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Does any dislike this time of year.

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Babs03 Sat 03-Aug-24 15:09:29

My other half hates winter, as do many others, which is perfectly understandable, in fact he gets quite depressed which is why one of our daughters bought him a sun lamp thingummy. So, of course he loves summer.
But I am the polar opposite, I really dislike high summer, every year I dread it arriving, and am so relieved once in autumn. I really do get quite fed up with it. When we get good weather it is way too hot and humid and I get hot at the drop of a hat so it does make me feel dreadful, and heavy thundery weather triggers migraines. Also there are sweaty crowds everywhere, too many people on the roads and jostling each other on the streets.
Give me a crisp sunny November day and day, or a warm but not hot spring day anytime. I really don’t mind rain, cloud, or snow either.
Would think I was mad if it wasn’t for one of my daughters and friend feeling the exact same way.
Does anyone else feel an odd one out like this?

Babs03 Mon 12-Aug-24 22:09:51

Love walking and is impossible atm, 32/33 degrees here today, went out early morning but still too hot in the sun, having to dash between bits of shade. Too hot to sit out in the garden for long so had to go indoors with blinds and curtains closed to keep the living room - which catches the sun most of the afternoon - cool.
Humidity makes it feel far hotter than it is.
Roll on autumn when I can go for long walks again.

Ali08 Mon 12-Aug-24 22:03:18

I'm definitely an Autumn person. I can't stand this heat!

TerriBull Mon 12-Aug-24 19:09:01

Autumn I agree can be lovely. I find the winter so long, particularly once the clocks change and it's dark mid afternoon, endless dreary gloom. Once this hot spell ends, there'll be the inevitable mutterings "the nights are drawing in"and worse still the bloody Christmas cards will appear in shops anytime soon. Noooooo!

MissAdventure Mon 12-Aug-24 18:39:11

Today could do with cancelling.
32 degrees, feels like 132, and staying hot until around 4am.

Cadeby Mon 12-Aug-24 18:28:31

January should be cancelled I think!

Norah Mon 12-Aug-24 18:22:17

No, I don't dislike this time of year. I prefer January through September. Autumn the messy leaves are falling, November and December are dismal, I love skiing snow, then new growth.

gentleshores Mon 12-Aug-24 18:14:53

I also used to love autumn but it doesn't seem to happen any more! Maybe a couple of autumnal days in September and then it's straight into winter.

gentleshores Mon 12-Aug-24 18:14:14

Yes. Summer is nearly over (by end of August) and it's only just started. I love summer and winters are too long. It's not too hot if you stay in the shade or indoors with windows open it's lovely.

M0nica Sun 11-Aug-24 22:28:18

I am another Autumn - Spring person. There is nothing nicer than a wet November day, when I am in my study in the warmth of the central heating and glow of the lights looking out at leafless trees and greyness.

I find high summer dull. The everlasting greenness of trees looking dusty and dry, the desert like quality of fields of ripe unharvested crops. This afternoon we were out in the coutnry and seeing the clouds of dust caused by a combine harvester, even though we have had heavy rain just over a week ago. It causes a psychological thirst and dryness of the throat that water can never quench.

Casdon Sun 11-Aug-24 21:38:15

Nooooo, please don’t roll on autumn. There aren’t even many flies this year, it’s been such a rubbish summer. I haven’t seen one wasp (hooray!) The grass is still green, as it’s rained constantly. We are going to be outside tonight watching the Perseids on one of the very few warm, clear nights we’ve had in months.

Skydancer Sun 11-Aug-24 21:32:26

I love summer especially the light nights. I am happier and more energetic in summer. I start to go downhill in autumn. I can’t bear dark nights. I don’t even want to think about it. I wish I could fly to the Southern Hemisphere to avoid it.

Margiknot Sun 11-Aug-24 20:46:58

I prefer the early promising warmth of spring- my favourite season. April to June are the best months as new life arrives in the gardens and countryside. I seem to struggle in both very hot and very cold weather!

watermeadow Sun 11-Aug-24 20:28:47

I love June but hate late summer. The grass is dead and nettles and brambles are rampant. It’s all prickles and stings from wasps and horse flies plus house flies in every window. The dogs always itch and scratch frantically through August.
It’s either far too hot or raining.
Roll on Autumn!

charliebb Sun 11-Aug-24 14:45:57

I'm with you Babs03. Don't like high summer and don't feel or look good in summer clothes now that youth is no longer on my side.

Whitewavemark2 Mon 05-Aug-24 20:22:37

The dog days.

July-August. Usually the hottest most humid.

Sirius the Dog Star is shining - the brightest star in the sky.

BeneathTheHowlingStars Mon 05-Aug-24 19:54:13

I hate summer. I get terrible hayfever which is worse than normal this year and I hate the heat. I like cold foggy mornings.

Spencer2009 Mon 05-Aug-24 18:23:27

I always look forward to summer, long hot sunny days. But also like the Autumn for the lovely walks wrapped up against the cold and damp - then a lovely hot drink in a cafe.

cc Mon 05-Aug-24 15:29:27

I really feel the heat too and much prefer Spring and Autumn.

hollysteers Mon 05-Aug-24 15:01:19

I prefer the summer months, no central heating, no wrapping up with layers (I feel the cold). Generally brighter all round. Places look so much nicer when the sun shines and our summers are not long and unbearable as some countries have to suffer.
I don’t sunbathe these days though, enjoy the shade with my legs sticking out and a good book.

The poster upthread, can’t go back as I will lose this, who said her husband needs a duvet and she doesn’t, could still sleep in a double bed with him if he had his own single duvet and her a sheet or just Chanel No.5.

LovesBach Mon 05-Aug-24 14:28:27

Today is just too hot - I keep telling myself it will soon be Autumn, and although reluctant to wish my life away, I dread June, July and August. Can't sleep. summer clothes don't suit me, love salads but do get fed up with them when it is too hot for anything else for days on end. Someone once wrote that they would love to follow Autumn around the world. Me too.

Knittypamela Mon 05-Aug-24 14:21:24

I was speaking to someone who'd lived in Dubai for 11 years. She said she wore gloves to open her car door as otherwise she'd be burnt. It was 52 degrees inside her car! On days off they stayed indoors and watched Netflix. Now that's what I call hot weather!

fluttERBY123 Mon 05-Aug-24 13:05:22

My gran called these the dog days. Don't like the weather, can't wait to step outside one day and feel the cool that means autumn has come. Dog days has something to do with the star alignment, I believe.

chickkygran Mon 05-Aug-24 12:44:08

Absolutely! I dread the Summer months and feel a great sense of relief when September arrives (though I know it can still be hot), I cannot cope with hot weather at all. Makes me ill tbh. I’m lucky to be able to get to Scotland during the warmer months where it is generally a bit cooler.

Fflaurie Mon 05-Aug-24 12:41:37

I hate the Summer, I hate the humidity, heat, the insects, the hay fever and the noise. The high pitched whine of the strimmer, lawnmowers, DIY tools, the loud heavy bass of music and kids screaming. I love the Autumn, don't mind the Winter but Spring with all it's beautiful colours, buds, blossom fills me with sadness because I know that the Summer is round the corner.

win Mon 05-Aug-24 12:41:33

BlueBelle

I LOVE LOVE LOVE summer it can never be too bright, too sunny, too warm, too dry, I get quite down when we have day after day of dull, dreary, grey, cold, wet weather which seems to be 95% of the year here
I obviously wasn’t meant for this country and climate My mum and dad got that wrong
Love summer Hate winter
🌞 🥶

I do too never, never too hot for me, I can rot in it as long as you like, do everything I can outdoors, ironing, vegetables just everything. I too should live in the Tropics. I am always cold, have little blood circulation so my extremities die off even in summer, yet my Thyroid medication is correct. How I dislike being cold.