You're not the only one. Allergies got bad overnight last week.

In a span of two days — Feb. 24 and 25 — the tree allergens counter for Charlotte jumped from almost nonexistent to well above the historical average, according to the Carolina Asthma and Allergy Center's "Sneeze-O-Meter."

Why it matters: This year has all the ingredients for a sharper-than-normal spike in allergies, WCNC meteorologist extraordinaire Brad Panovich told me.

• Panovich called it a "perfect storm" of pollens, a quick warmup, and a south or southwest wind.

Wait, what? A southwest wind. Yes, believe it or not, Panovich says, most of the allergens in the air this week aren't even homegrown. 

• Blame Alabama. Blame Georgia. Blame South Carolina.

Reality check: Brad pointed me to this rather wild spring leaf index map from the National Phenology Network to prove it.

• We're about 15 days behind schedule on our way to spring pollen, but Columbia, South Carolina, just 90 miles south, is 15 days ahead of schedule.

But now we're warming up and our pollen is about to enter the room, too.

• And Panovich says, "combine that [warmup] with a very wet winter, and trees have [a] pantry of moisture to take off quickly this spring."

Achoo.

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I waited two hours for a $4 cheeseburger yesterday.

Why it matters: The line for Mr. K's on Friday felt like a retirement party for George Dizes and the family that ran this old flattop burger joint for 50-plus years. It was like his George Bailey day, with old friends rolling in by the hundreds, tossing their money on the counter to make him the richest man in town.

• Customers laughed and told stories and pointed to the new apartments across the street and the unfamiliar stoplight that showed up out of nowhere, and they remembered a city that's tripled in size since Mr. K's opened.

My thought bubble: Most people in line had some attachment. My connection was more about my wife. Laura grew up in Charlotte. After her parents separated when she was young, her dad would take her and her brother there each week.

• Just two kids and their dad, getting by on burgers and fries.

Thanks, George.