Dear Summer,
Listen: I know plenty of people like you. We were all conditioned to like you because that is when we finally got a break from school.
But imma** be real with you: I hate you. You can GTFO.
I don’t like to sweat. It’s why I prefer exercising in the water.
I don’t want to lie in the sun and bake.
I’m not a fan of wearing shorts.
I moved to the Pacific Northwest where I was promised clouds and rain.
Yet here you are, Summer. Coming in hot.
Literally.
It was above 100 degrees for a few days last week.
My office is on the third floor of an old building with no air conditioning.
My house does not have central air.
Many places here do not have AC.
Why? It was never needed.
For you MAGA idiots who “do your own research” squawking that climate change isn’t real, let me tell you something:
I have a degree in meteorology. For real.
(Ok, I’m breathing. Deep breaths. In with the good air; out with the bad.)
Anyway, no air.
When I got here and noted this travesty, people said to me, “But Beth, you are from the South!”
Yes, and we have air conditioning everywhere. In fact, the AC is so strong that you keep a sweater in your car just in case.
Not here. I even took the usual sweater off my naked cat so he could stay cool.
It’s not over yet. Tuesday will be hot too.
And I remember last year when we had 107-degree temps for a week in August. Fun.
So, Summer, please go. Fall, you’re the one that I want.
Kthxbyeeee,
Beth
*Glenn.
**Stealing from kids today.
Observe and report 
I hate it, too. Hate it, hate it, hate it…
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It’s the WORST. I’m dying.
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We’re counting months here in the Bark of Beyond. Two more months and things’ll start to get good again, weather-wise, anyway. Our pals — the lenticular clouds! — will start to form over the mountains again.
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My favorite kind of cloud!
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Mine too 😀
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I’ve been feeling a little anxious about the heat waves everywhere. Much of Europe is broiling, parts of Caluf. were over 100 for days, and now I’m hearing this about Oregon. This heat is probably the new normal and humans need to make some adjustments if we are to survive long term. Good luck next week.
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This is true. Like folks with addiction issues, though, the first step is admitting there’s a problem. And many people aren’t great about that. All countries need to get serious about adjusting: trying to fix what’s wrong and also finding ways to adapt.
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