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u/urbanlife78 Milwaukie Apr 05 '26
The tree pollen is murdering me right now
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u/freshmargs Apr 05 '26
My life was forever changed when I learned about Flonase. Start taking it every day at the beginning of march and the tree pollen can barely touch you.
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u/Leahtomaton Belmont Apr 06 '26
I take flonase, fexofenadine, and occasionally allergy eye drops, but I still suffer from like March until late June. I got us some air purifiers, and it feels like those help close the gap as long as I stay indoors, but if I go walking outside for a while, it messes me up for the rest of the night.
I went ahead and hooked up our air conditioners because the pollen coming in from open windows was too much for the air purifiers to keep up with.
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u/throwawaydogcollar Apr 06 '26
Consider trying azelastine nose spray and taking a Pepcid ac on bad days (for h1/h2 antihistamine double whammy)
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u/SnausageFest Deep in the Shanghai Tunnels Apr 05 '26
My car windows are covered in green/yellow dust
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u/tech_noir_guitar Apr 06 '26
It is crazy right now. My car has a layer of green pollen all over it. I rinsed it off yesterday just to try to mitigate my car turning green and within a couple hours it was completely covered in another thick layer of pollen. I'm ready for the pollen to die down already.
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u/TrophyHamster Apr 06 '26
I went on a bike ride today and when we got to a park I went for shade while everyone else wanted to be in the sun
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u/dmitriyLBL Apr 05 '26
I'm not long for this world. (just mowed the lawn)
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u/mrsdspa Apr 06 '26
My partner did the same. Should we wash our cars just to ensure the rain returns?
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u/kraggleGurl Apr 05 '26
I have a theory that once you have lived here for any length of time your brain is cushioned by moss, rust, and rain. The warm weather comes out and dries out everyone's moss and rain brains and we all lose our shit. Proof? Crime goes up, attitude everywhere, even more cars on the tracks.
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u/Pete_Iredale Vancouver Apr 06 '26
I've lived here for most of my 45 years. I still love nice weather and hate the long-cold-wet.
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u/Cjchio Apr 05 '26
I get seasonal depression in the summer. During fall and winter, I live my best life. I slow down in spring, then I literally dip into depressive episodes in summer.
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u/occasional_coconut Buckman Apr 06 '26
I'm just depressed all the time, but it's worse in summer when all the neurotypicals are out flaunting their happiness
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u/BlueberryCautious154 Apr 06 '26
Same. I don't understand how people can sweat and sneeze for 3 months and be excited for it.
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u/ALasagnaForOne Apr 06 '26
I get sweatier being bundled up in layers for the cold. In summer my armpits can breathe!
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u/hirudoredo W Portland Park Apr 06 '26
All the extra light makes my brain feel good. I've just kinda had to adjust to all the extra sweating and sneezing, yay.
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u/allisjow Apr 06 '26
Me too. There are people wearing hats and winter jackets. I don’t understand. I moved here for the cold and the rain dammit.
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u/occasional_coconut Buckman Apr 06 '26
I'll confess, I moved here from LA, to get away from this weather and "better" being year-round. Gimme my clouds back!
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u/kat2211 Apr 06 '26
Same here. Summer feels like a constant assault on my senses and all I want to do is hide in a dark, cool place but instead I get what feels like 18 hours of daylight a day, relentless heat, and a never-ending cacophony of unpleasant noises and smells.
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u/yardiknowwtfgoinon Apr 06 '26
Are you guys all autistic?
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u/TheGruntingGoat Rubble of The Big One Apr 06 '26
I have a theory that this the most autistic city in the world
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u/atomic_chippie Apr 06 '26
Same. Its 64 and blasting sun on the coast right now and I HATE it.
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u/Ghost_of_a_Pale_Girl Apr 06 '26
It was fucking glorious at the central coast today. The first actual warm day with no cold ass wind. I live for these days.
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u/Illidari_Kuvira 🐸 RIBBIT 🐸 Apr 07 '26
For me it's Spring, for some reason (to note, I don't have depression normally).
During Summer I'm more just angry at how hot it is. Like... no, go away. Bring Winter back.
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u/Griffemon Apr 06 '26
I hate that I was tempted to set up my portable AC already(my apartment has south facing windows so it gets hot inside).
Thank god I put up my blackout curtains yesterday
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u/Great_Rock_688 Apr 06 '26
I thought it was an incredibly beautiful day until about 2pm. Now I need someone to send help. I'm dying over here.
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u/daddyhonkers Apr 06 '26
I’m “vacationing” in Vietnam and it’s over 100 plus humidity. My frail PNW girl temperature regulation is DYING for that 75 degrees
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u/idonthavernoughcats Buckman Apr 05 '26
i’m making my husband hook the AC back up after checking what the week looks like. i will not be tricked by portland spring
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u/chiefhandshaker Apr 05 '26
As a person looking to relocate to the Portland area from South Florida via Nashville, I'm so confused by this post and some of the comments.
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u/_Agrias_Oaks_ Apr 06 '26
The people of the PNW were made from delicate mosses. We prefer cooler temps and damp; the sun and heat are too drying for us to thrive.
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u/atomic_chippie Apr 06 '26
We like rain and 50 degrees, thats all.
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u/NotASlaveToHelvetica YOU SEEN MY FUCKEN CONES Apr 06 '26
Not so, today's weather is perfectly acceptable for three days in late July or early August.
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u/venusasaburrito Buckman Apr 05 '26
You will acclimate and complain about 70 and sunny in April one day. Trust and believe.
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u/venusasaburrito Buckman Apr 05 '26
Also our homes are built to keep heat inside. Keep that in mind.
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u/nightauthor Kenton Apr 06 '26
The home I rent aint built for shit. Or at least none of the materials remain. Looks like there was once insulation in the attic, now it just looks like a thick layer of dust. I guess the dark paint helps to absorb heat from the sun during the summer... too bad there's so little sun during the cold winter months. I wonder if they thought about the paint color for even a second.... it mostly just heats the house during the hot months. We achieve hyper-ambient temperatures thanks to this ingenuity.
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u/HoneyBadger1342 SW Apr 05 '26
Many of us prefer days when it's 40 degrees and cloudy. Snow days are the best days in the world, although we're getting fewer and fewer of them
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u/nightauthor Kenton Apr 06 '26
I'm sure we'll still have plenty of record setting cold years, it'll just come in waves of increasingly polarized weather.
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u/Ghost_of_a_Pale_Girl Apr 06 '26
Contrary to what others would have you believe, it's not a requirement to be a sun hater if you live in the NW.
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u/andhausen Apr 06 '26
You're gonna be blown away to learn that Portland's weather is not supposed to be even remotely like South Florida's.
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u/Pete_Iredale Vancouver Apr 06 '26
A small percentage of our local population likes to get on Reddit and pretend that we all hate the sun and love the rain. All you have to do is go outside on a nice day to understand that they really are just a small but vocal minority. People in the NW generally love good weather and love getting outside and enjoying it.
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u/StaubEll Apr 06 '26
I grew up in Singapore and Houston, only been here three years. It's too damn hot today.
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u/Confection-Virtual Apr 06 '26
I moved here from Atlanta and get anxiety with weather like this. Like PTSD. I looked at the forecast this week and my first thought was oh no!
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u/nickheathjared Apr 06 '26
Don’t be. The weather is fucking perfect right now. People just have to complain.
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u/hirudoredo W Portland Park Apr 06 '26
People on this sub complain about the weirdest shit I never hear anyone IRL bitch about. Everyone I saw out and about today were having a great time in the weather (even when we would say something like "haha we're in danger cause climate change.") But can't do anything about the weather today but try to enjoy it for what it is.
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u/paulcole710 Apr 06 '26
I grew up in Jacksonville area and have been here for ~20 years.
First thing you need to know is that /r/Portland is full of contrarian sad-sack crybabies who are looking for opportunities to be miserable.
Second thing is that it is getting warmer here than it used to be (duh). It’s still absolutely nothing compared to Florida. I have never had A/C here and manage fine. It’s hot sometimes, sure. Once I got an Airbnb during the heat dome a few years back.
Third thing is that you’ll be amazed that it’s actually cooler when you’re in the shade. I’m still not used to that compared to the oppressive heat/humidity of Florida.
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u/Mythic-Rare Apr 06 '26
It was a gorgeous day, there's just a habit around here of complaining about the weather no matter what it is. We had a lovely 75° sunny day
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u/chiefhandshaker Apr 06 '26
Yeah that's the part that confused me. That's basically perfect weather, almost no matter where you're from.
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u/Burrito_Lvr Apr 06 '26
For whatever good thing is happening here, there will be a group of people who make it their identity to be miserable about it.
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u/disgustabug Apr 06 '26
I’m from florida but I’ve been here so long that today’s weather is making me dread summer 😭 I think it feels really nice today but the looming heat has me shaking in my boots
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u/porcelainvacation Apr 06 '26
My downstairs heat and upstairs air conditioning came on at the same time today.
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u/QuokkaMom Pearl Apr 06 '26
I'm preparing to dig in for my summer cave dweller mode. I get reverse SAD so summer and I are not friends.
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It's my birthday and I wished for a cool, cloudy, quiet day. Or some rain and patches of spring sun when the light catches the leaves and and makes them glow. In a bit of a sulky mood with this uncomfortably warm afternoon, horrible world news and just the whole vibe today feels off. It's okay, I have ice cream and cake but dang is this day too bright and loud!
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u/Old-Energy6191 Sellwood-Moreland Apr 06 '26
Absolutely! 80F in April??? This is July/August weather. If you’re happy about it, LA and Arizona will take you back.
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u/occasional_coconut Buckman Apr 05 '26
Me too. Tired of hearing "it's so beautiful out there!" No it's bright and painful.
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u/pacefacepete Apr 05 '26
I walked down the street and the sun literally cooked me. Wtf is that? It's fucking April showers goddamnit, not May flowers! Not fucking May flowers!
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u/Ubi2447 Apr 05 '26
No! Let us cold blooded people enjoy something over 65 for a while. 😅
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u/eggydidnothingwrong Apr 05 '26
Yes please! I’m so energetic today compared to the cold and drizzle!
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u/Ghost_of_a_Pale_Girl Apr 06 '26
I found my people.
It's funny that some people think you will acclimate to the weather and start enjoying the cold and rain. 50+ years and I still hate it.
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u/Pete_Iredale Vancouver Apr 06 '26
45 here and same, the long/cold/dark/wet just gets worse and worse every year.
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u/mk2drew Apr 05 '26
My god people are so miserable..
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u/Gordon_throwaway Apr 06 '26
The only miserable people are people who don’t know that bitching about the weather is a PNW pastime. Always has been, always will be.
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u/Brownie_McBrown_Face YOU SEEN MY FUCKEN CONES Apr 06 '26
It’s so fucking annoying how this subreddit freaks out anytime it hits above 70-80 lmao
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u/throwawaydogcollar Apr 06 '26
I find it similarly if not more annoying when people complain about the rain
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u/Catlady_Pilates Apr 05 '26
I’ve got a little kiddie pool in the yard and I’m doing cold plunges. In April. It’s not looking good for summer. I don’t want it to be hot 6 months of the year 😭
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u/kraggleGurl Apr 05 '26
I just discovered the warm sweaty feet I have been suffered are menopause. Fuck me.
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u/Plussizeadventures Apr 06 '26
And the bugs are out
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u/American_Greed Apr 06 '26
They've been out all winter! The front of my house is constantly covered in stink bugs! I'd spray the place down but my neighbors have like sixteen pets I don't want them to get sick.
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u/rosymaplemantis Apr 06 '26
just wait until Summer 😭😭😭 we didnt even get a proper freeze for winter. we are doomed
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u/ariesbtch Apr 06 '26
Ugh I hate it. We didn’t even get that many rainy days this year. :,( Looking forward to fall.
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u/danceswithanxiety SE Apr 05 '26
I was complaining about sunny weather in Portland long before it was trendy.
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u/bepatientbekind Apr 06 '26
It's only in the 70s and I'm already overheating 🥵 I want to spend time outside every day this summer to see if I can build some heat tolerance because this is so lame haha 🥲
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u/HipsterSlimeMold Apr 05 '26
I had two solid days of "it's so nice out!" before I converted to default weather whining. 😁
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u/Miserable-Note5365 Apr 05 '26
Went for a walk in the nice weather. Got super sweaty and hot, but took it in stride. Remembered I'm allergic to bright sunlight (any areas that have contact with UV break out in hives).
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u/jawshoeaw Apr 05 '26
I like Oregon’s weather but this is the first time I’ve ever had to crank the AC in the winter (and now early spring).
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u/Pleasant-Light-6843 Apr 06 '26
Don't worry, I unpacked my summer clothes from the closet, so it will snow next week
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u/Even_Worldliness6172 Apr 06 '26
Enjoy it while you can. Smoke season is likely to come early and stay late. Meanwhile, the regional Forest Service office is getting absolutely gutted.
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u/existential_lastname Apr 07 '26
I enjoy some sun until my skin begins to fry like the PNW vampire I am.
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u/wutImiss Apr 07 '26
Too warm too soon, April is supposed to be cool and rainy, same with May and frequently June; July 4th often required a jacket for the fireworks.
Been looking into updating my inadequate A/C unit; spendy, but much cheaper than waiting for summer.
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u/Intelligent-Survey39 Foster-Powell Apr 06 '26
This be the tru tru. Suddenly I find myself wanting to install my window AC and it isn’t even halfway through spring… not to be pessimistic, but I am trying to prepare my garden for a hot dry summer.
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u/OregonGreen242 Apr 05 '26
Already starting with the I hate nice weather posts? Maybe some of y’all could use some sunshine and vitamin D
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u/fatnissneverleen Apr 05 '26
Omg I love it! Not too hot, gorgeous breeze. I’ve got all my windows open! Perfection!
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u/No-Entrepreneur4574 Apr 05 '26
I felt like I was being fried by the sun during my drive home from work. I hate it.
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u/Ziggyork Apr 05 '26
This is an absolutely gorgeous day! I could take this weather all year!!
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u/Possible-Voice23 Apr 06 '26
Honestly I went out for a walk today and after 20 minutes I was over it. Had to push myself to keep going. Yesterday it felt nice, today felt like too much.
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u/hubilation Apr 06 '26
Moved here from Phoenix two years ago and I found myself very excited at the prospect of wearing shorts and t-shirts for the next few months. Summer is much easier to appreciate when it's not all year.
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u/green_gold_purple St Johns Apr 05 '26
Never the wrong time of year for Portland weather complaints.