Autumn is the worst season

That depends on your lifestyle doesn’t it?

I walk dogs for a living so my days are spent outdoors - I don’t have any long commutes, my working day is over by 2pm, and I don’t have children so there’s no ferrying anyone around to hobbies or activities.

I love coming home at this time of year and cosying up under a blanket after a day spent outside with the dogs. Even better when we have the wood burner on!

Well I do because I walk the dogs twice a day and I don't commute to work

Beautiful photo, But you don't do that all day everyday. Going to work in the morning on a cold dark rainy morning is not fun. Neither is getting home in the dark.

Completely understandable to dislike weather and a time of year that makes medical conditions worse.

I love autumn and winter. Best of all for me is that every other bugger goes indoors so people who like the quiet, spare, bleak emptiness of it all have the outdoors and nature all to ourselves.

My worst time of year is that first hot, sunny Friday evening of the summer when all the people come back out with their noise, BBQs, music, crowds, young lads racing around in souped up cars and people shouting and dropping McDonald's litter on their way home from the beer garden. It's like people lose their minds and the summer people are the noisy ones.

You’re not unreasonable to hate what you hate.

Autumn is my favourite season. Yes we get some rain but the bright autumn days more than make up for it in my eyes. And the autumn smell!

I don’t hate any of the seasons. I don’t like it when it’s very rainy (I think the worst time for rain is end of winter going into Spring?) or when it’s ridiculously hot.

I didn’t do that, I said “that’s a location issue” (and was quoted indirectly for saying so) I love autumn, but I’ve no doubt I would struggle with it somewhere wetter and colder. I’m not discounting the whole of the north or commenting on anything else about it, but the weather is generally not to my taste!

Well surely that depends on your lifestyle?! Ours is very much walks in the woods, jumpers (maybe not cashmere as I'm not loaded 😂), boots and big coats. But we live in a stunning area and spend a lot of time outside with the dogs.

(photo attached from our walk yesterday)

Same here!

There’s a difference between having a weather preference and writing off huge swathes of the country as shit, though.

Are you saying the climate isn’t different across the country? OP is talking about lots of rain, we’ve not had lots of rain (until today!) it’s just facts, I couldn’t live up north, the weather is factually wetter and colder than where I am. I am sure lots of people wouldn’t want to live in the SW or a city like London in the summer. We’re not trying to personally offend you, we just have a weather preferences!

Another autumn hater here! There seems to be this weird collective mythology surrounding autumn - I’m always hearing/reading about crisp days and apple picking and kicking through crunchy leaves but the reality is so far removed from that!

My autumn hating reasons in no particular order:

-Days are getting shorter, depressing dark mornings and evenings
-Weather can’t decide whether to be cold or warm, wet or dry so no matter what you are wearing it’s invariably the wrong thing
-Work is always a mare between September and December as a gazillion things all suddenly need to be done before year end
-Kids have a long school term ahead and are tired, stressed and fractious as a result
-Wet leaves are everywhere and they are at best, minging, and at worst, downright dangerous
-Cycling is rubbish at this time of year (see above)
-Christmas is still ages away and summer long forgotten so it’s just dreary
-I get weirdly sad seeing all the greenery and flowers fade and die off

I have lived in other parts of the world where autumn was glorious so I guess a lot of my hating comes down to the grey, miserable weather and short days. Once winter kicks in I’m fine though… because spring is always round the corner!

The one and only thing I truly love about autumn is the seasonal food - great time to go to the farmers market!

It's crap. It's not all walks in the woods in your cashmere jumpers and boots. It's wet, miserable and dark.

I think @CoubousAndTourmaIet is referring to all the other comments about horrendous the NW must be even though they don’t actually live here.

I know, some people take it as some kind of weird personal insult when you say you prefer cooler temperatures 🫣

Walks in the woods
Roast dinners
Open fires
Cashmere jumpers and boots.
I love autumn.

Completely agree. Autumn can go fuck itself, and take its oranges and yellows with it. They’re only colours. I prefer blue blue sky, yellow sun and green grass. Bring back summer.

I hate it. My arthritis is activated and I’m in lots of pain. I can’t leave the house because the damp air makes my hair look crazy.

I just light a candle and wait for it to pass.

The OP actually lives in the NW of England.

I love Autumn because it is the gateway to Winter which I adore. I don't know many people like me though, counting the days until the clocks go back. People also don't like when you mention you love Winter. Akin to killing their first born.

Oh and I live in the NW too

Nope! It’s the best season! I look forward to it all summer

You are not unreasonable to not like it, especially as it causes you problems.

I quite like Autumn, all the colours, decorating our house for it and the cooler weather. My favourite season is Spring though.

Yes it’s crap. Wet and miserable, and spring/summer are so far away. I work outside and I hate trekking around in mud getting piss wet through. It’s also lurgy season, I’ve been struck down with the mother of all lurgies at the moment :(

Right?

I live just outside the Lake District and we have the most stunning autumns. As someone who works outdoors year-round, I see all the weather (good and bad) and we definitely get more of the good.

I'm so sorry in my head. I read it as "Autism is the worst season" and I got confused.