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Folks, we’ve come a long way from January. The year, as a whole, has gone by surprisingly quickly, although August seemed like it took forever as we waited for football season. But we’re here, and that’s what matters. We’re right in the sweet spot, with playoff baseball approaching, the hot summer transitioning to milder autumn weather, football season just starting, and the holiday season approaching.
Don’t get me wrong, spring and summer are great, as the world around us is green, warm, and alive. We dress light and drink umbrella drinks in Hawaiian shirts at the pool or shotgun beers in our swimsuits at the beach. But that’s the great thing about this time of year—it’s still warm, green, and sunny. We’re not quite at autumn yet, when things start dying. The weather won’t be in the 90s for much longer, but will be transitioning to the perfect 70s and low 80s. I’m still wearing my shorts and dri fit team polos to football games and pregaming outdoors for big games. I can still chill at the pool or go to the beach. You’re really getting the best of summer and fall all in one.
Luckily for most of us, we’re going to get at least another month of this. Hell, we Southerners may get at least two months of this. Although Californians will probably have this weather for the rest of the year, the bastards. Anyways, we’ll have to make the most of it, because as we get into winter, the days are way too short and the work days feel way too long as we look forward to the winter holidays and football playoff races. It’s still exciting, and the holiday season is wonderful, but it’s not quite September and October, the best of both worlds.
Also, having a full season of football to look forward to, as well as the approaching holidays, makes this time of year even better. Having plenty of things to look forward to is key, as opposed to late January when everything is dead and gone until Cinco de Mayo. My God. Even though I’m missing two home games this season due to weddings (yes, weddings, don’t get me started), I still know that I have something to look forward to every week until the end of bowl season in January. There’s also Thanksgiving and Christmas season approaching, also known as stout season. The immediate future is still bright, more excitement is on its way, and I cannot wait.
I love this time of year so much I don’t even care that they rush out the pumpkin spice crap earlier and earlier each year. Whatever, let them. Even though pumpkins aren’t supposed to be relevant until mid-October and November, when it starts getting cold. Don’t worry, they’ll be rushing out peppermint lattes and egg nog on Halloween, too, because why not. Some places won’t serve you egg nog, though, because it’s seasonal. But I digress. I say let’s not be in such a hurry to get to the holiday season. We have another month or two of perfect weather and plenty of entertainment to enjoy before we have to give out candy, carve up a turkey, wrap presents, or black out on New Years Eve..
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@5OClockShadow_
I don’t care how much pumpkin bullshit they foist on me. Summer isn’t over until I’m forced to unpack the quarter zip.
Love this take. Just got our first dusting of snow up on the peaks and breweries are starting to shift into fall beers.
Indian summer is basically the only time of the year when San Francisco gets above 70 during the day so I’m excited for this next month of light sweater weather. And football. Lots and lots of football.
Summer is trash and we were only conditioned to like it because there wasn’t any school to go to.
Once you’re a real adult this is the proper power ranking:
1.) Fall
2.) Spring
3.) Winter
4.) Summer.
This might be the worst take in the history of PGP
And we’ve had some truly horrendous takes, so this is actually quite the accomplishment.
Spring is easily the worst time of year. Rain? Allergies? Temperature fluctuations from freezing to boiling on a near daily basis? A complete lack of drinking holidays? HARD pass
1. St Patrick’s Day
2. March Madness
3. Master’s
4. Kentucky Derby
5. Opening Day
6. Easter
7. Memorial Day
If those aren’t good drinking days then I don’t know what are.
“Hey guys, it’s Easter, let’s get hammered” I would argue Memorial Day as the start of summer, the rest are just sports events — St pats day , good time tho
Spring only has that many drinking days because you aren’t getting through spring sober.
Welcome back!
I usually lump 1 into winter and 7 into summer but fair, I’ll concede this point. Either way spring still sucks eggs
I stand 100% behind this. Summer is awful and honestly post high school it’s not fun, cause during College unless you’re riding a trust fund (to which hats off to you, and also “sup?”) it means shitty summer jobs. Now it just means higher electric bills because of excessive use of AC and sweating through my business casual waiting to hide my pudgy post grad body in sweaters and quarter zips and jackets
100% back you on this power ranking and will die on that hill. I never want to experience another summer again in my life, hate it so much.
Who hurt you?
This is a trash take, even while we work during the summers, things are much slower than the rest of the year(except between thanksgiving and new year)
Trying to reason with hurricane season on the SC coast