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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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ScotttCheggg · 15/05/2024 14:33

Yep, full on Autumn / Winter lover here. I think I’d enjoy it if we had guaranteed sunshine, but it’s so unpredictable and actually, the heat makes me so sluggish.

When it hits June 21st, I’m on the countdown to those cold, dark evenings…!

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 14:32

It then gets ever so slightly darker and darker in the evenings.

Oh and August totally rubbish.

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Twentypastfour · 15/05/2024 14:32

Why? There are weekends, the one bank holiday. Long evenings. Quick walk in the sun at lunch.

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 14:31

The only thing about Summer I like is Wimbledon. Love that.
Then it's meh .

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SonicTheHodgeheg · 15/05/2024 14:30

I am a spring and autumn person and would happily skip summer if possible .

transformandriseup · 15/05/2024 14:30

Definitely not, the summer really helps my mental health.

SonicTheHodgeheg · 15/05/2024 14:29

I thought that this would be a baby names thread 😂

afaloren · 15/05/2024 14:28

I am a fully paid-up Summer Hater which I know people find annoying on here. As soon as April hits I start counting down to September! I hate the heat, the long days of light, the bugs, the clothes, the food, the pressure to ‘get out and enjoy it’. Walking my dog is a nightmare because he overheats unless I go very early or very late. Urgh.

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 14:22

Just watching time go by is annoying if you really like Summer I'd say.
Having 2 or 3 weeks off max, when weather isn't guaranteed isnt enough .
Working through summer is boring.

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CitrineRaindropPhoenix · 15/05/2024 14:21

No. The longer days are worth it for themselves.

ComtesseDeSpair · 15/05/2024 14:20

If you don’t like summer then I suppose that’s fine. But you don’t need June-September off work to make the most of it. If you work 9-5 then you have every morning from dawn and entire evenings and weekends which you can use to go for walks, hikes, cycles, park or beach picnics, or just sit in the garden enjoying your morning coffee or drinks and a barbecue. If you work shifts then you’ll have days off to spend doing whatever. It’s far easier to get motivated to do any of that on long warm days than ones where the dark draws in barely after lunchtime.

LookAtAllThoseRoses · 15/05/2024 14:17

What a strange post. You're allowed to think exactly as you like about summer, regardless of what anyone else feels about it, but I'm puzzled as to why you think a season might only be worth having strong emotion about if you got three months off work...?

UnpickThePockets · 15/05/2024 14:15

I bloody love it.

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