Why Summer Sucks!

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1. Weed Whackers - they are instruments of torture and should be expressly outlawed (I sometimes feel like whacking those who whack)! !! Followed up of course by a chorus of all neighborhood dogs barking!

2. Children who have parents who don't seem to know they should not allow their offspring to SCREAM AT THE FREAKING TOP OF THE LUNGS FOR HOURS in a residential neighborhood, especially in their neighbor's yard right outside their open window!! ! Followed up of course by a chorus of all neighborhood dogs barking each and every time the little darlings let out a particularly loud shriek (i.e. often)!

3. People who feel the need to mow their lawn every time a daffodil or daisy pops up, i.e. WAY TOO OFTEN!! ! Followed up of course by a chorus of all neighborhood dogs barking!

4. Insects that seem to think I'm the most delicious blood buffet in the entire neighborhood! At least the dogs don't bark unless I scream!

5. Fireworks, especially those NOT on the 4th when I am prepared for such things!! Followed up of course by a chorus of all neighborhood dogs barking after each and every round, except of course those poor dogs that are so distraught they have to be medicated to survive it!

6. Murphy's Law: every single time I think everything has quieted down and it's so peaceful I decide to go outside to sip a cup of coffee or tea, it all starts up again!!

Sorry for the rant. I don't REALLY hate summer, although it is my least favorite of the 4 seasons, but today (and recently) has been a real test of my abilities and strategies to avoid sensory overload! I've also come to the conclusion that summer is the season of noises I hate the most!

Oh, and I forgot to mention the heat which also sucks! I see people lounging out in the hot sun looking all relaxed and happy but for me it would be another form of torture. At least that's one I can easily avoid!

I like weed whacking my weeds. I use a nice battery powered one that I love to use.



I have to admit I don't like this either. There is a woman a couple houses down from me that take care of a bunch of screaming noisy brats while the parents are working.



I love to mow, but I'm not obsessive about it. Dogs don't seem to bother me but bands who play loud music does.



Don't have a problem with bugs feasting on me.



I love Fireworks and use to set up quite an impressive Fireworks display every year until it got too expensive.



Most of us have to deal with many of the same things you have to deal with. Some I enjoy and some annoys me, but what I hate about summer the most is the heat.

The only thing I don't like about summer is the hot nights where I can't sleep properly. Otherwise, summer has no faults. Winter has loads of faults, I hate winter.

You want to come to the UK then - we don't have summers any more. It's just rain with temperatures around 16 celcius.
This will be great if it occured in the winter, I love mild, wet weather in the winter (and NO freezing temperatures with snow), but in the summer I expect it to be hot and dry and sunshine.

When I think about snow, I have panic attacks.

Meh... None of that stuff really bothers me too much. What DOES bother me though is the damn heat and humidity, and the resulting full body swamp ass that lasts until fall.

I concur, Herr Stadtschutz, I hate when my grundle is f*****g soaked the minute I walk outside.

OP: I had a goddamn panic attack the whole nignt of the 4th, while I was trying to sleep, I thought the Russians were coming.

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You are not alone...I cannot wait for this infernal season to end! I will add to your list having to stay indoors all the time with the windows closed and listening to my air conditioner 24/7.

I love you winter and I miss you. May we please avoid an indian summer and just get right to the fall leaves and all the loud summer people hybernating.

What I wouldn't give for the silent stillness of a deep winter snow storm!

This is the first year I'm actually looking forward to winter.

In my new place that I moved into last year the heat works good and we don't live in the back and have to walk through a snow and ice filled alley any more to get out so things are better. Also it's quieter in the winter.

In my old place going through the alley was awful and the heat didn't work good and was controlled by a different apartment.

Summer does suck! Down with summer! Always winter and never Christmas 4evar!

Fall foliage and that first "crisp" weather day - I can't wait. I love fall.

Right now, I'm doing rain dances as it sends all the weed whackers and all the other excruciating noisters inside and I can sit in peace on my covered deck and listen to nature's music.

Forget getting soaked the minute you step outside; try working next to an oven that's set to almost 400 degrees Fahrenheit. God, if I could just go outside instead of working next to that damn oven... I'd still be sweating my nuts off, but at least it would be SOMEWHAT cooler. Oh yeah, my uniform is all black too... I feel like i'm IN an oven all damn day. It drains me mentally and physically. I just wanna go jump into a pool filled with ice cubes sometimes.

What's worse than barking neighborhood dogs? Barking neighborhood dogs getting loose and chasing you down the street. Arrgghh!! Dogs make me nervous. This has been since childhood.

Well, I am an amateur astronomer, so summer & bloodthirsty bugs are the bane of my existence. Aside from heat & humidity, there is always haze in the summer sky. Yuck! ( Just when the center of our galaxy is in view, tons of stuff to look at but not easy to see through the haxe.).
And I have sensory issues with screaming kids in general, regardless of season!
I actually hate Winter more, cold hurts me!

Sincerely,
Matthew

Hey Mathew,

I'd be curious to hear your take on light pollution. When I/we have tried to find a really super dark spot even way out in the country far from any major cities, we run into those darn "security lights" that drive me nuts and just ruin sky gazing! The last time I looked at a light pollution map of the world, I could hardly find a place that was totally dark.

I know I'm getting sidetracked here but the one ungodly noise after another today has be again thinking about the differences between the ancient environment (before the world got so populated and so darn modern and noisy and bright!!) and the modern environment. Seems the ancient world would have been much better for aspies!!

More reasons

-More People
-Humidity
-Holidays (I need structure in my life. As weird as this might sound to people, often college/work offers me that and I feel safer.)
-Sweating
-Moodswings and depression (I have SAD, but it affects me during the summer and not the winter)
-BOREDOM
-BOREDOM
-GODDAMN BOREDOM!

I've lived with dogs most of my life, and in my experience, unless they're like trained to kill, they're generally HUGE p*****s. They either bark because they want attention or because they don't know you and therefore fear you to some extent, but not enough to make them leave their territory. Basically, if you see a strange dog, all you have to do is hold your hand out with the palm facing up(this is supposed to be symbolic of being submissive or something. If you have your palm face down, they're more likely to expect you to hit them), and let them approach you and sniff your hand. Once a dog learns your scent in this way, short of harming his master or backing it into a corner and harassing the living hell out of it, the dog will never hurt you intentionally. Of course, there are the mean dogs who have been teased and tormented their entire lives, and they pretty much only trust their masters.

Anyway, I'm not trying to say you're wrong or anything, but rather trying to give you some advice on how to deal with them. Don't be scared of them, and don't show them that you're scared.

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I've recently moved to a new neighbourhood and have discovered that it is covered with screaming children, arrghh. It's the middle of winter here, as well, so I can assume it will only get worse.
It's also a very dog friendly neighbourhood, but I can tolerate barking more than relentlessly shrill parasites.

They also have the nerve to toss balls over the road, and since I live in a very hilly town, and my house is down a steep bank, of course their ball has to roll down and hit the damn recycling bin, then they come speeding down to retrieve it and my dog goes apeshit every time. Do they stop? NO. And it's not like there are no backyards for them to play in, they INSIST on playing on the footpath/ road. I.Hate.Children.