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10. No pool.

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 06:25 PM

Jun 2016

We rarely went swimming. We either hung out at the city playground (asphalt!), played in our or other kids' yards, or explored the woods. It was the 1950s. Today, we would be called "free-range"!!

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What's your favorite season? [View all] ailsagirl Jun 2016 OP

Fall. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #1

Amen... love it! ailsagirl Jun 2016 #2

Early spring. femmocrat Jun 2016 #3

The heat's the worst ailsagirl Jun 2016 #5

I wonder why we never minded the heat when we were kids. femmocrat Jun 2016 #8

I'm not sure-- because we could spend the day at the swimming pool? ailsagirl Jun 2016 #9

No pool. femmocrat Jun 2016 #10

It wasn't our pool-- we frequented the university pool ailsagirl Jun 2016 #13

I LOVE the heat! kentauros Jun 2016 #48

In TX we have 5 seasons. Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, and August hobbit709 Jun 2016 #4

August being the hottest, I'm assuming?? ailsagirl Jun 2016 #6

"Is this Hell, or TX?" hobbit709 Jun 2016 #7

What would Donovan say? Must be the ... sl8 Jun 2016 #11

LOVE THAT SONG!! ailsagirl Jun 2016 #15

Off Major Nikon Jun 2016 #12

Winter. I love cold weather. RebelOne Jun 2016 #14

Same here ailsagirl Jun 2016 #16

Well, don't worry. Winter is coming. GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #26

Baseball Season. It runs from March (Spring Training)- October (Playoffs & Series) NightWatcher Jun 2016 #17

Aha-- yes, that makes sense ailsagirl Jun 2016 #20

Hot weather wears me out but my blood is too thin for cold weather NightWatcher Jun 2016 #21

I find the heat to be exhausting ailsagirl Jun 2016 #22

I'm ordinary ... GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #18

The thing that spoils spring for me... ailsagirl Jun 2016 #19

Summer here in Coastal California... Tikki Jun 2016 #23

Though I'm on the California coast, too ailsagirl Jun 2016 #31

I can always go jump into the Pacific...and I do...all Summer long. Tikki Jun 2016 #33

Ah... that's nice ailsagirl Jun 2016 #34

Autumn. LWolf Jun 2016 #24

Autumn pokerfan Jun 2016 #25

Early Spring when the earth awakens. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #27

That's really lovely ailsagirl Jun 2016 #32

hate summer, love fall rurallib Jun 2016 #28

Hockey followed by Football. Nt hack89 Jun 2016 #29

Maybe I'm not so unusual in disliking summer! n/t ailsagirl Jun 2016 #30

You're definitely not alone shanti Jun 2016 #36

I know Sacramento well ailsagirl Jun 2016 #41

Fall wins easily for me. kairos12 Jun 2016 #35

Garlic salt pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #37

Sumac is my favorite. kentauros Jun 2016 #51

My preferences align with yours. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #38

I'm one of many who deal better with heat than with cold pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #39

Anything but winter, but then I live in the Northeast Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #40

Fall because Yonnie3 Jun 2016 #42

My preferences match yours exactly. malthaussen Jun 2016 #43

Fall for me as well Yavin4 Jun 2016 #44

If I lived where there was snow in the winter... ailsagirl Jun 2016 #45

Summer. Spring. Fall. Winter. Iggo Jun 2016 #46

You/Gallup left a season out: kentauros Jun 2016 #47

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter bigwillq Jun 2016 #49

Being from the midwest Lazy Daisy Jun 2016 #50

I wouldn't miss those things if I were you, either ailsagirl Jun 2016 #52

nothing shallow about it Lazy Daisy Jun 2016 #53

Fall, early October. Love it. Also my wife was born in October. NNadir Jun 2016 #54

Awww.. that's sweet ailsagirl Jun 2016 #55

THIS IS SUMMER in SAN FRANCISCO yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #56

I guess I like summer Jamaal510 Jun 2016 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #58

I think it depends where you live Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #59

Love Summer, then Spring, Fall OK, hate Winter (in Pennsylvania) Number9Dream Jun 2016 #60