Summer V Winter
 

Tonight is the first evening I've had to put the fire on and I'm feeling the cold winter nights drawing in again, making me feel really miserable :(

I love summer, what little of it we get in Britain. I know everyone isn't the same though, some people love cold winter nights in front of the fire and crisp winter mornings. I personally can't see the attraction to shivering for half an hour when you get out the shower, or wearing an over coat to bed! Having breakfast in the garden at 7am in the morning with the beautiful warm sun beating down...... for me sheer bliss!

Summer or winter? You decide :)

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i love winter!!! most of my day is spent in work anyway...i much prefer too cold to too hot!!! you can always add another layer...but when your down to your skimpy's thats it!!! your not allowed to work in the nude...well not in my shop anyway ;)

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Summer definitely. I have SAD and it seems to get worse each year.....the lethargy, the carbohydrate cravings.....I put the clocks back with trepidation. The last 3 years I hav e been lucky and wintered in Oz.....which of course is their summer.....alas, not this year....child minding duties get in the way.....Sunny winter days do give me a bit of a lift, but it is short lived. Winter.....ugh, I dread it.

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I think I was a bear in a previous existence.

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I voted for Barbie. Why would she want a shrimp on her anyway?
I prefer summer, but usually I am working both weeks of it. This year we are going away in winter. It does not make any sense too me why everyone leave the UK during the only good weather we get.

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You would get sacked for dipping in the till :D

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I prefer summer, there are good bits about winter but summer wins hands down.

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Ohhh me too Margaret!! Buying a lovely villa in Spain is very high on my to do list ...... for medicinal purposes of course ;)

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Tinks, it should be on the NHS.....but hell we can't even get a dentist...so there's no chance of sunshine.

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I like summer............. but I like winter too. The cosy nights infront of the fire, being all cosy in bed watching the snow falling.............................everything looks so clean when the snow has fallen and it is still fresh!!!!!

I like winter even more this year, because my children take themselves to school now, so I wave them off while still in my dressing gown. hehehehe HEAVEN!!

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Winter wins hands down. I really hate being too hot, I hate bugs & wasps. There may be something wrong with me, but I actually feel better in winter - i like the dark, cold & rain... Maybe I have reverse SAD!
That said, I do appreciate that there are some things you just can't do in winter. So I do acknowledge the need for a bit of summer to go to the beach, have picnics and so on. I'm not unreasonable.

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Oh yeah I like that bit .......... it's spending half the time on my backside when it freezes over I hate :mad: !!


Waiting for half hour in a freezing car while the windows de-frost before you can take the kids to school !! lol I know the answer to that one though ;) I shouldn't have had kids :D !!

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I honestly find it difficult to say there is anything good about winter......except I don't have to go to work in it anymore. I used to dread the nights when it was snowing.....I hardly slept and would be up on an hourly basis to check the depth of the snow.....Shadsworth Rd (which was my route to QPH) was hell if there had been more than a sprinkle of snow.
There have been times when I have WALKED to work.

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late nights in the back yard with some beers over inside watching tv in the winter any day

give me daylight and lots of it

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Im a summer bird hate being cold hate blaming snow cept for watching it :)

mmmmm Tinks breakfast at 7am in the garden!??!?!?!? mmmmmmm:rolleyes:

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After thinking VERY hard Margaret, the only thing I can think of is the Christmas festive period. I couldn't imagine celebrating Christmas in the middle of summer, Santa Clause in shorts and T-shirt :rolleyes: The brightly lit window displays, decorations and trees do manage to lessen the miserable doom and gloom if only for a short while.

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I love both, The stunning sight when you open the curtains to find a good covering of snow is one of my top memories. Then again, sitting out on a lovely summer day with a glass of something cool is also a very relaxing and calming thought. I generally prefer to be cool than hot(the old dears next door call us the Eskimos :) )but I also really enjoy visiting hot countries.

What I hate is miserable rainy days be them summer or winter.

Ian

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Another thing i hate about winter & this time of year i always get really ill with some foreign named flu virus that breeds in britain, ive come down with another not yet named one thats leaving me feeling really drained all the time:(

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:eek: Yes Miss Mac!! But it's the only time you will see me out of bed at that time in the morning ......... :D (dark mornings = still night time to me) now you know why my tan is always better than yours ;) !! Next summer I'll get you up so you can join me, it's so peaceful at that time in the morning out in the back garden, just me and the dog we love it!! :)

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pmsl that i will have to see from taz's room LOL naaa u know me i just fall asleep when its lovely & warm outside & then pay for it after because ive barbied meself:eek:

Ive given up i cant tan anywhere but sunshowers only LOL:)

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Well, I've done both types of Christmas, and the sunny one at the beach or round the pool IS different......but I think I prefer it. I am not a big fan of Christmas though.

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the only thing good about winter is xmas & new year, i think it'll be really weird to be in the sunshine at that period of the year, suppose im a traditionalist.

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It was lovely last Christmas....................it snowed on Christmas day and it felt really nice!!

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I have to be different.
My fave time of the year is spring.
New growth.
Daffodils.
Not to cold an not to hot.

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It pis ...... istently rains all the time in spring Anne?

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I definately prefer winter cannot stand the heat above 18degrees. Gimme winter temps of - 15 degrees anyday of the week.

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....
acouple of years ago we went to the carribian in december,,,oh it was great.. singing (the weather outside is shocking.....let it snow,let it snow let it snow...)while we were basking in hot sunshine,, it did seem a bit weird though having your photo taken in shorts with a giant blow up father christmas ,,,and xmas tree,,,,
:Banane20: ,i know where i would rather be...........you can keep english winters:Banane23:

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We don't really have a decent summer anymore.It's just gets a bit humid and sunny for a few days,then rain,then humid n sunny for a few days.Winter is horrible and depressing,wet,cold,windy and bloody horrible.It's this time of year I keep summat on my feet cuz the spiders start coming in...had 2 big buggers yesterday...ewwww.

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really detest winter, thats why i lived in spain, i'm a seriously frozen buggar.

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sorry i love my winter, it may be cold and drab and wet and windy but snuggling up all nice and snug with your friends and loved ones its great. plus it represents chrimbo and new year and then its my birthday! :D

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I am with you on that boo:)

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I cant make my mind up! I like them both for different reasons - winter for the snow and dark, summer for the warmth and light.

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too much viagra and dont you be leading that margerat astray you owd trout!

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let it snow,let it snow let it snow...)while we were basking in hot sunshine,, it did seem a bit weird though having your photo taken in shorts with a giant blow up doll that we all took time in servicing, so it doesnt apply to us swingers.
oooh my god please not on the accy web site margeret ;) if you like it like that come down to the stag...........ask garinda!

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ooops sorry jen what was that?I cant make my mind up! I like them both for different reasons ? i prefer both!:D

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I used to love the summer and the sun. Spent every moment when the sun was out in the garden etc. When you have spent 2 years in a climate which is 32 degrees Celcius all year round, take my word for it, you want to get back in the cold as often as possible. When I first came here, some bloke asked where I was from. When I said UK he said 'How cool, you have seasons there dont you?' I miss the seasons.

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The only season I want is summer.

It is quite recently that I have noticed the nights drawing in. When I used to work in Reigate (about 30 odd miles from where I live) I used to look forward to the long summer evenings so that I could ride home in daylight on the motorbike.

In the winter it's a different story. Have you ever tried riding home on a motorbike in the dark when its raining? Its fine until you meet a car going in the opposite direction - you can't see a thing!

The warmer weather is a good excuse for not being weighed down with several layers of clothing to try and keep warm!

I have suggested going to somewhere warm for christmas, but my wife is just not interested. I have asked her to compromise for just one year, and she may be considering it, but not yet...

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It must be getting cold ! i woke up this morning to find a big hairy spider sat on my bed ! Thankgod i woke up !! .... now, where are my cats !!! ;)

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I love summer and being warm.... I know that you can add layers in winter but I hate dark mornings and dark nights. I feel lethargic all the time in winter and wonder sometimes how I manage to drag myself into work. I know that I am a SAD sufferer and I find it easier to work nights in winter. It's brilliant going to bed on a feezing cold, wet morning, when everyone else is getting up for work.

When I was in NZ a couple of years ago, it was december. Pleasantly warm but still christmassy. It was strange to see cards with snow scenes and father christmas on them when the weather was so good. Thailand was hilarious. It was about 32 degrees, boiling hot and little Thai men were in the Bangkok department stores with full furry santa suits on. They must have been roasting.......

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I love summer because it means I can take my little'un on picnics and nature rambles. It also means we are out most weekends enjoying stockcar racing meeting the many friends we have up and down the country. Winter is for resting 'recharging batteries' and seeing family. I don't really mind either it's the rain I hate and you get that no matter which season it is!

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I love summer and i dont mind winter because now winter is nowhere near as cold as it used to be, i still remember being a little pip and i got stuck up the cinder path for ages on my way home from school and people kept trying to get me down and i was having none of it until my hero came and got me (my dad) the whole path was frozen with ice all the way down and i was frightened to death and absolutely frozen.

The only weather i really hate is rain i cant stand the rain it makes my hair shrivel up.

I love the snow and christmas and driving at night and seeing the beautiful lights down the snow covered hills.

But then its only once it snows that your feet become cold.

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Debbie ...please turn your heaters on full again this winter so that i too can feel the benefit from them ;)
That also goes to next door as well ....snigger !

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There is a knack to it. Your eyes tend to be drawn to the lights, try looking at the edges of the road as opposed to the headlights. You soon become able to 'blank out' the bright points and get far better definition on the rest of the road. Also make sure you put a decent glass cleaner/polish(RainX is a total godsend) on the outside of your visor so that droplets don't 'stick'. You have a perefectly clear visor and good peripheral vision. Also make sure you are nice and warm and dry. Good gear makes a massive difference as your concentration is far better when warm and dry. Hein Gericke kit is very good stuff at a reasonable price.

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You need to come and live in Florida Tinks. It never went below 75 last night and will be sunny with temperatures in the mid eighties today.

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Is that an offer John? :D

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I'll have to check with the wife sweetie, but if she'll go for it I certainly will>:D ;)

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Well I think my next summer holiday will have to be the Falklands or Patigonia this talk of warm weather aint agreeing with me at all:(

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When my sister moved out to Brisbane in Oct 2003 she used to watch the English TV programmes on Oz TV to see if she could catch a glimpse of 'breath' meaning it was a cold and frosty day....because she missed the cold weather (how sad is that)....Now I think she might just have acclimatized, because she told me that this winter she has gone back to sleeping in winceyette jim-jams!

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read an article once in a magazine saying that more people suffer from depression in winter, and i have to agree with that statement. when you go out in the winter in britain most people look glum have their heads down. it became very noticable when i lived abroad people seem to have a smile on their faces,and i'm not meaning tourists.

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they probably look glum because they have chilblains and 'welly-burn'....!

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I feel depressed ive just been out in this weather:(

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I voted winter, but I've changed my mind. I am currently looking forward to our 'super winter' over here, but I know after 2 months I'll be fed up of it and wanting sunshine again....

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I'd like to say summer but after spending most of today in 33 degree heat a bit of snow would go down very well at the min, just turned the air con down as far as it will go :-)

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I would have thought that was more to do with Mthead than with the weather.

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Heat rises Chrissie so if you put yours on I'd be able to turn mine down a bit:D

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Dont remind me of turning heaters on, i have those rather expensive running blower heaters & econ 7 - OMG its very expensive to keep warm here roll on when council bring us upto to the times LOL

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pmsl yerself! He wishes ;)

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If you are worried about heat you can have the gas burning stacks from the refinery up here gaurenteed to keep the place warm. Scotland could be gripped in a blizzard and thanks to the refinery we wont see the snow as we have our own heating blowers 15 at the last count. :D

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roll on spring,,,,i feel the winter blues comming on already,,,

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I dont like winter and the only time I like the snow is when its not been walked on and I dont have to go out in the horrible stuff.
Dont mind the spring rain tinks but I hate the March winds most.
It's scarey is the wind.

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so do me and Debbie ..problem is i have some little mischievous elfs that keep coming into my flat and pinching the economy 7 heaters ;)

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LOL wish they'd take mine & replace it with a decent heating system, tho i doubt even elfs would take mine lol:D

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mine are really special naughty elfs ..they only come around when i am decorating, lol.