Saturday, July 31, 2010

Summer's Bummers

Ahh ... Summer !
No school - vacations - the beach - swimming pools -
nice weather - ice cold beer - iced tea - ice cream - etc.
There are a lot of things that we all love about summer. Alas, summer does have its drawbacks too! There are are those things that can make ...

summer a bummer!

⌂ - Electric bills from running air conditioners
⌂ - Mosquitoes
⌂ - Ants
⌂ - Sand in your bathing suit
⌂ - Cleaning the grill
⌂ - Women wearing bikinis who shouldn't ~~>
⌂ - Sunburns
⌂ - Burnt grass
⌂ - Music from ice cream trucks
⌂ - Men wearing speedos who shouldn't
⌂ - Any man wearing speedos
⌂ - Pedicure maintenance
⌂ - Idiotic summer TV fare; i.e. "Big Brother"
⌂ - Lawn watering bans
⌂ - Orange tans
⌂ - Bicycle riders who don't obey the rules of the road
⌂ - Neighbors who mow their lawns the moment the sun rises
⌂ - Raccoons, skunks, dogs and cats in your trash
⌂ - <~~ Weddings on hot, hot days
⌂ - Yard work
⌂ - Ultra-fast ripening bananas
⌂ - Noisy late partying neighbors
⌂ - Empty propane tank for BBQ party
⌂ - Tourists
⌂ - Jaywalkers pushing baby carriages
⌂ - People wearing socks with sandals
⌂ - Flip Flops on men in stores
⌂ - Sudden thunderstorm and your car windows are open
⌂ - "Raccoon eyes" from tan lines around sunglasses
⌂ - Frizzy hair
⌂ - Shedding pet hair
⌂ - School supplies stocked on store shelves in July
⌂ - A/C too high for women in public places ~~>
⌂ - Same A/C temp just right for men ☺ ~~>
⌂ - Smoke from the neighbor's barbecue
⌂ - Hawaiian shirts and plaid shorts
⌂ - Watermelon seeds
⌂ - Won't use oven until September
⌂ - Scantily clad neighbors you don't want to look at
⌂ - Bees, hornets and wasps
⌂ - Insect repellent
⌂ - Fruit Flies
⌂ - Beach sand in your car
⌂ - Weeds
⌂ - Lawn watering bans
⌂ - Summer reruns on TV
⌂ - Summer replacement shows
⌂ - Moldy bread bought day before
⌂ - Warm beer
⌂ - Picking ticks off pets
⌂ - Unwaxed bikini areas
⌂ - Unserviced porta-potties at beaches
⌂ - Lawn mower running out of gas
⌂ - Long lines at the Dairy Queen
⌂ - Running out of ice
⌂ - Seniors in bikinis and speedos

⌂ - Realizing that the summer will eventually come to an end.

2016

4 comments:

Sandee said...

Yep this pretty much sizes the ills of summer right fine. Bwahahahahaha. Loved the air conditioning part.

Have a terrific day. :)

Mike Golch said...

Tep it's all that!Than ther is the gripes about winter!

Hale McKay said...

Sandee,

I could have probably doubled the size of that list - but you got the picture!

Hale McKay said...

Mike,

Blech! Winter. Living here in New England I would have no trouble coming up with a lengthy list for that season too.