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Is Summer overated?

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 14:10

To think Summer isn't all that?
Not like we all get June/ July/ August off work.

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Suchardchoccy · 15/05/2024 17:08

@Toodleoodleooh you like the wasps? And all insects for that matter?

Bloom15 · 15/05/2024 16:46

TuesdayWhistler · 15/05/2024 15:36

Summer is just so moist.
I hate it.

I don't mind cold
I don't mind snow
I don't mind rain

I don't like moist.

It has rained in the UK for the past 8 months - that was moist!

I love summer - the 3 days we get! I work 7-3 so enjoy summer evenings!

weegiemum · 15/05/2024 16:23

I love summer. I have a degenerative neurological disorder which is worse - more painful - in the cold, so summer is much easier to deal with.

That said, I love winter too. My birthday and Christmas and snuggling up!

I love spring and autumn as well.

I'm a season tart, I love them all for different reasons!

SwissArmyRomance · 15/05/2024 16:22

Life is so much easier with small kids when it's not cold and rainy. I do know what you mean though - there's an influx of "back to work" fashion retailer emails at the end of August and 99% of us have been at work the whole time! I grew up watching American films where everyone spent "summer" doing interesting things. We don't really have that culture.

Vicliz24 · 15/05/2024 16:18

Toodleoodleooh · 15/05/2024 15:29

There is not one part of it I don’t love. May - Late September is just perfect for me.

This with bells on .

Allfur · 15/05/2024 16:03

Love all the seasons

the80sweregreat · 15/05/2024 16:02

Definitely overrated.
I can't bear it too hot , you can't sleep and it's sometimes unbearable being hot and sweaty
I actually dread it.

TuesdayWhistler · 15/05/2024 15:36

Summer is just so moist.
I hate it.

I don't mind cold
I don't mind snow
I don't mind rain

I don't like moist.

Toodleoodleooh · 15/05/2024 15:29

There is not one part of it I don’t love. May - Late September is just perfect for me.

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 15:27

Magnalux · 15/05/2024 14:39

I work in secondary school in Ireland so I do get June, July and August off.. so yes I love it!

Omg lucky.

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 15:26

Pipsquiggle · 15/05/2024 14:38

I don't like Summer either. I like weather around 20 to 23c

Anything above that, I would like air con

Yes the crazy 40c heatwaves the last few summers have been unbearable.!"!

No need to be above 24c - dangerous too.

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elevens24 · 15/05/2024 15:26

I love it because I'm off July and August.

JaynePickston · 15/05/2024 14:52

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BigDahliaFan · 15/05/2024 14:51

I like the long evenings and early mornings and try and make the most of them. A long walk on a local beach and stopping off for dinner or a drink afterwards feels a bit like a mini break after work.

But to be honest when it's nice outside and I'm at work I'm terrible...basically want to ask can we have lessons outside please? (I don't work in a school).

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Suchardchoccy · 15/05/2024 14:50

The absolute WORST thing about summer is the insects, ESPECIALLY WASPS 😡
Don't get me wrong, I like the sunshine and the dry weather, it makes me feel so much better but the wasps ruin it. And anything about 20-23 degrees is uncomfortable in this country because you cannot escape it in the houses.

PanicAttax · 15/05/2024 14:47

Definitely finding it less exciting as the years go on and I become less tolerant of the heat.

I do like the longer days though and the sun does cheer me up. I just don't want to be standing in it directly these days.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 15/05/2024 14:45

I bloody love summer.
Get up - it's daylight, can go out into the garden for a cup of tea and a wander. Come home from work, it's daylight for hours, can go out and visit people, have a walk, go for a meal and not feel as though I'm operating in some kind of twilight zone when I should be in bed. Can wear one layer of clothing and not have to think about what I can wear with what and how much to put over the top. Can eat light foods without my body craving bread and butter pudding constantly. My electricity bill doesn't have to cope with lights on all the time, heating, washing etc and stuff dries outside in a day. The dog isn't covered in mud all the time (usually, but that's weather rather than summer dependent). People are more cheerful.
Lots of other stuff, but these are the highlights.

lanya · 15/05/2024 14:41

YANBU. I find the hotter weather stressful both in terms of comfort and what to wear.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 15/05/2024 14:40

I love being off work for 6 weeks :)

Magnalux · 15/05/2024 14:39

I work in secondary school in Ireland so I do get June, July and August off.. so yes I love it!

Pipsquiggle · 15/05/2024 14:38

I don't like Summer either. I like weather around 20 to 23c

Anything above that, I would like air con

Caspianberg · 15/05/2024 14:36

Definitely like summer

Even if working we often spend every evening having dinner outside in summer. Weekends are much easier as can swim or hike locally. Ds has no childcare for 10 weeks (not uk), but it’s easier to open garden door and let him play, or arrange to meet people. We often eta dinner at home, then pop down to local gelato place around 7.30pm when cooler in July/ August.

It’s our busiest season work wise. But the days are much longer it still feels like more free time

SnoqualmieRiver · 15/05/2024 14:35

I love it.

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