Is anybody else sick of summer?

[zanana1]

I hate the heat and this is the hottest summer of my lifetime. (That's saying alot). I decided to try to like summer by taking advantage of the heat. I decided to exercise in the neighborhood pool. After three sessions, my back pain flared up and now I can barely walk. I'm back in my little air-conditioned bedroom, dreaming about autumn.

Is anybody else a summer party pooper?

[seabeyond]

1. me. but then i lose patience with summer in june. so it is a lot of

trying to keep the bitchin to minimum.

my air cant stay up with it and by 4 the house is hot. i cook dinner and have fans blowing and bitch all the way thru... lol

hate it. give me winter

[zanana1]

5. I see that you're in Texas.

I'm in NH. I guess there's no perfect place to live. Sometimes I envy people who can go south for the winter and return in spring, like the birds. I get sick of winter, too, but I never, ever get sick of spring or autumn.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear zanana1...

I can't say I'm sick of it, because we've hardly had any summer...

Our days have been very overcast and cool till the afternoon, and then the sun comes out only briefly...

I'm sorry you're suffering...

Hope your back recovers soon!

:hi:

[area51]

3. Yep, since I live in the South.

It's getting up to about 100 degrees every day.

[Tikki]

4. No and this has been the most temperate Summer I can remember.

I love living in Coastal SoCal...but, aware the very hot winds will be blowing my way in a couple of months.

Tikki


I HATE the cold.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. If you live in Minnesota, you don't get sick of summer. There isn't enough of it.

[Crystal Clarity]

19. The same is true here in Maine

But I get where Zanana is coming from. For me though, it's not the heat; it's more about feeling guilty for not doing all the things I had planned for summer during those long winter months. Swimming and laying out in the sun? Meh, a couple of times. Garden? Only planted a couple of veggies with mixed results. Camping trips to the coast and Canada? Didn't happen. That last 10 pounds I had planned to lose? They're still with me... I could go on and on.

Summer is definitely winding down as it does here in August... and once again, I feel that old familiar let down. I suppose I just tend to set plans and expectations a little too high sometimes.

Oh well... On the up side, they say sunbathing is bad, so I suppose it's just as well that I'm still pasty white. x(

[Lucian]

40. I'm in MN and I'm sick of summer.

It's been hot, humid, and muggy for the last couple of weeks. My room feels like the fiery furnace of Hell.

[madinmaryland]

7. No. Because I hate winter much more. I hate the cold, the dry skin, the lack

of sunshine, the drivers in bad weather.

Fuck it. I hate winter.

[Maccagirl]

8. I despise winter as well

I haven't really gotten over the last one (a doozy)-and I'm already depressed of the daily battles coming this year.

[Mudoria]

9. I was tired of summer long before it arrived...

after all the 90+ days since May I'm even more ready for it to go away.

[pokerfan]

10. This has been the most pleasant summer I can remember

Usually we hit 100+ for a few days in July/August, but not this year. It's been 80's and low 90's since May which is quite manageable.

[Monique1]

11. This has been the most miserable summer in Az

that I have experienced. I have been here since 1977. Maybe the misery comes with age but if possible I am moving out of the valley and heading north.

[SoxFan]

12. Me!

The heat this summer has been absurd. Over half of the days in July were over 90 degrees, which is unheard of up here.

Screw this. Bring on December!

[bigwillq]

13. No

Loving it. Although Autumn is my fave season and looking forward to it.

[Sebastian Doyle]

14. I'm more sick to death of the lack of summer.

Aside from maybe 20 days total out of June July and August, it's been cooler than usual around here. Would be nice if the lack of needing to turn on the A/C actually kept my electric bill lower, but it seems to be just as high anyway. The highest I've ever seen in the summer, in fact.

[backwoodsbob]

15. moved here when I was 12

the chamber of commerce offers free lemonade anytime it hits 90.

In seven years I NEVER saw it hit 90.this was in 1976 to 1983..this year it has hit 90 18 times already

[tigereye]

16. well, a little. But I love the garden, the pool, the time to go to the ballpark

not needing a coat and sleeping in a bit more.


So, i guess not! :rofl:

[femmocrat]

17. I hate hot, humid weather.

We had the 5th hottest July in history here (PA). Every day is the same, hot, sticky, and partly sunny with a 30% chance of a thunderstorm. Our electric bills have been ridiculous from running the AC 24/7.

It might as well be winter, because I don't go outside in the sun. I just hope this heat and humidity break before school starts later this month. x(

[Duer 157099]

18. I was dreading it's arrival back in the Spring

but after a few 90s degree days, it's been sooooooooo nice ever since (CA). I can hardly believe how nice and temperate it's been. The downside is that the tomatoes aren't happy.

I'm so sorry the rest of the country is suffering so much, I know how awful hot summers can be, but this has to be one of my best summers in a very long time, weather wise.

[rurallib]

20. I've hated summer since I was a kid - this one has been ugly

I hate the bugs and the sweat and the heat. Recently you can add in the deluges of rain. Did I mention the bugs?
Autumn has been much warmer here than it used to be. (iowa). Summer used to be 3 months, now it is 5.
Did I mention how much I hate cutting grass?

[riderinthestorm]

25. Northern Illinois here and the mosquitos are making life miserable.

I can't get any work done at all even swathed in bug spray. I'm miserable, the animals are miserable, my gardens are weedy disasters from the rain and the lack of physical attention (the bugs are driving us out!).

And I'm 110% certain you can't possibly hate mowing as much as I do. Typically by August, I'm down to mowing once every 2 - 3 weeks since everything's burnt to a crisp but the high temps, high humidity, and freakish downpours have conspired against me and I'm still mowing like it's spring.

Scary.

[rurallib]

28. yep - I am just across the river from you. sucks over here also.

[david13]

21. No way dude. I like summer. (Kid speak) No, we haven't had any

or hardly any summer here. Fog and cool mostly, cloudy skies and all.
I had to go out to Palm Springs to get any good hot summer weather. It's like 70 now.
I like summer, if I can get it.
dc

[hippywife]

22. Yes! Oh gads, yes!

We've had a small break for a couple of days with temps in the mid 90's and a little overcast, but back to triple digits starting Monday. Ugh!

We're going to the Oklahoma Aquarium tomorrow for a few hours to get out of the heat.

I don't wish winter any closer but I surely could use a little autumn right now.

:hi:

[Roon]

23. Fall is my favorite time of year

I am ready for it!

[BreweryYardRat]

24. I'm in Florida. Been sick of it since late May.

Bleah. We've got another 2 months of searing heat and humidity to look forward to.

Although we did get about a week of straight rain in late June or early July -- I think it was related to a tropical storm or depression out in the Gulf. That was pleasant.

[Xipe Totec]

26. By Spring, I was sick of it already. nt

[Curmudgeoness]

27. Another northerner chiming in with "hell no". I am bummed that

fall is right around the corner. And fall is just the introduction to winter (brrrr) with the snow, ice, driving hazards, cold, heating bills, skin problems...well, you get the point.

[MorningGlow]

29. Me!

But only because fall clothing catalogs with cute sweaters and boots have started arriving in the mail. :P

I like summer, but I don't favor one season over the others except for fall--here in the northeast, it has a bit of an edge because of the beautiful colors and cool weather. Good thing I live where I do--I'm addicted to the variety!

[greendog]

30. No! This summer could go on forever.

Highs in the mid 80s. Gets down to 50 every night. Nice rain several times a month. Probably the best summer I've seen since moving to Montana.

[MiddleFingerMom]

31. I'm tired of summer by the time it really HITS in Arizona...

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...though I'll still take it over summers anywhere else I've lived (South,
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There are some very, VERY positive points to summer here.
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Rainstorms are almost always violent, but over very quickly.
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Cloud formations (whether or not they result in rain) are incredible.
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Thunderstorms are literally AWESOME!!!! I've never seen the variety
and intensity of lightning during any storm here whatsoever anywhere
else (though some are awesomer than others).
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And, when I used to be able to afford it -- the majority of restaurants
in town (up to and including many of the finest) have absolutely amazing
deals to draw in the trade that disappears with both the heat and the
exodus of our snowbirds.
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[mnhtnbb]

32. Our 90 degree weather started in April this year--way too soon!

I think we're all going to have to get used to warmer weather.

Seems like it's Mother Nature's revenge on us for abusing the planet.

[Kat45]

33. Nope. It may be hot but I prefer this to winter in New England.

I find it easier, and less expensive, to cool off when I'm too hot than to warm up when I'm too cold--and I get cold at the drop of a hat.

[backwoodsbob]

34. growing up in sw Va

the city gave lemonade if it hit 90...I never once got lemonade in 7 years...it has hit 90 13 times this year

[NJCher]

35. oh yeah, count me in

Hate summer. Hate being hot.


Cher

[Odin2005]

36. YES! I'm FUCKING SUCK of the humidity this summer in Fargo!

Our famous winter cold I don't mind, you can always put on another layer of clothes.

[era veteran]

37. No I love hot weather & hate the cold

A/C makes it tolerable.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

38. Summer isn't here yet so, no, I'm not sick of it

That'll be in November

[Forkboy]

39. I was sick of it before it started.

Even Mass is too bloody hot for me. Any Canadian DUers out there want a resident smartass?

[Iggo]

41. Not yet, but I'm about to be.

We've had unusually mild (and not unwelcome) temperatures this season here in SoCal.

That's about to change.

[Ryano42]

42. and the Summer also affects GD:P and GD

the heat makes them Extra Crispy Crazy! :dunce:

They would argue about AGREEING about things!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

43. Not at all. Hence, why I live in Florida.

Where Summer is approximately 10 months long. Which means I can enjoy my pool for at least 10 months.

And have to worry about shovelling the driveway covered in 3 feet of snow approximately 0 months long.

[kwassa]

44. Love summer, hate the humidity. A bad one this year.

Last year had 19 days over 90 degrees.

This year already has had 49 days over 90, and summer is long from over.

It is usually 75 degrees and 90% humidity when I go running at 6 a.m.

Your nation's capital.

[bikebloke]

45. I love it!

When I die I hope I go to Hell. (I'll probably have to start believing in that fairy tale shite first.:shrug:)

I turn on the air conditioner for only half an hour to keep the mold and mildew at bey. For sleeping, I prefer a fan.

[MilesColtrane]

46. Day 11 of over 100 degrees here...

It's a real brain-melting kind of hot.

Current heat index is 105.

i can see it starting to get to people here. They're losing it.