I had forgotten how irritating all the pollution is and how acidic the air is in many places in Nigeria. It didn't take long after we began driving from Abuja airport before my eyes began to burn. It wasn't terrible, but annoying. I could feel the sting of irritants in the air. Every car we passed in Abuja, and there were plenty even at 6:30 in the morning, had blue-gray smoke belching out of its tailpipe. No wonder my eyes burned. Within the 15-minutes of our drive home I was blinking and rubbing my eyes.
Fortunately the irritation lessened as we distanced ourselves from Abuja, I am guessing that as we drove into the countryside where there are less vehicles and less people the pollution abates. Makes sense to me.
The next time you get the notice to have your car's emissions tested, don't grumble. Instead be thankful your eyes don't burn every day. Be thankful that the air we breathe is relatively clean and much healthier than many places in the world.
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