Who doesn’t like summertime? Kids love summertime because they don’t have to go to school. Parents love summertime because they can take family vacations. People love summertime because the weather is warmer and the days last longer.
I don’t like summertime. It’s hot. It’s muggy. There is thunder and lightning, which is very, very frightening…to my dog. And to me.
There are mosquitoes. I hate mosquitoes. And ticks. I hate ticks even more than I hate mosquitoes. The grass grows like crazy in the summertime, which is just another chore that eats into my precious blogging time.
And then there are the kids. They’re off school. They’re everywhere. Those damn rug rats run around screeching and making messes with their melting ice cream cones and gooey chocolate candy to step in or sit on. The lines to get in anywhere are longer than during any other season because of all those freakin’ kids who are on their damn family vacations.
And talking about overcrowding, try going to any beach in the summertime. What a zoo!
Because of the laws of supply and demand, gas prices go up in the summertime. The highways are jammed with vacationers traveling hither and yon, making getting from point A to Point B take at least twice as long.
So go ahead, people, and celebrate summertime. I offer you a big, fat bah humbug to this crazy season. I’m just going to sit here, stew, and write a post about how I have a bad case of the summertime blues.
This post is written for this week’s Manic Monday prompt from Sandi over at Flip Flops Every Day.
And for what it’s worth, I don’t really hate summertime. Well, not as much as one might think after reading this post, anyway.
I like summer.. (out of necessity as I dislike all other weather).. I can wear shorts.. I don’t have to think twice before leaving the bed.. Yep summer is nice if you remain indoors..
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I wear shorts every day even in the winter.
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You forgot to mention the blankets you wrapped your legs in..
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There are no blankets in Florida, well at least for those of us under the age of 80.
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Hey, that’s cheating. There is no winter there.. I can run naked(not that I want to).. Winter as in Chicago..
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The weather is fine, but you have to like old people as we have loads of them.
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Es la verdad, amigo
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Why did my comment get tossed to the bottom? My eyes were responding to Sight’s first comment. WordPress has other ideas: “See with your eyes, not with your hands”… apparently.
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WordPress works in mysterious ways.
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Not really. It works to frustrate us.
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Hey,
I nominated you for the Unique Blogger award because I dig your stuff.
If you want to look at the guidelines for it, check out my post.
https://noneuclideansofa.com/2017/07/31/unique-blogger-award/
-J
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Wow! Thanks. It’s an honor. I’ll go check it out and respond. I dig your stuff, too.
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I was nominated for one of those awards and it seemed more like a chain letter than an actual award, but you are an excellent writer and much deserving of an award, perhaps I will nominate you at the next BSA meeting.
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Yes, I agree. It is more like a chain letter, but then again, if someone thinks highly of my blog, there ain’t nothing wrong with passing it forward.
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Go for it and by the way when is the next BSA mtg.
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Whenever we want to schedule it. But being blog snobs, it is beneath us to attend.
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Mosquitoes, ticks, overgrown grass, too many rug rats running around creating all types of havoc and that annual increase in gas prices just when you need a vacation, what the hell is the point of summer. Great post I loved it.
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I see you’ve got some of those summertime blues as well.
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Lol, most entertaining..summer here runs from basically the October thru March though officially its December, January, February and they are our hottest months…the rest of the year is beautifully temperate and as I don’t live near the beach nor any resort its very pleasant all year round…
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Thanks. The summers where I live aren’t as bad as I made them out to be in my post. I’m not the crotchety old curmudgeon that I made myself out to be in my post. Well, not quite, anyway.
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What a relief…lol
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I would hate summer time for all those same reasons. Thankfully our mosquitoes are minimal (they love me!) and we don’t really have an abundance of ticks.
and hahahah
And then there are the kids. They’re off school. They’re everywhere.
Damn it, I hate when they are everywhere, except when mine are giving me good morning hugs!
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I’m with you! I don’t do hot and muggy. I melt. Does that make me a bad witch or a good one! Haha! Fortunately my kids are grown, and the grandkids? I can send the little pretties back to their parents after I’ve loaded them up with sweets. And storms. My dogs hate them too…we hide out inside together hoping the house doesn’t fall on us! Good witch you say?! 😜🌪
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Wait!! Is that a Where’s Waldo pic? Has anybody seen Waldo? Maybe he decided to ditch the red and white when they put him in the witness protection program.
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Ha! I think I see Waldo in there somewhere.
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