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55 Reasons We Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Summer

Everything is better when you do it in the air conditioning.

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55 Reasons We Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Summer
Tom Gil

There are two kinds of people in this world. People who hate summer and people who hate winter. No matter where you stand there are good and bad things to be said about both seasons. Let's face it whether we admit it or not we have a love/hate relationship with summer time. Summer can be fantastic but it can also be downright awful. From weather to activities, holidays to wildlife here are fifty-five reasons why summer is the best and the worst.

1. School is out!
2. It's hot.
3. Summer festivals.
4. Humidity.
5. Fresh sweet corn.
6. Mosquitoes.
7. Convertibles.
8.Ticks.
9. Swimming pools.
10. Okay, bugs in general
are horrible.
11. Barbecues.
12. Sunburn.
13. Fireworks
14. Sweat.
15. Vacations.
16. Poisonous plants.
17. Drive-in movies.
18. Swarms of people at tourist attractions.
19. Roller coasters.
20. Tornadoes.
21. Sidewalk fountains.
22. Too hot to move.
23. Air conditioning.
24. Vacation Bible School
25. Water parks.
26. Summer camps.
27. White water rafting.
28. Bee stings.
29. Going camping.
30. Riptides.
31. Sitting outside and stargazing.
32. Summer blockbuster movies.
33. Going on picnics.
34. Hitting the beach!
35. Jellyfish stings.
36. Food trucks.
37. Bears.
38. Grilled food.
39. Bonfires.
40. No football.
41. Graduation parties.
42. Roadtrips.
43. Independence Day!
44. Ice Cream Stands.
45. National Ice Cream Month
46. Putt Putt Golf.
47. Did I mention how hot it is?
48. Surfing.
49. Making S'mores.
50. Drowning.
51. Seriously it is so hot.
52. Save me.
53. I'm melting.
54. I want to live in a walk-in freezer.
55. Walk-in freezers.

Is it Fall yet? Wake me up when it's fall.













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