Summer is over in a month.

I get depressed in the summer so I can't wait for it to be over.

My air conditioners say "Whew!" 😓.

And my heat pump has been pumping its little guts out.

It's already over. The migratory birds have left and the only birds calling are first year blue jays. Pretty soon the cardinals will start making their winter peeps. The fledglings are all fledged. The hummingbird feeder activity has slowed down from its late July pre-migratory male frenzy. Flower stalks are looking stalky. Goldfinches have staked out the coneflower garden. Instead of spring peepers and tree frogs calling, now crickets in the daytime, the shadows are longer.

Summer ends, winter draws on

I've started seeing Halloween stuff in the stores already.

I was coming back from the store. My gorgeous neighbor had been outside all day, wearing a muscle shirt, working on his vintage Corvette. I could see he wanted to chat with me, so after I put out some vittles for the stray cats, I went to visit him. He kept wiping his sweaty brow, and for the first time, I noticed the tattoo on his well-muscled left shoulder. Apparently, he has another child on the way with his fat, homely wife. As I was leaving, he said, "nice talking to you, boss". And I realized I may not see his glorious frame like that for the rest of the year. Reveries.....

Schools started last week here.

Surprise bitch, global warming means summer and sun all year long!

What's "winter"?

I will start to get excited Labor Day weekend, since that to me signifies the end of Summer and the start of the Fall and holiday season.

I can't wait to turn on my oven and begin cooking real meals again. I'm sick of eating salads. I can't wait to start baking cakes and cookies.

R9, "Post-hurricane season".

Cider donuts, pumpkin spice lattes... I plan on being extremely basic this fall.

Winter is coming.

R12, Will you be cradling your mug, too?

Summers are horrible now. Who I really feel sorry for are kids (who the fuck knew that would happen?) When I was a kid, we had a big chunk of time off in the summer and it was a blast; summer crushes, summer jobs for money to spend on said summer crushes, making new friends, catching up with friends from different schools, something to eat and drink was always just the closest house away, sleepovers that lasted for days. It was so great. I know, Mary! Whatever.

I feel bad for kids that don't have that now. Summer break is shorter, and the time they do get off isn't spent exploring or hanging out, or making out, but packed wall-to-wall with designated "activities". Just let kids be kids you asshole parents.

you better buck up sweetie as in a decade or so you may look back at 2019 very favorably as summers are going to get hotter and hotter and hotter. Its called global warming.

r16 It is? I've never heard that term. My stars!

R6 Nice summer reflection. I too shall miss scantily clad hotties, and the plethora of flip-flops and men's sandals till next season.

This will be the last carefree fall and winter we have before the election madness of 2020, so cradle those mugs and pretend that better days are coming.

August and September are the worst time of year in California. It's fucking hot and dry, everything that isn't irrigated is scorched brown, fire season ramps up. Going outside is unpleasant, except at the beaches or high in the mountains, and wind fills me with dread because hot winds are how wildfires get out of control.

Every year, some time in August or September, I start craving rain and looking forward to winter.

Very true r20 Born and raised in Northern California. I wanted to mention the weather in my post above at r15 but it was too depressing. We had *some* hot days that felt unbearable, even if you could find a pool. But those were relatively few, at least nothing to what we have now, and, as you mentioned, these days are happening later in the year.

I am 52 and while August could still catch you out once in a while when I was a kid, September was always a fucking proper September. Now you get hit with September roasters that late July used to feel like.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Forecasters are warning about days of scorching, dangerous heat gripping a wide swath of the U.S. South and Midwest, where the heat index on Monday eclipsed 120 degrees (48.9 Celsius) in one town and climbed nearly that high in others.

With temperatures around 100 degrees (37 Celsius) at midday and "feels like" temperatures soaring even higher, parts of 13 states were under heat advisories, from Texas, Louisiana and Florida in the South to Missouri and Illinois in the Midwest, the National Weather Service reported.

"It feels like hell is what it feels like," said Junae Brooks, who runs Junae's Grocery in Holly Bluff, Mississippi. Around her, many of her customers kept cool with wet rags around their necks or by wearing straw hats.

Some of the most oppressive conditions were in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

The heat index soared to 121 degrees (49.4 Celsius) by late afternoon in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and to 119 degrees (48.3 Celsius) in West Memphis, Arkansas, the weather service reported. Similar readings were expected in eastern Oklahoma.

In Alabama, the temperature hit 100 degrees with a heat index of 106 degrees by mid-afternoon in Birmingham, the state's largest city.

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke were the leading threats.

"You are more likely to develop a heat illness quicker in this type of weather, when it's really humid and hot," said Gary Chatelain, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Shreveport, Louisiana, where a wet summer contributed to high humidity.

More of the same is in store for Tuesday, when heat and humidity will again make for dangerous heat indexes over a wide area. However, an approaching cool front should help ease the intense heat by Wednesday in some areas, Chatelain said.

"If you're going out in the summer, prepare for the worst," he said.

In the Mississippi Delta, farmers had no choice but to work in the fields Monday as they scrambled to clear debris and make repairs after floodwaters inundated the region in recent months, Brooks said. Farmers just now able to reach their land.

"The mosquitoes the gnats, the spiders, the snakes — all of them — have been way worse this year," Brooks said.

In Alabama and Tennessee, high school football coaches were adjusting practice schedules Monday and Tuesday, with some moving the workouts indoors and others conducting training in the early morning or evening, The Tennessean reported .

Cooling stations were open in several cities, including Tulsa, Memphis, and Little Rock, Arkansas, officials said.

In northern Alabama, forecasters with the weather service's Huntsville office said Monday they issued the first "excessive heat warning" for the area in more than seven years. Such a warning is more serious than a heat advisory.

The region hardest-hit by the heat wave could experience many more days each year when the heat index soars as the effects of climate change increase, scientists say.

Historically, cities such as Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and Tallahassee, Florida experience less than a week's worth of days each year when the heat index is over 105 degrees (41 Celsius).

If no action is taken to stop climate change, the number of days when it's that hot will soar in those cities and others, according to a recent study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, "Killer Heat in the United States ." By midcentury, Austin would see 59 days of such extreme heat in an average year. The number of days would increase to 57 in Baton Rouge; 52 in Jackson; and 50 in Tallahassee.

Southern states would feel the brunt of increasingly dangerous heat in coming years, said Astrid Caldas, one of the study's authors.

"Texas and Florida stand out, but also of course Louisiana, and Mississippi and the whole area all the way up to North Carolina," said Caldas, a climate scientist.

I love summer. The sunshine is so beautiful!

They're setting up Pumpkin Town up on the highway. One of the farmers hit upon the idea of putting a few wooden slides up and selling roast corn on the cob about 25 years ago. Now it's this huge thing with hayrides, a corn maze, apple cider, donuts and traffic like you can't believe. It became such an attraction that there weren't enough parking spaces, so the farmer bought a smaller piece of land off the highway and put in an apple orchard, sunflower field, pies, jams, pumpkins, coffees and obligatory slides in the shapes of pirate ship, old time schoolhouse, fire engine, castle, etc.

Where I am the last few autumns have been cold with gales starting in late August and blowing until mid June. Spring is now just extended winter and lasts until the first day the temperature goes from 50 to 80 degrees overnight. Then comes summer, hot and oppressive nonstop from mid June til mid September.

Let’s just hope WHAT happens?

I'm the opposite of r20. I live in Southern California and I get depressed when summer ends. I don't mind (dry) heat and I like the longer days. My favorite time of year is from Memorial Day to Halloween. I hate when it gets dark before 6pm and how everything grinds to a halt at the end of the year for the holidays. The beginning of the year is the farthest point away from summer, so it sucks too.

FUCK WINTER!!!

I hate the cold and my area did not get a break from frigid, freezing temperatures from Sept. to June this least year. I'M OWED MORE SUMMER!

I am noticing now it's getting dark much earlier. I love the long, sun-filled days of summer, especially between 5 pm - 8 pm.

Bet in another couple of weeks we’ll begin to see Christmas stuff on sale in the stores. Many start right after Labor Day.

Love summer. I hate Thanksgiving to New Years. Ugh fills me with dread.

r31, I can take the holidays, it's the period after the holidays that fills me with dread. About mid-January until St. Patrick's Day in March. I understand why northerners now snowbird.

The weather in New England is disgusting. It’s either too hot or too cold. I hate it.

I also can’t wait for summer to be over! I hate hot weather! Bring on the cold and the nice crisp air!

I love summer. Warm and beautiful. Who wants to go out in the shit weather of winter?

I love all the seasons, spring is my favorite when everything is so green and fresh. I love summer but not when it's too hot. High 70s and 80s are fine, but now we're getting more days in the 90s and 100s.

Yesterday it was 105 in my town, unheard of 20 years ago. I have air conditioning but it makes it difficult to work. I'm looking forward to fall. We still get sunny days into October, even some hot ones, but I love the fall colors.

Obese people are complaining about everything.

EAT SHIT!

I always love autumn but kind of dread the holiday season. This time, though, I will be grateful for the holiday season. Summer has been unprecedented (hot) this year.

If you're living a 300 pound life and have to sweat out the summer, it's no wonder you Dataloungers can't wait for winter.

It's nice, cold and rainy here in England. We only had that one week of torturous heatwave. Thank God now it's all over!

R37/R40 Sorry cuntheads but not everyone who hates summer is obese. Some people simply live in places where summers are disgustingly hot and humid and are tired of the nasty shit.

Dunkin's fall menu is available on Wednesday and Starbucks is bringing theirs back next weekend.

Supposed to be in the 90s today and the A/C at work crapped out. It's bearable now but I will leave when it gets too hot.

I just bought 3 of the softest fluffiest cosiest throws in fall foliage tones, on markdown, at HomeGoods and next week I start working on my halloween porch decor and tablescapes. Hate to see my local Party City go but the closeout bargains have been a godsend!!

Noooooo!!!!

Today in NY is one of the hottest days of the summer. A woman in my office is wearing black tights, boots, a dark cranberry-colored, long sleeved dress and a silk scarf. I wonder if she will show up wearing a sundress and sandals in February. Don't rush the seasons, people!

That's definitely something you see here in California, R47, and it's even sillier here. September is usually the hottest month of the year and October can have heat waves as well, but the fall fashions are in the fucking stores and some silly women start wearing their new fall frocks when it's 100+ degrees out!

Yes, there's nothing more appropriate for a September heat wave then boots and long-sleeved sweaters.

Lifetime Angeleno here and this has been one of the mildest summers here that I can remember. August is more than half over and it's not scorching yet. I would love the trend to continue through September-October but I'm afraid it won't. I hope we don't get scorching heat later.

I'm in Atlanta and have gone all summer long without air conditioning in my car. It's $500 to fix

I was born and raised in LA. This has been the first summer in nearly ten years that felt like the summers of my childhood (late 80s-90s). Warm, never hot. Dry, rarely humid. Of course, I now expect a horrible Indian Summer to make me miserable though October...

Jinx, R49!

New England has been moister than a Debbie snack cake. Today has been unbearable with the humidity and thunderstorms in MA.

PSL

Pumpkin spice! Pumpkin spice!!!!!!!!!

I fucking hate high humidity. It fries my brain and makes me sleepy. When the heat and humidity gets too high I can have 3 cups of coffee and still feel drowsy and confused. And the super long hours of daylight are too fucking much. I'll take a nice quiet and dark autumn evening where I can sit outside and enjoy a beer and a smoke over the sun shining at 8 at fucking night and loud screaming brats wandering around everywhere. And to top it all off I have fine hair and hate how it looks during the summer due to humidity.

Another LA native here who has been pleasantly surprised at how mild Summer '19 has been.

I wake up to the smell of my own funk from this inglorious summer. Anybody else?

I get depressed in summer too. I'm in DC and it will be 95 and humid today. Who the fuck wants to go out in that? Plus i sell shit to the Government and there is nobody around in July and August, yet I still have to work...supposedly. Meanwhile it looks gorgeous out but it really isn't. It is like being gaslit every day.

I haven't felt a breeze in three months I can't wait for this s*** to end.

Comw to Norway, OP. We've had rain every other day for the past three weeks. Cold mornings with just 10C, increasing to 17-19 degrees by the afternoon. Fairly cold for this time of year.

I love summer.

If I ever win the lottery, I would seriously consider spending half the year in Sydney or Buenos Aires and the other half in NYC or thereabouts.

I hate when it starts to get dark early and you can't go out without a coat on.

I love a cool, cloudy day in the fall.

Best weather is mid 80s, cool breeze, no humidity. If only I could have that for at least 6 months a year instead of the 2 days we’ve had this year like that.

Painted lady butterflies are here. We have migratory & non-migratory Canada geese and the migrators are back.

I looked out my window today and saw flocks of starlings doing their crazy synchronised swoops -- always a sign of fall.

I've been filling up the hummingbird feeders every other day as they tank up for migration. By mid September they'll be gone. I always feel sad when I fill the feeders and they stay at the same level for several days in a row. I know what's coming.

It always amazes me when I look out my front door at piles of snow and walk out into freezing wind that the same yard can be so hot, humid and full of flowers. It's like there's no moderation. People make fun of how 9/11 was remembered as such a beautiful day but when you live here you know you only get a few days of beautiful, comfortable weather every year. Those September days when the humidity lifts, the sky clears and the sun is warm instead of blistering hot are the best days of the year and they're gone in a flash. Some years we don't even get those days because hurricanes hit and nor'easters start early.

PSL -- pumpkin spice latte -- is ready to take over your brain

I’ve had to run my dehumidifier and air conditioner nonstop because the humidity has been so bad lately. I’m so sick of this shit! Cat wait until fall and those nice cool breezes!

Same here r67. I hate the summer heat and humidity. Fall cannot get here fast enough. I’ve never been a summer person. I despise summer clothes with everyone’s fat, red lumpy bodies poking out of jean panties and tank tops with their hideous feet in flip flops. The whole world turns into Myrtle Beach for two months.

I hate the sun coming up early in the morning when you want to sleep in just a little.

June 20 was summer solstice (longest day of year), so we are two months away from that (in the northern hemisphere).

Autumn is Coming...

pumpkin spice items are already in stores!

I can't wait for summer to end too.

[quote]I hate the sun coming up early in the morning when you want to sleep in just a little.

Yes! I also hate the sun taking forever to go down when I want to got to bed early.

do you go to bed at 7:30, r72? That's when it gets dark now.

9:00 here, but that’s still too early You go to bed

As a matter of fact I do go to bed at 8P CDT.

What the hell? ⤴️

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