Here are the worst cities for spring allergies in 2014:


1. Louisville, Kentucky
2. Memphis, Tennessee
3. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
4. Oklahoma City
5. Jackson, Mississippi
6. Chattanooga, Tennessee
7. Dallas
8. Richmond, Virginia
9. Birmingham, Alabama
10. McAllen, Texas

These so-called allergy capitals are ranked based on pollen levels, use of allergy medications and the number of board-certified allergists in the area.

Louisville has moved up the list from No. 5 last year because of higher-than-average pollen counts, high use of allergy medications and too few allergy specialists, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

New York; Columbia, South Carolina; and San Antonio are new to the top 20. Only Los Angeles residents can breathe a sigh of relief; the city fell 39 places from No. 38 last year to No. 77 this year.

The relatively late spring in some areas also means that there's going to be more overlap with summer (grasses) allergens.

I hear its so bad that the Methamphetamine addicts are processing their meth back into Sudafed to get some relief.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

One top ten list glad my city didn't make.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Have to say, it hasn't been bad thus far. I think the foliage cycle is retarded by about three weeks due to the hard winter -- some trees only started budding a week to a week and a half ago.

Got my first ever Kenalog shot in February. Easiest allergy season in my entire LIFE. I think it's wearing off a bit now. Doc said it's good for 2-6 months. I didn't grow a hump or anything....

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Surprised nothing in the Central Valley made the list; everyone I know is practically incapacitated from allergies right now

Benghazi isn't on the list?

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I can fake a very convincing and powerful sneeze. I have fooled many people with it.

I'm also allergic to over 15 different pollinators in the area, along with dust, cats, and dogs, so I have plenty of real sneezes as well. Zyrtec, nasal sprays, and immunotherapy all help, thankfully.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

This #$@% is no slouch.

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62 220sb
67 250S
72 280SE 4.5
74 280C
77 300D
82 240D
85 190E 2.3
86 300E RIP 12/28/09
85 300SD
92 300D 2.5
00 E320 Current
Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66

....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii

We have the winter Juniper woes here, there are three different native types. Then, in Feb-March, the Arizona Cypresses do the same number. The orange pollen wafts off the trees like heavy smoke with the slightest breeze. Until this year, I spent the entire spring with swollen eyes and constant rhinitis. STEROIDS FTW!!!

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting