AIBU for loving this grim weather?

Well our local news last week was talking about how bad the wet weather has been for potatoes, so I don't want to hear anyone on here moaning about shortage of potatoes or prices going up! 😀

YABU it's shit.

I like it, too. I dread the hot weather.

I like the temperature around 18 and it dry enough so my primary aged GC can enjoy the park/days out. A lot of the children were I live rely on the free outside stuff that is put on by charities and the council. My GC don't, but the youngest likes the park and it's only busy when the weathers dry. It's really annoying me because I lost weight to go on holiday in May and want to wear my holiday clothes here, because I'm hoping to lose more weight. It was sad reading about the flocks of lambs lost because of the weather. Like a pp I like it raining overnight/the odd day so everything grows. It benefits the birds and insects to get a bit of rain.

I'm in the SE too and it was awful. My flat was 36C at one point, there was no escape. And it was weather like that that ruined the olive crops, which is why olive oil is so expensive now.

You get shit weather for about 75% of the rest of the year. Enjoy that instead.

This is utter shit. I'm so fed up with it and it's making me really low. I'm not sure how I will get through the shit 75% of the year without a good summer behind me.

Nope I hate it. I feel the cold very easily and we already have the majority of the year where it’s cold, grey and damp. A couple of months of not feeling cold and getting some sun on my skin really boosts me both physically and mentally. This summer is crap and is ruining the long lighter days when you should be able to spend time outside without a waterproof coat on.

Oh the irony

My favourite seasons are autumn and winter, but I like the changeover from summer. I don't feel like it's the same without the contrast of a decent summer first.

Same!

Usually I would be wanting proper summer but I’m 7 months pregnant so actually quite pleased it’s cool…

I quite like it too, OP. I'm not a fan or temperatures over about 22 or 23 degrees. And I like a chilly night for sleeping.

See there's just no need for the insults. Though saying that, I take weirdo as a compliment 😂
Newsflash.. People like different things, and it's beautiful.

Im with you! Just had leek and potato soup for lunch, watching Christmas in july on movies 24 and its chicken dinnner at 5:30.

if my stove would be in working order it would be lit, but its missing parts till Charnwood deliver.

it so wet my chicken is sitting in the utility!

It’s been about six years since we moved into this house and I swear it’s the first summer the grass hasn’t depressingly died off!

I’m well suited to stereotypical UK weather, I love having distinct seasons and don’t like it when it’s too hot, more so as I’ve aged and developed health conditions. One side of my body literally stops functioning after the mid twenties, I’m not going to be seeking out heatwave holidays anywhere!

I’m not about to let the weather dictate my whole mood though. There are pros and pluses to most different kinds, even the weather that fucks me over doesn’t stop me finding things that do lift my spirit so I’m not moping around.

I absolutely love this weather, I have no complaints but I do understand people hating it especially at outdoor events etc.

With you OP every step of the way. Loving it here.

I think I want to live in the parts of the UK that usually get good summers, so I can see what it's like to know you're going to get some nice weather.

Having said that, the first and last time we went to Cornwall instead of abroad about 10 years ago was very much like this summer: rain, cold, sun, warm, rain.

Ynbu but this is like the 5th thread on the weather. Couldn't you have added your love for the cold wet weather to one of the others?

Most of MN love it. The same people who wax lyrical about hygge and cosy and hot choccie and snuggling on the sofa under a blankie and never having to leave the house and interact with people.

The weather is crap in the UK for usually 11 months of the year. They get plenty of their preferred shit weather. They love to pile into the threads where people are posting about SAD or struggling with the lack of light to twitter on about candles and fairy lights and snuggling. They similarly cannot cope with the very limited time of warmer weather and longer daylight.

Weirdoes.

I like sun and I like rain, but the changeable days with on-off showers are just annoying to plan for!

I don’t mind very hot days but much prefer cooler nights so I’m happy on that front.

My veg could do with a bit more warmth though! I have had the grand total of 2 strawberries this year.

I love it too. 😀

I’m with you. Rain is annoying and can do one, but I really don’t tolerate heat well and hate it when it’s hotter than 21 degrees.
June is my least favourite month of the year, I cannot stand blaring sunshine at 4am and 9pm, I always sleep terribly. Autumn is my favourite season. I am obviously a fun sponge 😂

Yanbu if this is what you like! As you say, it’s not like if enough people complain then you have the power to do anything about it 😂
I’m personally pissed off with it, hate it being wet and rainy and grey. I need sunshine in my life to ward off my blue moods.
We love being able to go on picnics in the evenings, or plan big bbqs at the weekend, or enjoy driving to the beach for an early morning paddle and back home before it gets really busy. All of this is out of the question when the weather is like this.

Summer 2022 was rough for me, but I'm in the SE. It was consistently hot and had a few days in the 40s 🥵. That wasn't good for farming either, but tbh, there is not a lot we can do about the weather other than moan about it or enjoy it or adjust to it.