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Aaaaa-Choooo!
Is anyone else, like Ben and myself, suffering more from hayfever this year than ever before?
We were discussing it yesterday and both of us seem to be troubled more than usual by allergic reactions, Ben being particularly badly afflicted it seems.
Thing is I never used to get any problems at all until I moved to Canterbury and even then it was a low-level affair: the first couple of weeks of spring had me sneeze once every morning (just once) and then it was over with again.
It worsened when I arrived in London it must be said. But even then it was just a few sudden sneezes and it lasted for a few weeks.
This year however I’m continuously suffering on a daily basis. More often than not I’ll get up and suddenly be sneezing several times, eyes and nose streaming for half an hour, cursing as I fall gratefully on the box of tissues by my bed.
Frankly it’s damned annoying. I do hope it lets up soon.
Posted on June 14, 2007 | Filed Under My So-Called Life, The World we Live In
Comments
Response left by Pandemonia on June 14th, 2007
You have a lovely turn of phrase!
Response left by Rob on June 14th, 2007
Don’t I just. When you read it you can feel it!
Response left by Pandemonia on June 15th, 2007
I’ve found that the old wife’s tale about eating local things makes a world of difference - having a spoonful of Kent honey ever day seems to have nailed my hayfever to the point where I only get an itch from orchids and things whereas last year walking past a park left me almost blind!
Response left by Howard on June 15th, 2007
I agree with the Hayfever thing. I never used to get it at although my sister was (and still is) a bad sufferer. I was in London on Tue’s (Watch Graham Norton and look out for a girl in a Rainbow Brite tee) and was sneezing all along the South Bank
Response left by Emma on June 15th, 2007
But… but, Howard! Archway produces NOTHING!
Apart from strong feelings of wanting to commit suicide of course. Hence the bridge.
Response left by Rob on June 15th, 2007
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Chronic! I didn’t actually get hayfever until this year. Pollen is supposed to be invisible - rather than looking like snow and smoke in the air. I walked up to Covent Garden and it felt like a thousand tiny razor blades in the eyes. A thousand tiny razor blades attached by a tiny cord to a piece of grit an inch across! I am planning to spend next summer underwater if possible.