There is no way to “overdo” air conditioning on some days. We get trapped under something called a “heat dome” and even at night the temp doesn’t go below 80.
@mike808 Yes, that is correct. Some people theorize that’s why the tornadoes never hit in midtown Tulsa–they think the 'nadoes jump over the hills to the West.
@hchavers@phendrick actually I like heat but not humidity. Lived in Philly PA and Ft Worth TX, and I’ll take TX 110 degrees and 70% humidity always over Philly 95 degrees and 90% humidity.
Plus I agree with @smigit2002: the answer is humidity and mosquitos. That is the combo of sorrow.
@mollama Right on. While I don’t LOVE heat, I certainly found 110 in Vegas far more bearable than 95 and 90% in Maryland. I was in Orlando 2 weeks ago, I can’t understand how ANYONE lives down there
@smigit2002 short stints outside. I mostly become a hermit. There are people who love the heat. It’s usually older people that are constantly cold due to anemia/lack of circulation or something.
@shahnm Yes, this. Can’t give it enough stars.
The worst thing about summer is that nagging realization that it won’t go on forever.
Remember when you were a kid and the summer seemed endless?
Then came that inevitable shock of “back to school” and you were crestfallen by the betrayal.
@2many2no@shahnm I’ve been a (nominal) adult for the majority of my life, but I still get this vague excited feeling in late spring, anticipating a summer break that my rational mind knows no longer applies to me.
I don’t love summer. I especially don’t love how it now lasts nine freaking months. Soon we won’t even have seasons - just one continuous heat advisory.
Ticks. ew. Lyme disease is way up in California, and just from my work I get at least half a dozen bites. Local health department is getting tired of me showing up every few weeks with another black tick to be tested.
And there’s rattlesnakes by the barn …
fact that now that winter is just around the corner i get depressed about the cold, damp, dark and dreary, days just around the corner. about seven months of really worse than meh days just ahead… meh.
@msqaf00 At least it’s not the Spring when the birds are calling out to each other for hours before the sun comes up because they’ve nested just outside your window and you can’t sleep past 5:30.
all of the above. Heat, humidity, intense sunlight, having to wear a sweatshirt in my own house because my peri-menopausal wife is dripping with perspiration. I told her once that it wasn’t the heat, it was hormonal. Once.
@jelliott04 you need to get her a neck fan! I am in the same (sweaty) age related boat as her and I picked up one of these off ebay for cheap and I am in love with it.
The first three.
/image heat, humidity, intense sunlight
Humidity and MOSQUITOES…
@smigit2002 Came here to say the same.
@smigit2002 I’m so glad I live somewhere that isn’t rife with mosquitoes now.
There is no way to “overdo” air conditioning on some days. We get trapped under something called a “heat dome” and even at night the temp doesn’t go below 80.
@therealjrn It’s cuz you live in a large valley that you get a heat dome.
@mike808 Yes, that is correct. Some people theorize that’s why the tornadoes never hit in midtown Tulsa–they think the 'nadoes jump over the hills to the West.
@therealjrn Last night about midnight I looked at the temp and it was 84 friggin’ degrees.
@lseeber Yuck
The sun is our enemy. It is trying to kill us.
/giphy Mario sun
@melonscoop Eventually. But pretty much everything that exists on the earth came from a sun, so I guess it all balances out.
Heat, humidity, and the lack of snow.
Why is the choice Heat or Humidity, instead of Heat and Humidity?
@phendrick exactly. Heat causes high humidity which make it feel even hotter
@hchavers @phendrick actually I like heat but not humidity. Lived in Philly PA and Ft Worth TX, and I’ll take TX 110 degrees and 70% humidity always over Philly 95 degrees and 90% humidity.
Plus I agree with @smigit2002: the answer is humidity and mosquitos. That is the combo of sorrow.
@mollama Right on. While I don’t LOVE heat, I certainly found 110 in Vegas far more bearable than 95 and 90% in Maryland. I was in Orlando 2 weeks ago, I can’t understand how ANYONE lives down there
@smigit2002 short stints outside. I mostly become a hermit. There are people who love the heat. It’s usually older people that are constantly cold due to anemia/lack of circulation or something.
@RiotDemon @smigit2002 that’s my MIL. She’s got rheumatism and doesn’t do well if it’s below 70° outside.
@mollama @smigit2002 It’s pretty damn brutal here, can confirm.
GNATS! Here in smalleast Iowa, we have summertime GNATS! Arghhhhh!
@JnKL I don’t think I’ve ever seen a year as bad as this one for gnats.
/image swamp ass
@sammydog01 lol oh lordy
In coastal San Diego the only thing to hate is the tourists.
@kittykat9180 remind me how much you pay in taxes and the price of the average home, and you will see why we visit but never stay.
My income more than makes up for that. I earn more than $25k more in SD as I did for doing the same job as when I lived in North Carolina.
@kittykat9180 But pay more than $80k in additional taxes, fees, and cost-of-living tax…
A bit dramatic aren’t you? My quality of life is much higher and I travel a lot more now.
Q: How do you know if someone lives in California?
A: Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.
Give me Fall! I want some fog.
I hate summer. F*ck it.
@kjady FYI, you don’t need to obscure the word ‘fuck’ here.
@narfcake True but when you have family who troll the same website it’s better to be safe than sorry.
@kjady @narfcake They can say fuck too.
…The grim realization that it will be over someday, and then we’ll be back to frigid temperatures below 70…
Brrrrrr…
@shahnm Yes, this. Can’t give it enough stars.
The worst thing about summer is that nagging realization that it won’t go on forever.
Remember when you were a kid and the summer seemed endless?
Then came that inevitable shock of “back to school” and you were crestfallen by the betrayal.
@2many2no @shahnm I’ve been a (nominal) adult for the majority of my life, but I still get this vague excited feeling in late spring, anticipating a summer break that my rational mind knows no longer applies to me.
The kids not being in school. Hey, get off my lawn!
@hchavers
What’s humidity?
Pace at which the damn grass grows…
Due to the heat and the humidity
Bugs. Humidity. Freezing in stores’ A/C and then spontaneous combustion when you walk outside into the stifling heat.
But I do love the longer evenings. I was still mowing the lawn until almost 10pm. Days are already starting to get shorter – boo!
Hornets, humidity, neighbors shooting guns at each other, crotch rocket bikes, ants, road construction detours.
I don’t love summer. I especially don’t love how it now lasts nine freaking months. Soon we won’t even have seasons - just one continuous heat advisory.
Ticks. ew. Lyme disease is way up in California, and just from my work I get at least half a dozen bites. Local health department is getting tired of me showing up every few weeks with another black tick to be tested.
And there’s rattlesnakes by the barn …
@stolicat at least there’s not a …
@mike808 that’s pretty cool - i only had a kangaroo rat nesting in one of my muck boots. What kind of snake is that?
@stolicat - Looks like a black rat snake. The rat must be in the other boot…
@mike808 @stolicat Thanks for the visual, Woody! Maybe Buzz can come rescue you!
fact that now that winter is just around the corner i get depressed about the cold, damp, dark and dreary, days just around the corner. about seven months of really worse than meh days just ahead… meh.
Unfortunately, summer can be unpleasant when you have misophonia…repetitive sounds (birds, frogs) are like nails on a chalkboard
@msqaf00 At least it’s not the Spring when the birds are calling out to each other for hours before the sun comes up because they’ve nested just outside your window and you can’t sleep past 5:30.
@mike808 @msqaf00 We have a mockingbird nest in a tree in the front yard. Most nights they are at it almost all night long.
@mike808 @msqaf00 Did you teach them swear words yet @PooltoyWolf?
@mike808 @msqaf00 @therealjrn That would make them far more interesting…especially when one of them got stuck in our garage last night!
It’s not the heart, it’s the humility.
SNAKES!!! I have such a phobia it sucks the joy from summer activities.
Fucking allergies.
@thebigtverberg I’m glad I’m not allergic to fucking, that must be horrible for you!
Heat, humidity, and intense sunlight. Though I can deal with higher heat if there isn’t as much humidity.
Why isn’t there an “all of the above” option? I hate everything about summer.
@ahacksaw I’d almost agree, but there’s one thing I love about summer- the change in women’s clothing.
@cinoclav As a woman, I only half agree. Pro: getting dressed takes like 20 seconds. Con: I feel overexposed.
…hate for summer.
@Tin_Foil Same. Hearing people complain about the heat and humidity is far more bothersome than the actual heat and humidity.
all of the above. Heat, humidity, intense sunlight, having to wear a sweatshirt in my own house because my peri-menopausal wife is dripping with perspiration. I told her once that it wasn’t the heat, it was hormonal. Once.
@jelliott04 And you’re still alive to tell the story.
@jelliott04 you need to get her a neck fan! I am in the same (sweaty) age related boat as her and I picked up one of these off ebay for cheap and I am in love with it.
Gnats…fucking Gnats…