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Am I the only one sick of the sun?

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smileymylie25 · 08/09/2025 13:07

Just that really. Am I the only one sick of the heat and the sunshine now? I just want to put my leggings and jumpers on and get my boots out! Absolutely love a dark evening with the lamp and candles on snuggled under a blanket.

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Confusdworriedmum · 10/09/2025 11:18

TheCurious0range · 08/09/2025 13:09

Just let me dry my washing outside for as long as possible!

Absolutely. I don't have a tumble dryer so trying to dry stuff in the winter is a pain.
Still, if it cheers you up OP it's supposed to be cold this weekend with possibility of snow.

newire · 10/09/2025 11:09

I'm the same OP, not a fan of the sun or heat in general. It was almost frosty here the other night and it was lovely but the sun is back out and its hot and humid again today. Hopefully it will be over soon and I can enjoy autumn.

OneCleverPinkFawn · 10/09/2025 11:08

Definitely not only one!

RaininSummer · 08/09/2025 16:51

Nooo. I have my annual leave now and would like some sun please. Definitely not ready to enter the siege lands of winter without a sunshine boost having worked all summer.

GonnaeNoDaeThatJustGonnaeNo · 08/09/2025 16:46

id love some sun and heat but I live in Scotland and we don’t have either

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 08/09/2025 16:45

placemats · 08/09/2025 16:35

When in London last year in November 6 - 11, I met up with my cousin and we had a fabulous warm day lunching in Marylebone and walking around Regents Park.

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Ah the best weather of all - November sunshine.

Coat and sunglasses weather 😍

placemats · 08/09/2025 16:35

ovalisinvincible · 08/09/2025 16:09

Currently in SW London watching cricket - there are some clouds in the sky but otherwise yes, the sun is beating down! (I’ve had to move seats 4 times because I keep burning my face - I do LOVE the sun though and am dreading the tail end of the week)

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When in London last year in November 6 - 11, I met up with my cousin and we had a fabulous warm day lunching in Marylebone and walking around Regents Park.

MyElatedUmberFinch · 08/09/2025 16:13

Not me. I felt sad about 10 days as it was looking like that was it for sunshine this year. So I booked a late notice holiday, I just returned and it’s sunny again so I am a happy sunny bunny.

ovalisinvincible · 08/09/2025 16:09

Macaroni46 · 08/09/2025 13:55

I very much doubt anywhere in the UK has the sun beating down right now. And FWIW, I live in the SE.

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Currently in SW London watching cricket - there are some clouds in the sky but otherwise yes, the sun is beating down! (I’ve had to move seats 4 times because I keep burning my face - I do LOVE the sun though and am dreading the tail end of the week)

Delatron · 08/09/2025 16:08

Luxio · 08/09/2025 16:02

Sounds lovely. I've been making the most of doing all the lovely dog walks near us that will be muddy messes or inaccessible due to it being too dark to use them safely in just a few short weeks.

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Yes I’m actually looking forward to a dog walk in the sun in the morning. It looks to be around 11 degrees and sunny (so not too hot for those that complain!).

It’s miserable walking him in the mud and rain for months! And yes the dark evenings make many areas a no go. We used to love a sunny evening walk along the river with a pit stop at the local. None of that on winter evenings.

Luxio · 08/09/2025 16:02

Delatron · 08/09/2025 15:57

This thread has inspired me to drop everything I was doing and go sit in the beautiful sunshine with a cup of tea for 10 minutes. As it will be in very short supply soon.

Sounds lovely. I've been making the most of doing all the lovely dog walks near us that will be muddy messes or inaccessible due to it being too dark to use them safely in just a few short weeks.

ILoveWhales · 08/09/2025 15:59

No. I get depressed in the cold and dark.

Delatron · 08/09/2025 15:57

This thread has inspired me to drop everything I was doing and go sit in the beautiful sunshine with a cup of tea for 10 minutes. As it will be in very short supply soon.

burndavideatglass · 08/09/2025 15:50

Bring on the Winter, cannot wait.

bumbaloo · 08/09/2025 15:50

Hate hate hate the drop in sun and warmth and light. Feeling quite despondent already

placemats · 08/09/2025 15:48

I hate the damp, fog, scraping frost from the windscreen, slippery frosty roads and the driving through snow. Plus days when the lights in the house never turn off. How gloomy is that?

Mustreadabook · 08/09/2025 15:47

I was sick of the sun but then it rained for a week and now I'm appreciating it again! It's not too hot now, just right here.

scalt · 08/09/2025 15:45

You'll have PLENTY of time soon to enjoy the dark, the gloom, the drizzle, the damp, the fog. It will be here before you know it.

Meanwhile, I intend to enjoy every little last ray of sunshine, while the sun haterz sulk.

LeaAndDer · 08/09/2025 15:42

Nooooo give me sunshine all the time, it does me good to feel that warmth.

Autumnleaves73 · 08/09/2025 15:40

I'm loving the cold untill January,then it's a count down to warmer weather
Always hate January and February
Can never think of anything to do that would make me look forward to it

Ponderingwindow · 08/09/2025 15:30

I’m one of those people who can get a sunburn in a few minutes on a high uv day. I absolutely hate sunny weather. I want to move somewhere with perpetual, year round fog. Fall can’t get here fast enough.

Delatron · 08/09/2025 15:28

cardibach · 08/09/2025 15:20

It was 18 when I went out at just after 9 this morning. Presumably your morning cuppa is earlier that this? How is that too warm to sit in? That’s my heating coming on temp indoors - and I need multiple layers to sit still in it.

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I sat out at 7.15am the sun wasn’t above my trees yet and I had to have a furry blanket around me. It has not been too warm to sit out in the morning for a coffee! People just make stuff up.

Maybe at 11 am yesterday it was a bit warm (was lovely to me).

Delatron · 08/09/2025 15:25

CircusofPuffins · 08/09/2025 14:40

Yes.

I'm going through a bit of a tough time right now and have taken today off work as an MH day. This afternoon I'm going to walk up to my favourite seat and sit in the sun for a while and hope that it makes me feel a bit better.

If I was currently feeling as I do now on a typical grey, dark, cold, miserable autunn/winter day, I don't know what I'd do.

Sorry you’re having a rough time. I know sitting in the sun makes me feel better too. I’ve actually looked at the forecast and worked out which mornings I’ll be able to sit out before work with a coffee in the sun and that will brighten my mood. I’m looking forward to those days.

I struggled last week when we seemed to plunge from a glorious summer in to a miserable wet autumn.

I have found a 10,000 lux sad lamp helps when then mornings start to get gloomy.

We need sun for life so the title of this thread is making me a bit cross!

cobrakaieaglefang · 08/09/2025 15:22

Bigearringsbigsmile · 08/09/2025 13:11

Yes yabu
We need all the vitamin D we can get to set us up for the winter. I absolutely loathe all the dark, long nights and the endless gloom. Hate it.

same!!!

cardibach · 08/09/2025 15:21

smileymylie25 · 08/09/2025 13:53

Yea I do like to snuggle under a blanket with my children, is that ok? Sorry I didn’t realise I’d used such an insulting word.

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Can’t you snuggle up together in the natural warmth? Why does it need a blanket?

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