner 4984]

fucking mold. my shit is all jacked up this morning. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

38 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

None this a.m. from KVUE... it probably won't affect people until next week as I posted above.  It'll show up very low here/there for the next few days.

Good morning (national day of), cedar is simply off today, like the Post Office.

(Unfortunately mold is all wet with disrespect.)

Edited December 5, 2018 by clapclapclap
OU still sux

[GottaB 594]

fucking mold. my shit is all jacked up this morning. 

Yep. Mold is a real sumbitch

[atomheartbevo 89736]

So they are talking about 40-50mph winds through the Hill Country up through Thursday at some point.  

Does that mean the cedar is gonna kill us all?  Should we start driving for Houston?

[staboner 4984]

i was just coming to post this. 

thursday it will be here. it will not be good. not good at all. 

nice knowing you motherfuckers. 

[HoustonFrog 368]

I grew up in Houston, been living in DFW for 11 years, never had allergies in either place. About three months ago I moved back to Houston and kept getting sick over and over with cold/congestion/sore throat stuff. Doctor tells me I have allergies to whatever is in Houston. Legit? I’m taking Flonase like its life or death but not convinced yet

 

 

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[JimmyJames 12271]

1 hour ago, staboner said:

i was just coming to post this. 

thursday it will be here. it will not be good. not good at all. 

nice knowing you motherfuckers. 

It’s not coming this Thursday but will be here next Thursday. It doesn’t matter how I know. I just know. 

[Updawg 2276]

I grew up in Houston, been living in DFW for 11 years, never had allergies in either place. About three months ago I moved back to Houston and kept getting sick over and over with cold/congestion/sore throat stuff. Doctor tells me I have allergies to whatever is in Houston. Legit? I’m taking Flonase like its life or death but not convinced yet
 
 
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Sounds more like ebola

[Deej 76846]

Bring back the cedar choppers.

[atomheartbevo 89736]

Temp going to get into the mid-60s just as we get a windstorm of sorts.   

Lovely.  

[miguelito 11266]

[swraith 347]

I can feel the sinus pain starting. Also the continual snorting in attempts to just breathe.

[Nonbryan 173]

My eyes have been cemented shut the last couple of mornings

[atomheartbevo 89736]

Quote

Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph are

expected across many areas on Thursday. The strongest winds will

be along I-35 west to Rio Grande. Loose objects such as lawn

decorations and trash cans should be secured. The highs winds, low

relative humidity, and cured winter grasses will also lead to an

elevated to critical fire weather danger Thursday. Avoid outdoor

activities that could inadvertently cause a wildfire.

 

[bolverk 29694]

4 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

The ladies in charge of planning the office Xmas party chose some stupid fucking outdoor team building shit activity tomorrow afternoon, gotdammit. Oh yeah, bitches, let's see who can snarf up the most cedar pollen flying through the polluted air at 40 motherfucking miles per hour.