Is anyone else SICK of summer?!

[QUOTE] and it getting bright again at 4am

Where do you live, Norway?

South Louisiana here. I was sick of summer around May 3rd.

Too hot to exercise outdoors, too hot to grill outdoors, too hot to walk anywhere, too hot to breathe.

And already we're picking up sandbags for expected high water.

Fuck summer. Fuck xir right in xir ass.

No way, I feel like summer just got started and want it to slow down!

I’m with you, OP. And August is by far the worst month of the year. I dread it every year.

I hate summer.

I’m still enjoying it. I’ll be done next week.

I LOVE autumn.

I only start to like it if I get out in the sun a lot, but I have to make myself do it. If I'm indoors and I have to have AC on because if I don't I'll melt, that's awful. And since I am now 40 and indoors most of the time because I am so very old and tired and grouchy, yes, I am rather sick of summer.

I looooove summer. I wish it would last longer.

So far, it's one of the mildest summers in LA thus far.

Growing up summers were nice and temperatures were usually just in the 80s, now it’s too damn hot to go outside any extended period most of the time.

Hate summer, love fall. Hate hate hate the heat.

[quote]Where do you live, Norway?

Illinois. Around this time of year, it doesn't get completely dark until 9pm, then at 3am the birds start chirping and at 4am the sky begins turning blue. I'm sick of it.

In fact, whereas people who have SAD usually have it in the winter, I am the opposite and have it during the summer. The non-stop heat, humidity, and sun is oppressive and puts me in a bad mood.

Sick of it because I can't get someone to agree to installing at least one of two air conditioners that I have in storage because god forbid we have to pay to operate them.

Am with you, OP. What's worse is that due to climate change or whatever, we don't have four seasons anymore where I live. Pretty much just summer and winter. Awful, since Fall is my favorite.

I live in Dallas and it's literal hell to go outside, but I think I'm the only person I know that openly hates summer lol.

I prefer a happy medium in between this 9pm sunset, and the sun setting at 4pm in the winter though because all that causes is depression.

I adore summer and I adore heat.

What I hate most is how all the creepy crawlies come out. Insects, flies and spiders damn everywhere!! I spend half my time running around the house trying to kill them. And when I go outside for some fresh air damn bugs trying to fly into my mouth! Outside/inside you can't go anywhere without these bastards coming after you.

OP- I agree with everything you said. I can't stand HOT/HUMID weather and the fact that the days are so long but I remember you started the EXACT SAME topic thread a year ago.

never liked it, never will

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I agree, OP. The older I get the more I hate summer. This summer isn't even that bad compared to last summer which was hell. I can't wait for fall. I much prefer fall and spring to summer. I still hate winter though. I hate shoveling snow.

Shed about a hundred pounds and your life will be better, OP.

R22 If I did that, I would only be 70 pounds, so I'm not so sure my life would even exist then.

Summertime and the livin is easy.

I love summer. I always have. I also love the spring with the expectation of warmer days ahead. Fall is nice, but carries with it an air of the bittersweet because of the impending end of the year and the start of winter -- which I have never really cared for. The light and heat of summer are great compared to the dark, cold, dreary days of winter -- especially January and February when the distraction of the holidays is over.

[QUOTE] What's worse is that due to climate change we don't have four seasons anymore where I live.

Climate change lol.

I hate constant sun. I live in an area where it's sunny from May to November- except if there's a storm. I don't have a garage so when I get in my car it's 115 degrees.

My ideal is 65*, partly cloudy and breezy.

R24 I LOVE the dark and cold of winter! Sitting by the fireplace is so cozy and romantic and you get to control how warm it gets (which is easier than trying to cool down in the summer). I also love how everything is so calm and peaceful because not many people are outside. And sleeping is easier because it's easier to sleep when it's cold than when it's hot. Oh, and I almost forgot being able to open the windows and having the nice, crisp air flowing in. Can't wait for fall!

R26 Thank you! Constant sun is irritating! It makes me feel like I'm going crazy.

There's nothing better than sitting by the pool or on the beach with a cocktail and a good book. I find it so comforting and rejuvenating. Plus BBQs, boating, roller coasters, festivals and half naked men running around...I really do favor summer. Fall is nice but it seems to be a dying season anymore. Winter sucks.

I live in the Southern Hemisphere and there are lots of flus and allergies here this winter. It's also been cold and dark which is starting to make my joints creak. Looking forward to some warmth and sunshine come spring.

I LOVE summer! I love having daylight till 9pm. And where I am (LA), it doesn’t get light till almost 6am. But don’t worry, OP, since June 21, the daylight has been getting shorter.

[quote]If I did that, I would only be 70 pounds

Gay men can never be too thin, OP. Aim for 65 lbs.

When can we start talking about PUMPKIN SPICE!??????

But don't you love watching all the chunky-hocked FRAUS strutting around in their little short dresses and strappy sandals!?

I can't get enough of summer. I love lying in bed at night and listening to the bullfrogs. My tiger lilies and daisys are in full bloom and stunning. Summer rain brings out all the great smells of the season.

I’ve become one of these eccentric southern people who walk with an umbrella on a clear day to block the sun. It makes a big difference.

Ok, Mary Poppins.

R36, a pretty parasol is not an umbrella.

I’m with you, OP. In addition to everything mentioned here, summer where I live means MORE TRAFFIC at all hours of the day. Vacationers, landscapers, road construction, parents shuttling kids around to summer activities, etc., clog the roads and make me not want to leave the house unless I absolutely have to. At this time of year, what should be a 10-minute drive somewhere sometimes takes 45 minutes.

And then, like clockwork, when temps dip below 50 degrees, the traffic starts to plummet.

I love it. Because I am not a BITTER CUNTY PRISS POT like OP and some of y'all.

[quote]It's funny - when I was a kid and in my early 20's, I loved summer.

Well, for me it's just the opposite. I LOVED wintery weather when I was in my early 20s. Now at mid-40s, I HATE it. Give me summery weather all year long. Yes, the humidity can be a bit much. But it sure beats the discomfort that comes with cold weather. I want to feel comfortable all day long while wearing just ONE layer of clothing. I hate having to bundle up in multiple layers of clothes just to feel warm.

quote [Fall is nice but it seems to be a dying season now]

Fixed it for you, R29.

^Meanwhile, I'll fix my quoting!

FUCK NO

Winter only stopped about a month ago in my state.

Evenings and nights during LA summers are wonderful. Mild and great for entertaining outside.

What a bunch of whiny bitches. Come to Seattle, it's been beautiful for 2 months, just rained a little yesterday and today, but otherwise sunny and 75...

in San Diego - it's been mid 70's and crisp ocean breezes in the afternoons. But it's pretty much that way all year round. It's my first year here - it's strange how similar the weather can be in July to January. Yes, there are some 'cooler' days in winter - 60's. But it's still nice not to have to worry about weather for once in my life.

White trash love summer in Maryland. Out come the crabs, flip flops and obese women smoking on their balconies all hours. Its the season of rednecks wearing oversized pink t shirts whilst shouting on their phones.

In Maryland people say "whilst?"

We sure do live in a big country.

R44 Really? What state do you live in?

R47, yeah, the weather's great, but San Diego is long overdue for a massive earthquake.

I fucking hate Summer: the long days, the hot steering wheel, the sound of lawnmowers, fucking kids outside later, etc.

Seattle and Portland are the ones who have to worry about a massive earthquake.

fat people problems

R47, I’m very envious.

I would love to live in San Diego!

When I get up and see that the sun is out, I get depressed

I live in the South, where is fucking hot 9 months a year. The other 3 months are mild

Only 53 days until Labor Day. I don’t like summer

I don’t mind the heat if it’s dry. But when the humidity shoots up to 80% and it’s 88 degrees it’s fucking hell. Especially in NYC because all the concrete and tall buildings hold the heat and block any cooling breezes. I’m usually very chill but in that weather I get positively stabby. 75-80 degrees with 40% humidity and a northerly breeze is ideal. Grateful that I no longer have to ride the subway unless I want to. And I don’t want to.

I’m in a major city. The heat makes people aggressive.

Here in Pittsburgh, our summers are practically interchangeable with Louisiana now. Summers were always somewhat humid, but now we smother under a wet blanket for three months, with heavy cloud cover, daily torrential downpours, floods, and high temps. I think we get more sun in the winter at this point. Kill me.

The summer season in the southern part of the United States is difficult. I understand people hating it. Just as I understand hating winter if you live up north. Seasons are seasons, but it’s your geography that matters!

The summer season in the southern part of the United States is difficult. I understand people hating it. Just as I understand hating winter if you live up north. Seasons are seasons, but it’s your geography that matters!

I apologize for the double post.

Didn't mind it as a kid, hate it as an adult.

As we age, we tend to tolerate things less than when we were younger. A lot of things.

I don't mind winter, and the extreme heat is as bad as the extreme cold temperatures.

Summer Pros: the commute to work is easily half as long as during fall, winter, spring.

Summer Cons: >$500 monthly power bills, breathtakingly hot car when I get in it, home invasion by bugs because it is scorching outside, basketball and football seasons are on hiatus, airfares are highest.

Drove past a Spirit of Halloween store yesterday that will be opening soon. Summer is almost over.

R56 nailed it, I say that all the time. Heat is fine, humidity is fucking not. I laugh when my friends in cooler areas tell me they are headed to the sauna. Hell just come sit on my porch for 5 minutes. Summer here will push thru October then 1 week of fall. I do love all the daylight.

[quote] In fact, whereas people who have SAD usually have it in the winter, I am the opposite and have it during the summer. The non-stop heat, humidity, and sun is oppressive and puts me in a bad mood.

Twins, r12. Also find nonstop sun and heat oppressive, and actually depressing. Get SAD when summer/spring rolls around. In the Midwest, there's a chance of showers or thunderstorms. In CA, nothing but sun from April till November, 2019 notwithstanding.

I'm loving this summer (including my massive sunburn, whoops) and wish there wasn't only 2-3 months of such good weather left where I am, before the chills start to arrive.

My depression, and I'm coming to really understand it as that, is winter focused. I experience at least 3-4 months of pure winter here and I think I need to be somewhere that it is 2-3 months tops.

Go to your summer house, OP. A place by the lake is idyllic when the city gets unbearable hot and humid.

I don't like the sun coming up so early. This summer is extra-hot. It does make you grouchy and depressed.

I *hated* summers when I lived in the USA for all the same reasons. I migrated abroad to a green, high-altitude location where from May to November, it's monsoon season and stays cool. Hard thunderstorms nearly every day for three hours or so, starting at about 5:00 PM. When it's raining here in the city, it's snowing in the surrounding mountains.

A few years ago, I did a 20K race in Connecticut. It was late June, and the temperature was already in the mid 80s by the start time (8:30 am). By the end of the race, it was in the 90s.

A guy from Ethiopia won. He was quoted in the local paper saying that, while he was used to heat, the humidity made the race almost unbearable.

So yeah, humidity is a problem. Even for an elite athlete with 2% body fat.

I love summer in Massachusetts. The birds start chirping around 4:30 am and it's light out until around 8:30 pm. My gardens have never looked so beautiful.

[quote] My gardens have never looked so beautiful.

Your gardenS?

GUUUURL!

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[quote]Go to your summer house, OP. A place by the lake is idyllic when the city gets unbearable hot and humid.

Unfortunately, I'm not a millionaire like everyone else on DL, so I have no summer house by the lake sadly.

[quote] Unfortunately, I'm not a millionaire like everyone else on DL, so I have no summer house by the lake sadly.

This was not a problem for me...

Here in Northern California, summer usually lasts about six months. That's just too long.

Summer just started three fucking weeks ago.

I live in Dallas, and I count the days until January and pray we might have winter weather.

Yes! I’be been meaning to start this thread.

Too hot. Too bright. Too humid. Days way too long. Mosquitos. Ticks. It’s exhausting.

Wait until the cicadas start their other-worldly droning. Fucking hell.

IIRC, family annihilations peak in August.

Summer Fridays, bitches! I love summer!

San Diego isn't behind for an earthquake - in about 400 years it will be.

R78, you type poor.

My family in Ontario -- not rich by any stretch of the imagination -- has a lake cottage outside Sudbury.

Maybe it's an Ontario thing?

I'm in LA. We have dry heat, we rarely have any humidity. However, the last couple of years we've had about five or six days where the temps went significantly above 100 degrees. That was awful. Still, I love California summer.

I hate winter and snow. Love the sun and heat and a bit of rain.

[quote]I live in Dallas, and I count the days until January and pray we might have winter weather.

How do people in Dallas cope during the summers? Do the people there actually enjoy near-100 degree weather and humidity or do they just stay inside? Also, what are air conditioning bills like during this time of year for you? I can't imagine.

R80 I LOVE the Northern California summers. This one is pretty sweet. Just one 3 day heatwave so far.

I wish that there were eight mini-seasons in a year. Two winters, two springs, two summers, two falls. I like all of them for different reasons but summer and winter in particular get tiresome quickly.

I hate summer as well. I wish I lived in a place where it was fall all year. Does a place like that exist… thats actually affordable?

[quote]Go to your summer house, OP. A place by the lake is idyllic when the city gets unbearable hot and humid.

I also do not have a summer house. Thankfully, my sister has a nice one on a gorgeous lake, which she encourages me to visit often.

Where's Mr. Norway?

What's summer? Anything to eat?

I love summer, all the sexy guys in skimpy clothing. And here in Chicago we have the lake front which means half naked jogging guys and lots of boys in swimwear. Whats not to love?

I've said this many times over the years on DL: The month of August should just wiped off the calendar. I fucking hate it so much. I remember as a kid, I actually couldn't wait for school to start because it meant August was over.

I never understood why August is regarded as the hottest summer month. It seems things start to cool down quite a bit mid-August. July is always the hottest in Michigan.

I always think of this book in August.

About some woman stuck in London for the summer - who then has an affair, I seem to remember.

It was 27C today here in Norway and I almost melted away lol

"I never understood why August is regarded as the hottest summer month."

August and September are the hottest and ugliest months, here in California. It's when the temp stays over 100F for days or weeks, when all the wildflowers are gone and the landscape is fried brown and the state loses its looks, and when the wildfires start to get serious. I know the fires have made the news big-time the last few years because they're worse, but the fact is they've always been there during the late summer and fall. This is dry country.

I saw something delightful today. A hot tight-bodied redneck dude in his pickup driving shirtless with his elbow on the door frame.

It was stunning.

Not me. Our summer got a late start this year. It's hot and muggy right now, and while it's rather miserable, I'll take this over the hard winters any time.

Buttholes always smell rancid in the hot, humid weather.

Favorite things about summer: watermelon and the beach. Possibly in that order.

Summer my least favorite season.. When out in the sun,keep on the sunscreen. Basal and Squamous cell skin cancer will show up before you know it.

I left the USA years ago and permanently settled in a country where it rarely gets above 84 degrees F. It's nice.

R110 What country?

The sun is the worst, glaring and beating down so unrelentingly. I hate it. And I hate not being able to open my windows because the temperature at night only gets down to the mid-seventies.

R112 I know! I can't fucking stand the non-stop sun! It's so damn irritating. I want a few days of clouds and rain!

It's 2am where I am in the Midwest and it's still 81 degrees with 85% humidity! Fuck summer!! I want cold weather!!

We've had a lovely couple of days of cool wet weather here in London. It's heaven. The garden's greening up.

But big heat next week and we're TERRIBLE at handling the heat.

Hate summer? Are you all mad? Do you own an AC?

Yes, the heat and humidity is oppressive but everything is so bright and alive.

What's happening in Norway? UPDATE, please.

[R111] I moved to Ecuador. It's beautiful and cool year-round here.

I like having defined seasons. I'm now in Edinburgh and love it here. Not too hot and not too cold. Temperatures stay around 20C this time of year. Though the days during summer are very long with the skies getting light around 4:00 a.m. and dusk at 10:00 p.m. I close the shutters at 8:00 and turn on a few lights and pretend that it's dark outside.

I've included a map showing the latitudes of Europe compared to North America.

To see the breathtaking, awesome beauty of a forest of tall trees with limbs and branches entirely traced in white snow against a slate grey sky is to see into the soul of time, existence and matter.

I know Winter is dangerous. It's a pain in the ass. But, damn, just like a lover who you can't quit, it keeps me enthralled with its sheer, raw beauty.

I dislike Summer but every once in a while, I'll concede that Henry James had a point when he said "Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."

R119 Damn, all this time I've been living in Turkey! No wonder it's so awful.

Summer in New England is disgusting. But so is winter so basically I’m either too hot or too cold. Give me dry heat and I’m happy.

Don't say Celsius. Only say Fahrenheit bitches

It’s hotter than a dick in wool underwear outside!

Love spring and fall, hate winter and summer. Is there any place in the world where it is only spring and fall. Have for years and it just seems to be getting worse.

It's pouring down right now. We need it though. It hasn't rained in weeks here and we have a forest fire warning.

In London we don't really have a winter anymore. Summers can be hot and muggy.

We also used to have a thing called "The Perfect English Summer's Day" - but that was when it rained a lot all year round, so when the sun did come out it was so green and sparkly it made you giddy.

R127 Same here in Norway. We get less and less snow. We hardly got any snow at all last winter. It mostly just rains now.

98 fucking degrees at 6pm here in SW VA. Tonight it will only get down to the mid 70s and more 90+ degree and sunny weather tomorrow. It feels like hell.

I get cold easy, whether it's from outdoor temps or from AC. So, in summer, probably around 74-76. In winter, I might boot it to 78, I live in upper midwest.

oops, wrong thread. That's what happens when one has too many windows open.

This thread reminds me of an episode from the old 'Twilight Zone", the "Midnight Sun".

I look forward to the dog days of August every year.

Fall is great for about two weeks, then the leaves are gone and the cold rain starts.

Summer is for children and tourists. I hate children, I loathe tourists. So, fuck summer in the ass, no lube.

I enjoy Fall and Spring -- the inbetween seasons. However it feels like climate change is affecting those. Last year I had the cold air on until well into October and didn't turn the heat on until December. It's sad.

I retired to Florida, so no sympathy here.

You have to learn to do what the Latins do: go out in the morning and in the evening, and in the afternoon, siesta.

Mummy's busee Barron. I am freeing ASAP and his largeness downstairs.

Be vest!

I agree I hate summer.

[quote]In London we don't really have a winter anymore. Summers can be hot and muggy.

Wow, that's hard to believe. I used to travel to London a lot in the mid 2000's, and I remember winter there being so cold that it took your breath away. I can't imagine it being warm in the winter there now.

And yet people still want to claim global warming doesn't exist...

[quote]Wow, that's hard to believe. I used to travel to London a lot in the mid 2000's, and I remember winter there being so cold that it took your breath away.

No. The cold winters were long gone by then. Where do you come from to have such an observation?

When I was a kiddie in London (60s) I used to break icicles off from around my bedroom window (and suck them) - I haven't seen an icicle in London in decades.

And mostly I turn the heating on because it's dank, not because it cold. I used to wear layers in winter when I went out plus wooly hat and scarf. If I wore a wooly hat and scarf now, I'd just sweat.

& the snow, when it does very occasionally come and everyone freaks out, is just wet and icy, none of that walking on the moon feeling.

An interesting factoid I heard on NPR:

In summer in the northern hemisphere the constellation Orion rises in the southeastern sky. Next to Orion is the the very bright star Sirius. Sirius was Orion's hunting dog.

That is why we refer to the "dog days of summer". "Sirius, also called Alpha Canis Majoris or the Dog Star, brightest star in the night sky..."

I just thought it was because it was hot out and my dog was lolling around panting with her tongue hanging out.

You have been informed.

[quote]60s) I used to break icicles off from around my bedroom window (and suck them)

Practicing?

We're with you OP!

If you don't like it go back to winter

Spring seems lost too... racing from the dull gray melt of late winter into too much heat too soon. I don't despise it, but I love me some autumn. Though that seems summery for most of it.