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just went out and got a reminder of why I hate summer (Original Post) rurallib Jul 2017 OP
Can't say that I blame you Lebam in LA Jul 2017 #1
I'm with you all the way, especially the bugs Warpy Jul 2017 #2
Aww, RuralLib...I have ALWAYS hated summer... The_REAL_Ecumenist Jul 2017 #3
We're having one of the days which explains why we put up with the winters. Shrike47 Jul 2017 #4
How do you keep a crust when you are sweating? irisblue Jul 2017 #5
The salt contributes to it? Warpy Jul 2017 #6
salt from the sweat rurallib Jul 2017 #9
I'm starting to use the vegetables from my garden. I LOVE Summer Siwsan Jul 2017 #7
Sounds lovely!! And fireflies too!!! n/t 7wo7rees Jul 2017 #13
I hate summer too. I don't like the heat and humidity at all. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #8
I so love fall, but it is starting later and later each year. rurallib Jul 2017 #10
I know! September really seems like part of summer. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #12
Me Too apkhgp Jul 2017 #11

Lebam in LA

(1,344 posts)
1. Can't say that I blame you
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:54 PM
Jul 2017

I will never understand people retiring to warmer climates. I too am getting old and crabby

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
2. I'm with you all the way, especially the bugs
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:54 PM
Jul 2017

so I moved to the desert. It's amazing, once you get away from the river, the only bugs are flies and moths. People out here start to kvetch when the humidity goes above 20%. Most days, the low 90s can be quite comfortable if the humidity is next to nothing, you just have to remember to drink water, a lot of it. Today it's in the low 90s with 30%+ humidity so I'm a little grumpy because I'm sweaty.

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(713 posts)
3. Aww, RuralLib...I have ALWAYS hated summer...
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 07:00 PM
Jul 2017

I live in the CA Capital & the saying there is "You know it's summer in Sacramento when the Robins fall from the trees in flames.." I'm planning to move to HUmboldt county soon, because of the CRAZY heat. I'm in San Diego right now, (been here almost a month and have about 3 weeks to go), & HATE it here due to the crazy & unexpected humidity & the huge numbers of people. I'm in an area that is literally across the street rice paddies and miles & miles of pastures... You're not old & crusty but just have a refined sense of what summer is SUPPOSED to be like...

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
4. We're having one of the days which explains why we put up with the winters.
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 07:02 PM
Jul 2017

Winters are 8 months or so but summer is sweet!

rurallib

(62,342 posts)
9. salt from the sweat
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 08:36 PM
Jul 2017

it also helps to cook the meat a bit faster so i can be ready for the buzzards if I drop over.

Siwsan

(26,173 posts)
7. I'm starting to use the vegetables from my garden. I LOVE Summer
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 07:13 PM
Jul 2017

I just harvested a bumper crop of garlic, that is currently hanging to cure My flower beds are an explosion of color. My yard is full of beautiful birds and their amazing songs. I have a lovely "air conditioned" Maple Tree, in my back yard, and the air temp beneath the branches is much cooler than the rest of the yard. When I finish mowing (and I have a HUGE lot) or weeding (lots of flower beds), or trimming (lots of trees and bushes), I sit beneath those branches and read while sipping on a nice cold adult beverage. And at night I wander around the yard, in the midst of a gathering of fireflies.

Yes, I LOVE Summer.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
8. I hate summer too. I don't like the heat and humidity at all.
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 07:47 PM
Jul 2017

Luckily I don't have to pay for air conditioning, so I can keep my apartment cool and my sister lives up on the southern Maine coast so I can go up there on weekends and be in the pool the whole time. The beaches are nice, but the ocean water is so cold that it's barely tolerable. Fall is my favorite season. I love it when it's in the 50's and 60's.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
12. I know! September really seems like part of summer.
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 09:10 PM
Jul 2017

It only really starts getting pleasant in October and then we start to lose all the leaves. Both winter and summer are far too long and spring and fall - the best seasons - are far too short in New England.

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