Spring is in the Air....Unfortunately

Anybody who lives in the SouthEastern United States can tell you that if you don't like the weather, just stick around, it will change. Nowhere is that more true than here in Knoxville, where it is currently around 70 degrees Fahrenheit and climbing. This would not be a problem if it weren't for the fact that in about two days a major storm is supposed to hit and bring with it a cold snap. All of the young boys and girls who have most likely yanked their shorts and T-shirts out of the closet this weekend will be forced to put their coats and jackets back on for one more snap, or maybe two or three. Any college student who does not possess a car and must rely on the parents for seasonal clothing and might send their winter clothing home will soon be requesting that they make another trek to return said items. But other problems exist within these inconsistencies of weather, namely the havoc it wreaks on the sinus system.


Yesterday afternoon I awoke with a rather foul taste in my mouth and a congested feeling in the chest area. I had not been up five minutes before I had the need to cough up some rather nasty material of an icky nature(I think the scientific term is mucous, but I like "icky stuff" better) . Anyhoo, after such an incident I took the next logical step of consuming about two glasses of Orange Juice followed by a visit to the drug store to pick up a variety of touted suppressants. I arrive at the area where I normally pick up my proven remedies of Sudafed and Mucinex to discover that most of the area has been picked clean. Hmmm...there might be a chance more than I have been affected by this sudden change in climate. Anyhoo, I manage to find my "medicine" and get carded at the door when I make my purchase. I wonder why, then I remember that in Tennessee, even during allergy and sinus season, you never know when the individual purchasing their remedies might just flip out and start using it to make Crystal Meth. I show my ID, swipe the card, and am on my merry way to work, where I will spend most of the day feeling light headed as a side effect of my remedies and maybe once or twice think I'm flying. I might not be as effective as usual, but I guess it's better than having my co-workers look on as I hack up who knows what and they wait for my head to spin around and hear me speaking in tongues.


Today I feel a bit better, but have little to no appetite and am in the state of not knowing whether or not my sinus problems were a short occurance or if they are just starting. Eventually the weather will settle and so will my sinuses, but until then I will spend a lot of time wondering why I do not move to a warmer climate where everything will magically be resolved, like Florida. Then I will reside myself to the fact that some inconsistent weather and sinus spells are much better than spells of tropical storms that wipe out all you have ever worked for on an almost annual basis.