Is something wrong with the forum?

[mart]

LOL !!  And yellow is my least favorite color !!

[jacon4]

If you have allergies, Charlotte NC is a BIG NO NO in april when the trees are doing their thang! This pic is a street in one of Charlotte's oldest neighborhoods, Meyers Park, right next to downtown. The proportions in this pic are correct, everything is rather tiny next to these oak trees.

[mart]

Texas is the pollen capitol of the world I think !!  That is a pretty view !!

[KC]

Now, this shocked me!

According to the Asthma/Allergy Foundation of America on WebMD the top 10 Worst Cities for Pollen
10  Buffalo NY
9  Knoxville TN
8  Providence RI
7  Oklahoma City OK
6  Wichita KS
5  McAllen TX
4  Louisville KY
3  Syracuse NY
2  Memphis TN
1  Jackson MS

Then there is the Fall Allergy List (Jacon4 you made it on there AFTER my area!  That is a shocker thought you would be ahead!)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/allergy-capitals-usa/

Ahhhh-choooo!

[jacon4]

LOL, i don't care what that says, i am goin with the "city of trees" on this one!

[jacon4]

This one has Charlotte at # 4
http://www.elon.edu/e-web/pendulum/issues/2004/5_6/news/pinkeye.xhtml

Top 25 Worst Cities for Allergy

1) Atlanta

2) Augusta, Ga. and Aiken, S.C.

3) Louisville, Ky.

4) Charlotte

5) St. Louis

6) Austin/San Marcos, Texas

7) Springfield, Mass.

Little Rock, Ark.

9) Knoxville, Tenn.

10) Allentown, Pa.

11) Orlando, Fla.

12) Jackson, Miss.

13) Tulsa, Okla.

14) Chattanooga, Tenn.

15) Nashville, Tenn.

16) Lexington, Ky.

17) Columbia, S.C.

18) Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas

19) Spartanburg, S.C.

20) Houston

21) San Antonio

22) Jacksonville, Fla.

23) Philadelphia

24) McAllen, Texas

25) Greensboro/High Point

[jacon4]

Hmmmm, heres weather.com and as of April 14,2017
LATEST POLLEN HOT SPOTS
U.S. locations experiencing highest total pollen counts. Tree, grass, and weed pollen contribute to totals. Counts below reported on: Fri, Apr 14, 2017
LOCATION TOTAL POLLEN COUNT
Winston-Salem, NC
Richmond, VA
St Louis, MO
Savannah, GA
Kansas City, KS
Springfield, MO
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC
Atlanta, GA
Greenville, SC

It seems you get a different number depending on site

https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/11201:4:US?rotation=71700000010334552&banner=58700000460504834&kw=6739295632&google=p_&gclid=CjwKEAjwz9HHBRDbopLGh-afzB4SJABY52oFOkDjbbQVPWm6fFdrDReKikzvOVlF1xoUmJL8lzMmpBoC5A_w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[jacon4]

Well, you know it's JUMPIN in here when the hot topic of the day is pollen! I say the old women ran off the posters!

Speaking of trees, the oldest living thing east of the Mississippi river is, The Angel Oak, in Charleston SC is about 500 years old....

[KC]

Is this the oldest living oak?  I could have sworn there were bald cypress (several) that are older? 

[jacon4]

Is this the oldest living oak?
Yes, i think it is, it's a southern live oak and is believed to be the oldest living thing in eastern US (some estimate angel oak age at 1500 years old). I don't know about bald cypress or if any research has been done on them. The oldest trees on earth are bristlecone pines, there is one in the White Mountains in Calif that is reported to be 5000 years old. It's location is kept secret by the US Forest Service to keep anyone from messing around with the tree.

[jacon4]

No one really knows how old these trees really are exactly and, i am guessing they don't want to damage these ancient trees by taking core samples which could harm them. Heres another pic of angel oak with kids standing at base to give some perspective. If you ever happen to be in Charleston SC, a visit to this tree on John's island is well worth it, pic's just can't capture the majesty of this tree. It is truly a very impressive sight in person.

[cogar]

When George Washington was surveying in western Virginia he found a few big trees, to wit:

He (George W) encamped on the Virginia side on November 1, and had proceeded up the Great Kanawha about ten miles when his journal reads: “Proceeded up the river with the canoe about 4 miles farther, and then encamped, and went a hunting; killed 5 buffaloes and wounded some others, and three deer. This country abounds in buffalo and wild game of all kinds, as also in all kinds of wild fowl, there being in the bottom a great many small grassy ponds, or lakes, which are full of swans, geese, and ducks of different kinds.”
     
On descending towards the Ohio River again, he describes finding a sycamore tree about sixty yards from the river that measures forty-four feet and ten inches in circumference three feet above the ground. This corresponds to a diameter of close to fourteen feet. Fifty feet away is another sycamore measuring thirty-one feet around.     

Read more @ http://www.galliagenealogy.org/History/washington.htm

[mart]

Wow !!  Those trees are amazing !!

[Ipcress]

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edit * Ah - it's working again ! I've been trying to post for a couple of days without success.

[jacon4]

Hmmmmmm, well, if Ipcress has not been able to post, that tells me that it wasn't the old women that ran off the posters, BAM!. Maybe others haven't been able to post either, it seems this site has had more and more issues like this in the recent past.