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How Are You Coping With Pollen Allergies, Hay Fever?

Pollen count is expected to increase through the week and weekend in the Martinez area. Please share your hay fever home remedies!

If you're allergic to pollen, beware: tree and grass pollen counts are expected to increase by Saturday in Martinez.

Martinez Patch recommends you keep a pack of tissues in your pocket this week. This editor sure is! 

Higher temperatures and windier weather mean an increase in the concentration of pollen grains flying through the air in the Martinez area through Saturday, according to the forecast website, pollen.com.

Tree pollen is currently at a medium to high level count, but is expected to increase to "high" for Thursday and "very high" Friday and Saturday, according our area's forecast on weather.com

Help this editor and your neighbors: what do you do to cope with scratchy eyes, swollen sinuses and the endless sneezing during such an unforgiving hay fever season? Tell us in the comments.

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Palermo May 20, 2013 at 03:32 pm
I have found it's very hard to find a parking spot there. Another negative is the number of theRead More "constant outsdoorsmen" types lurking all around. I've been confronted several times and worried about leaving my car there.
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Beau Behan May 17, 2013 at 09:36 am
Hi Robert, Thanks for dropping in and checking out the blog. The new Patch look is so 'new' as I amRead More still learning to navigate through. Just updated it and added the link to my film review. Thanks again. Cheers!
Robert Rothgery May 17, 2013 at 09:30 am
I am happy to know that Mr. Behan's review of "STID" is now available. Might we knowRead More where it is available? Perhaps I am just an Apple lovin' technopeasant, but despite my frantic serial clicking on text without links, I could not find the actual story. Alas and alack I may never know why there is no darkness in "...Into Darkness" (or Lightness). Oh, and welcome back Jim!
Palermo May 20, 2013 at 03:30 pm
The main reason I don't go to any of the businesses downtown is the lack of parking. What littleRead More there is is taken up by the owners of these establishments. God forbid they park somewhere else less convenient so actual paying customers can frequent their businesses.
Captain Bebops May 19, 2013 at 09:47 am
Jim, then that's yet another penalty for showing up for jury duty. The system needs a big overhaul.Read More
Jim Caroompas May 19, 2013 at 09:27 am
The city is no longer paying for juror parking. In other words, juror or not, if your meter hasRead More expired, you pay.