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is summer a thing of the past?
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I live in Montreal where winter is long. When the first warm day comes around in May, all the terraces in the cafes are open. By the time summer comes around, no one wants to be indoors no matter how hot and humid it gets. Montreal is also a college town (I read somewhere that it is second only to Boston for the highest student-general population ratio in North America). In July and August, the city reverts to the locals and tourists.
After a few winters over here, I've learnt to love the feeling of summer breezes on bare shoulders, of not having to wear tights or pants for 8 months of the year, of wearing straw hats and aviator sunglasses and picnicking in the park, of jogging in light summer rain, of watching rapid-fire thunderstorm (we had one last year that lasted 4 hours, with a bolt or two every 30 seconds; it was freakin awesome).
After a few winters over here, I've learnt to love the feeling of summer breezes on bare shoulders, of not having to wear tights or pants for 8 months of the year, of wearing straw hats and aviator sunglasses and picnicking in the park, of jogging in light summer rain, of watching rapid-fire thunderstorm (we had one last year that lasted 4 hours, with a bolt or two every 30 seconds; it was freakin awesome).
I love summers, but for weird reasons. Huddle up in the cool dark basement, go to bed at 3am wake up 6m. I get to do nothing, well and not get in trouble for it...
Agreed.Summer is too hot. Winter is too cold. I'm never satisfied.
Agreed.Sum....mer...summer? I haven't enjoyed a good summer since college
I used to love summer like this... until I finished school, became an adult, and started working full-time. Now it seems like I barely notice the summer anymore, other than that it's easier to drive to and from work than in the winter.That said, I love summer. I do. I love the extra long hours of light. I love the hint of warmth earlier in the morning-- the seductive promise of a warm day. I love seeing my cats stretch out on the floor in their pools of sunshine. I love driving with the windows down and feeling the wind. I love listening to my summery tunes. I love wearing summery clothes (er, assuming they fit
Enjoy the summer like this while you can...
one thing I havent seen mentioned here is that baseball is in the summer, so therefore its a great time of the year.
I have a feeling that depends an awful lot on what your winter weather is like.
Here in Vancouver we definitely notice summer -- at the very least because you are now commuting in sunlight instead of before dawn and after dusk! It has an amazing affect on your mood for the whole day.
I'm in New England. You're right, there is definitely the difference in commuting during the "day" vs the "night" between seasons. Also the tires on my car just really suck, so I had a rough time on the highway this past winter in the snow.
We spent the last three days of our honeymoon in Vancouver last summer... and three days was just not enough. By the end of the trip, we were considering moving to Vancouver because we loved it so much!
i would still say summer is my favorite season, but another year or two here could change that to winter with all of the spring training here (don't worry, i plan on moving out of state next summer). i guess it's because of the little that happens here, and the hurricanes make summer unwelcome here.
but summer in california is awesome.
but summer in california is awesome.
Macnut!!! you,,,,you,,, you dumped Maria? Not that Anna is anything to sneeze at mind you, but Maria has that "extra something". Legs that, in ancient times, caused entire empires to be overthrown.
Summer is still fairly big stuff here in New England, with a very short summer season, and people trying to pack as much "summer" into this 2.5 month period as possible.
I agree that kids today seem awfully stressed, even in the summer. I think the blame for this goes squarely on yuppie parents, who drive the poor kids nuts with all the yuppie crap. What happened to just being a kid?
A co-worker was talking a few weeks ago, about the plans for her eleven year old daughter. Said plans include two weeks at some tennis camp, two weeks at horsie camp, then some kind of "retreat", in connecticut, to work on the arts, or something. I guess making potholders and stuff out of gimp is out. The poor kid will probably have a breakdown at age sixteen.
Summer is still fairly big stuff here in New England, with a very short summer season, and people trying to pack as much "summer" into this 2.5 month period as possible.
I agree that kids today seem awfully stressed, even in the summer. I think the blame for this goes squarely on yuppie parents, who drive the poor kids nuts with all the yuppie crap. What happened to just being a kid?
A co-worker was talking a few weeks ago, about the plans for her eleven year old daughter. Said plans include two weeks at some tennis camp, two weeks at horsie camp, then some kind of "retreat", in connecticut, to work on the arts, or something. I guess making potholders and stuff out of gimp is out. The poor kid will probably have a breakdown at age sixteen.
Summer is a thing of the past for me... something about working full time, owning a house, and other such adult like goodies.
I personally don't know what happened. My idea of a great summer is sitting outside with a glass of lemonade and a laptop. Instead my mom's making me worry about getting a job, etc, plus I have to study for the ACTs and SATs. Perhaps I can be resourceful and find a way to merge my ideal summer with what I have to do.
That's still Maria. I have no plans on stopping the Sharapova series.Macnut!!! you,,,,you,,, you dumped Maria? Not that Anna is anything to sneeze at mind you, but Maria has that "extra something". Legs that, in ancient times, caused entire empires to be overthrown.
i'm thinking it's a result of the "if you aren't working, you're wasting time" mentality that is prevalent right now. as in we need to put our kids in an activity and if they aren't interacting in a formal structure at all times, there is just wasted time that could have been used doing something else, and one of the reasons i posed this question about summer in the first place, as now, summer looks to be a black hole.
F**k summer!
And while we're on it, winter can do the same.
I love the spring weather. If I can't have my windows and sunroof open and be comfortable at the same time, its either too hot or too cold.
That said, reading this thread, I just came to the rather sad realization that this will be my last summer. I graduate college next year, so then, it's work. And more work. And nonstop work Even though I have an internship this summer, I still have that feeling of "YAY!!! BREAK!!!!" but I won't have that again next year
And while we're on it, winter can do the same.
I love the spring weather. If I can't have my windows and sunroof open and be comfortable at the same time, its either too hot or too cold.
That said, reading this thread, I just came to the rather sad realization that this will be my last summer. I graduate college next year, so then, it's work. And more work. And nonstop work
Even though I have an internship this summer, I still have that feeling of "YAY!!! BREAK!!!!" but I won't have that again next year
F**k summer!
And while we're on it, winter can do the same.
I love the spring weather. If I can't have my windows and sunroof open and be comfortable at the same time, its either too hot or too cold.
That said, reading this thread, I just came to the rather sad realization that this will be my last summer. I graduate college next year, so then, it's work. And more work. And nonstop work
i lost that summer break feeling a few years back, so i'm ahead of you in that.
anyone else think the fall is the best season of the year due to all the newness to everything and the holidays? i personally think the school year should end around thanksgiving...
Maybe it is too darn hot in FL in the summer to do much outside ... if you do, you risk skin cancer or heat exhaustion or both at the same time ... which is why the folks in New England and the north can't wait for summer since their winter was so crappy cold!
Average Temperatures
- Daytona Bch: High 90°-Low 73°
- Fort Myers: High 92°-Low 74°
- Jacksonville: High 89°-Low 72°
- Key West: High 90°-Low 79°
- Miami: High 87°-Low 78°
- Orlando: High 92°-Low 73°
- Panama City: High 89°-Low 71°
- Pensacola: High 90°-Low 74°
- Tallahassee: High 92°-Low 73°
- Tampa: High 90°-Low 75°
- West Palm Bch: High 90°-Low 75°
I too live in the Pacific Northwest. Summer here is incredible! Although our climate is generally mild (considering our latitude), our Spring, Summer and Fall each have a special 'feeling'. But, nothing tops Summer.
You should camp along an alpine lake, or fast-flowing creek in August, above the 7,000 foot level. For just a brief time each year, the Cascade Mountains welcome you with 80 degree days and clear evenings where the sky explodes with stars. Or you can hike to the Pacific Ocean, along the Northern Washington coast. There are no road that go there. You have what hike in with. There you will see pristine, unspoiled nature at its finest. It looks exactly as the early explorers found it, 400 years ago.
Our Summer calendar is usually filled by late May. There is so much to do, it usually becomes a major challenge to accommodate all the things we have planned. Even the workweeks will have a couple social events.
No, Summer is not a 'thing of the past', at least not for us.
You should camp along an alpine lake, or fast-flowing creek in August, above the 7,000 foot level. For just a brief time each year, the Cascade Mountains welcome you with 80 degree days and clear evenings where the sky explodes with stars. Or you can hike to the Pacific Ocean, along the Northern Washington coast. There are no road that go there. You have what hike in with. There you will see pristine, unspoiled nature at its finest. It looks exactly as the early explorers found it, 400 years ago.
Our Summer calendar is usually filled by late May. There is so much to do, it usually becomes a major challenge to accommodate all the things we have planned. Even the workweeks will have a couple social events.
No, Summer is not a 'thing of the past', at least not for us.
That's still Maria. I have no plans on stopping the Sharapova series.
Thanks Macnut, I needed that.
Caution: Old geezer rant ahead! Can't say you weren't warned.
When I was a kid, summer days meant riding our hi-riser bicycles around all over the place, stopping at a friend's house, and maybe hanging around on the back porch for awhile, reading comic books or something. If we had enough kids, we might head off to the school yard for some makeshift baseball. (This is to say we just played for the sake of playing baseball) There was city yard a few miles away, and sometimes we'd ride around in there, among the huge piles of sand. It really wasn't that big, but we loved to think were in the desert someplace. Today, that yard is well-fenced, and gated. Can't blame them I guess.
Money? Back then, a dime bought you a comic book, a bottle of soda, or even a slice of pizza at this market, where the owner had no problem with kids hanging around the coke machine. (as long as you paid for your drink, before you opened it!)
My point is that it was all so simple. Today, apparently, this kind of activity is wrong, according to yuppazoid parents. No, everything must he "structured".
End of old geezer rant.
Summer evenings are still my favorite time though. I generally take an evening bike ride. I get the benefit of the warm summer air, without having to worry about sun protection. So yeah, I still enjoy summers.
I might have to try out some of those activities when I go to Seattle in late July (can't wait!). Speaking of the Pacific Northwest... what type of clothing should I bring for late July/early August? I'm just trying to get a sense of how much cooler/hotter, rainier/drier the summer is than Providence.
that's a good thing... our kids need more education to stay competitive in the world not less. integrating education in to a more fun format isn't such a bad thing.
The hotter it gets, the less they wear at the beach!
I went on summer vacation back in 1985. Is it over yet?
Thanks Macnut, I needed that.
Caution: Old geezer rant ahead! Can't say you weren't warned.
When I was a kid, summer days meant riding our hi-riser bicycles around all over the place, stopping at a friend's house, and maybe hanging around on the back porch for awhile, reading comic books or something. If we had enough kids, we might head off to the school yard for some makeshift baseball. (This is to say we just played for the sake of playing baseball) There was city yard a few miles away, and sometimes we'd ride around in there, among the huge piles of sand. It really wasn't that big, but we loved to think were in the desert someplace. Today, that yard is well-fenced, and gated. Can't blame them I guess.
Money? Back then, a dime bought you a comic book, a bottle of soda, or even a slice of pizza at this market, where the owner had no problem with kids hanging around the coke machine. (as long as you paid for your drink, before you opened it!)
My point is that it was all so simple. Today, apparently, this kind of activity is wrong, according to yuppazoid parents. No, everything must he "structured".
End of old geezer rant.
Summer evenings are still my favorite time though. I generally take an evening bike ride. I get the benefit of the warm summer air, without having to worry about sun protection. So yeah, I still enjoy summers.
Yeah we talked about these kinds of changes in a sociology course I took last term...the difference between parenting where the parents have to plan everything for their kids, make sure that they are involved in 150 different activities and everything has to have some sort of 'benefit', no simple fun, and parenting where the parents back off and let the kids figure out their own entertainment and solve their own problems.
What's funny is that the 'concerted effort' parenting that's so popular nowadays seems to turn out kids who are totally dysfunctional adults. They can't solve their own problems, they've been shielded from things that could hurt them, and their lives have been planned for them, so they don't know how to just 'find stuff to do', and get bored really easily. I've seen this in my friends at school...my roommate last fall would show up, sit down at his desk and be like "I'm bored. There's nothing to do." 5 seconds later.
There is some evidence, however, that younger Gen X people and the Gen Y group are more inclined to let their kids 'do their own thing'. It's pretty interesting stuff. Parents who spend too much time making their kids' lives perfect or making sure their kids are doing 'worthwhile' activities really p*** me off sometimes.
The hotter it gets, the less they wear at the beach!
It's funny how in winter, any exposed legs get noticed, whereas in the summertime, your "hotness" filter is better tuned. Only the glam gams get the second look.