I hate Summer

[Hans Tucker]

Only 2 days in to the season and I already hate Summer. When I grew up in Perth I loved Summer but it was a dry heat not this sticky humid condition .. thankfully I don't live up in North QLD.

[FlashDrive]

+1

[Hans Tucker]

Given it is more humid this year do I need to humid proof my scopes? They stay in their dedicated cases so maybe only refresh the desiccants?

[Drac0]

While the heat & humidity is a problem what I hate the most is the greatly reduced dark sky time...

[raymo]

Move back to Perth:)
raymo

[LewisM]

Canberra gets hot as Hades but being almost negligible humidity it is wonderful. I think I’ve sweated 4 times in the past 5 years, unlike bloody SEQ where I was a dripping mess 24/7/365

As I said to the wife, you have to drag me back to QLD. Nothing I miss. How I tolerated it for 35 years beats me

[Renato1]

Agreed, Perth is nice and dry.
I was quite happy and comfortable with 42C there, versus 32C and humid here in Melbourne.


Sydney is far worse than Melbourne with respect to heat and humidity. The humidity is worse there, and it goes on for much longer than in Melbourne - where you know it will go away in a couple of days.
Cheers,
Renato

[drylander]

its climate change or Trump's fault. :lol:
Pete

[Startrek]

Al Bean, Apollo 12 lunar module pilot quoted some time after his return to Earth “ I’m glad we have weather , people grumble about the weather all the time , we live in the garden of eden here on Earth”
I suppose we’re creatures of habit , when we get outside our comfort zone , we grumble , I admit I’m guilty of that.
Summers great , family and friends BBQ’s , beach and surf , thongs , mozzies , Christmas beetles , cicadas, flowers blooming , mowing lawns , long days and yes heat and humidity .......

[Hans Tucker]

I just turned 57 .. I'm old .. and Grumpy

[leon]

The only thing I hate about Summer is this bloody daylight saving stuff, I get up at 5.30am every day, (yea I know, I'm stupid) and then it isn't dark till 10 mid summer, makes for a long day.:sadeyes:

Leon:thumbsup:

[AstralTraveller]

When we were in Kununurra we knew a woman who wouldn't go swimming unless it was hot enough - 40C or above. The locals put on jumpers at 25C. After a couple of years up north I was comfortable with >30C every day but coastal humidity could be a killer. I remember nights in Cairns where it felt like I could stand up and raise my arm into the cloud. And Daintree is a beautiful place but I couldn't live there.

[multiweb]

Here's a couple of photos taken yesterday in the place I grew up as toddler. Should cool this thread nicely. :lol:

[Hans Tucker]

Nope .. these images just remind me of the first time I ever went skiing .. was at Mt Selwyn .. had to strip down to just a T-Shirt and bib and brace overalls snow gear because it was a bright sunny day like in these images and I got very bad sunburn which I didn't know until the following day.

Great images though ... Nordic?

[gregbradley]

Gorgeous scenery Marc.

Greg.

[AdamJL]

I love Summer :)
Endless days, beach, BBQ, driving with the window open and feeling the wind instead of a/c
Everyone’s generally in a good mood as well unless you’re old and grumpy as mentioned above :lol:

[Startrek]

Hans mentioned he’s old and grumpy at 57 , I’m 61 not old just grumpy sometimes
In this new millennium your not “old” until you’ve been awarded an OBE ( over bloody eighty )

[h0ughy]

I love winter

[Nikolas]

Bring on summer!!!! My Mediterranean blood welcomes this weather

[raymo]

I got my OBE quite a while ago.
raymo

[Culford]

The dry summers here in West Australia are superb, definately more comfortable than Queensland summers that's for sure.

[SimmoW]

Yep, I loathe summer, loving the autumn and early spring the most. But heck, I get far more farm fencing and other construction jobs done in Winter! Then again, I am a POM…

[alan meehan]

summer what summer have not got there yet and when we do its mozzie time a blood transfusion everytime you go out in the observatory ,thats the worst of living right on the wetlands oh and fog lots of it

[N1]

Agree, summer to astronomers doesn't start til 21 Dec. But yes the current "season" is garbage. Might do a bonfire on the 21st to drive spring out (So long ol' sucker, thanks for nothing).

[The_bluester]

I have never been much of a fan of summer, particularly when I was in the RAAF up at Williamtown. A string of 35+ days with humidity that left any exposed skin feeling tacky and damp after a walk at 9PM was not for me.


Then we had a bushfire run over our place 6 years ago, you can keep the summer thanks. For me now the smell of eucalyptus smoke in the summer makes me shudder! I am always glad when the fire season is done.


I am pretty conflicted this year, La Nina has kept me from more than a handful of imaging nights but reduces the fire risk a lot.

[Startrek]

Therefore we better refer you as Sir Raymo
Cheers
Martin

[pgc hunter]

Didn't last long in Melbourne lmao


http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/melbourne.shtml

[multiweb]

No that high. Spanish border. Pyrénées

[DeWynter]

Very similar to a place where I grew up.

[raymo]

You could refer to me as My Liege Lord or something similar; sounds a bit more up market. :D
raymo

[LewisM]

Where I was born and grew up for a few years, hence my consummate loathing of humidity

[multiweb]

Left or right of that bush? :question:

[Hans Tucker]

In the bush.

[multiweb]

Beautiful. :thumbsup: A lot higher.

[multiweb]

Only if it's a siberian bush.

[RB]

With such red soil, I’d say he was born on the left.
:lol: :P

[Hans Tucker]

Picture of a Australian Novichok test rabbit

[multiweb]

:lol::lol::lol:

[RB]

:rofl:

This is now IOTW

:lol:

[LewisM]

Heck, for that, give Hans IOTY.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[LewisM]

I like Siberian bush. A lot :P


I'm not talking about taiga :D