They are better now than they were when I was a kid. I used to wheeze all the time and was kept indoors in the winter time during recess in 1st and 2nd grade because the cold exacerbated the problem. So maybe I compensated for lack of physical development by reading a lot.

I went to college in New Mexico - that was amazing - first time I was allergy free (mostly) in my life. Living in Denver was also good. The bay area was less good.