What is the worst thing about Boise?

[Syringaloid]

Originally Posted by DrummerBoy

Speaking of California, here's an anecdote you might like: A friend of mine who is also my barista at a coffee shop I frequent is one of the tens-of-thousands of recent SoCal emigres to Boise. Well, the other day, when both our eyes were red and burning due to the smog here, she remarked that she finds the air here more bothersome than in LA! In fact, she claims that she never had to use eye drops or so much moisturizer in LA as she does here. Also, she said that as soon as she steps of the plane when she visits LA, here sinus and eye problems vanish. Imagine! Revelling in LA air after returning from Boise.
Food for thought.

What "other day" was the "smog" bad? I don't recall I must have been blind because I didn't see "smog" in the air this past week.
Summer is turning into Fall and there are allergens in the air. Sage and Ragweed are really high right now.

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[fy10fyr]

Originally Posted by DrummerBoy

Speaking of California, here's an anecdote you might like: A friend of mine who is also my barista at a coffee shop I frequent is one of the tens-of-thousands of recent SoCal emigres to Boise. Well, the other day, when both our eyes were red and burning due to the smog here, she remarked that she finds the air here more bothersome than in LA! In fact, she claims that she never had to use eye drops or so much moisturizer in LA as she does here. Also, she said that as soon as she steps of the plane when she visits LA, here sinus and eye problems vanish. Imagine! Revelling in LA air after returning from Boise.
Food for thought.

Could that be due to the higher average humidity in LA vs. Boise? If someone comes from an area of higher humidity (moisture), a lower humidity area could bother their eyes and skin until they adapt.

I'm no doctor, just guessin'.

[DrummerBoy]

Originally Posted by fy10fyr

Could that be due to the higher average humidity in LA vs. Boise? If someone comes from an area of higher humidity (moisture), a lower humidity area could bother their eyes and skin until they adapt.

I'm no doctor, just guessin'.

No...you're exactly right, 10fyr: she said the desert dryness is a big factor in her problems with the air here, like so many other people who mover here from Cali or Texas or hell, even the midwest where the humidity is higher. Of course it all depends on how sensitive you are. I never had an allergy or a dry eye or sinus problem in my life till I moved here, and I've lived all over. I always thought I was immune to such maladies. LOL. Maybe I'm just gettin' old.
To address syringold: if you can't see the haze that has fuzzed-over our view of the mountains for most of the summer, I don't know what to tell you, except maybe start flippin' through the yellow pages for "optometrist." That haze is good, plain, old-fashioned smog, my friend.
Quick air check for any doubters: living in the North End, where there are no garages, since the houses are so old, I park on the street. So try this, wash your car and get it nice and shiny and then park outside overnight--if you don't already. In the morning lean down and sight along the car's surface. See all that nice fine grit? That's what we breathe here!

[boisefan88]

Originally Posted by DrummerBoy

Quick air check for any doubters: living in the North End, where there are no garages, since the houses are so old, I park on the street. So try this, wash your car and get it nice and shiny and then park outside overnight--if you don't already. In the morning lean down and sight along the car's surface. See all that nice fine grit? That's what we breathe here!

I remember doing exactly that when I lived in the Northend!

However, I park outside now and I don't have that problem - I'm in the Central Rim area.

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About the skin sensitivity - I've lived here all my life but certain times of the year my nose gets really dry and starts to crack. It's just a function of the dryness of the air.