Living in a Midwestern state with a relatively strong immune system means you generally never get ill off of allergies, and your colds pass quickly even in the winter season, until...
Soybean harvest! Soybean harvest!
You see that dust. When soybeans are harvested it's kicked up into the air, and spreads all over the place. Into the cities, especially into the small towns, all across the countryside. It also just so happens that soybean dust badly irritates the lungs, and if you're allergic to anything in soybean dusts (a surprisingly long list), its your time to not shine.











