Me & the little lady are bioassays for pollen - we're both crazy allergic. Just riding to work, I'd be streaming eyes, running nose, wheezing... thankful I work in a filtered environment so things calm down until I leave work again. The red maples are just about to burst, mold spores are pretty high too. Break out the inhalable steroids! For me, the bad season only lasts 2 1/2 months in the spring, 3 1/2 in fall. Whoopee!