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Arizona/PHX OTers: Hows your allergies there when compared to where you came from?
Posted on 1/25/15 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 10:28 pm
I noticed there's a few of you LSU alumni/Louisiana natives that are now living in the Phoenix or Tucson metros. I've heard that allergies can be a problem over there, particularly with the diversity of pollen (olive trees?) and the dust. I'm not sure about air quality.
Can you tell me if you noticed any change in your allergies or sinuses?
TIA!
Can you tell me if you noticed any change in your allergies or sinuses?
TIA!
This post was edited on 1/25/15 at 10:58 pm
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Posted on 1/25/15 at 10:30 pm to Asgard Device
I don't live there anymore, but I never had allergies until I moved there.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 10:33 pm to Asgard Device
Never really noticed an increase in allergy issues.
However....I did get really sick within a few weeks of moving to AZ. I've met other transplants to AZ and the same thing happened to many of them as well. Something about different things in the dust or something.
However....I did get really sick within a few weeks of moving to AZ. I've met other transplants to AZ and the same thing happened to many of them as well. Something about different things in the dust or something.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 10:56 pm to lsunurse
I never realized the dust and allergies was an issue for you guys out there. I've only driven through so I didn't notice any effect. I would have thought the air would be clean but apparently it's not, at times?
I'm looking at different cities/metros for a potential move. Would like to move the family somewhere better than Baton Rouge but there's WAY too many options in that category.
I'm looking at different cities/metros for a potential move. Would like to move the family somewhere better than Baton Rouge but there's WAY too many options in that category.
This post was edited on 1/25/15 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:00 pm to Asgard Device
I just landed in PHX and I already know that by the end of the week I will begin feeling bad and then next week after back home full blown sinus infection
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:02 pm to Asgard Device
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I never realized the dust and allergies was an issue for you guys out there
You've never seen the massive dust storms we have here in the summers?? Called haboobs.
They look scarier than they really are. Basically just impairs visibility if you get caught driving in that. Really windy so will blow stuff around and dirty up cars/houses/etc. But another thing to think about....think about what was all in that dust that everyone was breathing? Look up valley fever as well, you breathe those spores that cause it and it gets in your lungs and causes problems.
However though, Phoenix metro area is awesome. Love it here, esp Scottsdale. Hands down Scottsdale is the best area to live near PHX. High of 80 today while others complaining about snow on my fb.
This post was edited on 1/25/15 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:10 pm to Asgard Device
I've had terrible allergies every spring since I was in junior high... except for the year I lived in Phoenix. I had them every year before then and I've had them every year since, but that year I didn't have any symptoms at all.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:12 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:24 pm to Asgard Device
I moved to Denver for several years at one point and was really suprised that my allergies were a lot worse than they were in the south...never really saw a lot of pollen, but I damn sure sneezed a lot...
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:25 pm to Asgard Device
The pollen and dust don't bother me too much. The thing that kills my sinuses are the 45 degree temperature swings throughout the day.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:27 pm to krones
Nah it wasn't valley fever, I had to see a doctor and it wasn't that. Just really bad case of strep.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:35 pm to upgrayedd
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The thing that kills my sinuses are the 45 degree temperature swings throughout the day.
That does sound pretty hardcore and perhaps inconvenient in terms of planning your wardrobe. I'm sure the temp drop is welcomed in July and August, though.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:38 pm to Asgard Device
Yeah, it is. June is actually the hottest month of the year. Right before monsoon season starts.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:40 pm to Asgard Device
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I'm sure the temp drop is welcomed in July and August, though.
Yeah about that....
Lows upper 80s to mid 90...highs 100-110s normally, but have hit records of up to 120 on occasion
So I guess it's a 40 degree difference. But you put up with the summers to have awesome weather the rest of the year. You really do get used to it though and make adjustments(ex: during the summer I go hiking super early in the am when it's cooler, walk the dogs in the evenings, etc).
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:48 pm to lsunurse
I'm only guessing here, but is it safe to say that once you get above 110 that you can no longer say "yeah but its a dry heat" because at that point its still more hostile than humid summers in La and Fla?
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:55 pm to Asgard Device
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I'm only guessing here, but is it safe to say that once you get above 110 that you can no longer say "yeah but its a dry heat" because at that point its still more hostile than humid summers in La and Fla?
Nah I would still rather that than humidity. Anyday. Yeah it's really hot then and you sweat when you are outside. But....it doesn't stick to you all day like when it's humid. And, just stepping in the shade makes a noticeable difference.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 11:56 pm to Asgard Device
The motherfricking Ohio River Valley, man - don't go there if you have allergy problems.
It's the worst area in the country for allergies, and I was there recently for a trip.
I was born and raised in the area, so my system grew up accustomed to it.
When I went back for this trip, it was like a sledgehammer to my sinuses. I had a raging headache (as did my brother who lives in NYC) virtually all weekend.
Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati, and St. Louis are just absolutely brutal are on your immune systems.
It's the worst area in the country for allergies, and I was there recently for a trip.
I was born and raised in the area, so my system grew up accustomed to it.
When I went back for this trip, it was like a sledgehammer to my sinuses. I had a raging headache (as did my brother who lives in NYC) virtually all weekend.
Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati, and St. Louis are just absolutely brutal are on your immune systems.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:00 am to Asgard Device
Lived in Phoenix for the first 18 years of my life, always had decently bad allergies. I've been in Louisiana for the last 9 years and it hasn't been half as bad.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:38 am to lsunurse
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Nah I would still rather that than humidity. Anyday. Yeah it's really hot then and you sweat when you are outside. But....it doesn't stick to you all day like when it's humid. And, just stepping in the shade makes a noticeable difference.
Yeah, I visited my sister a few years ago when she lived in Lakeland, FL during August (which is the hottest/worst part of Phoenix weather due to the combo of humidity and heat). Lakeland was much worse than Phoenix.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:31 am to Nashty
How do the critters compare?
Does the dryness keep the roaches from being as prevalent? Are there a bunch of snakes, scorpions, tarantulas and shite?
Does the dryness keep the roaches from being as prevalent? Are there a bunch of snakes, scorpions, tarantulas and shite?
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 8:35 am
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