Goodbye Summer : (

[bradsul]

Fall is bittersweet for me. It means the end of trout season but the beginning of steelhead. I love the winter though, die-hard steelheading and I can't wait to break out the cross-country skis!

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I am just glad to finally be able to turn of the AC.

We had a balmy 45*F last night.

 

[cubbies]

Eh, you can have it. I enjoy summer, but much prefer fall. It's cool, comfortable and beautiful. I'm also one of those weirdos who enjoys winter, though it sometimes lasts a few weeks longer than I would like.

There is nothing quite like that first snowfall of the season.

I'm with you. I love the change of the seasons, even winter, but winter is too long for me. I hate February with a passion. It is freezing, the sun rarely comes out, the good sports are over, and I start getting anxious for the spring.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Ohio in summer = fat chicks in shorts
Ohio in winter = fat chicks in winter warmers


I guess there is something good about winter after all.

 

[AnonyBrew]

Eh, you can have it. I enjoy summer, but much prefer fall. It's cool, comfortable and beautiful. I'm also one of those weirdos who enjoys winter, though it sometimes lasts a few weeks longer than I would like.

There is nothing quite like that first snowfall of the season.

Come talk to me in January, when I'm brewing in my garage & it's 65-70F outside.

 

[shecky]

Come talk to me in January.

No problem. I'm too busy in January to really care about the weather.
Some snow and cold make me appreciate spring, summer and fall so much more.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Big girls give more often.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I'm in love with Soper's new avatar......Just too funny!

 

[BierMuncher]

I can't wait for the ground temp to get down to 50. Makes chilling my wort much easier than lugging in three bags of ice and a pre-chiller.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I can't wait for the ground temp to get down to 50. Makes chilling my wort much easier than lugging in three bags of ice and a pre-chiller.

Only good thing about winter.

 

[niquejim]

For the northies:

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USTX1048.html

Tonight is to be 68f, which will be the first time it will get below 70 since May 21st, although only for 2 days then back to 93-75

I can't wait for the ground temp to get down to 50. Makes chilling my wort much easier than lugging in three bags of ice and a pre-chiller.

Come on, I use swimming pool water (85+) and I still only need 1 bag of ice

 

[azscoob]

115-118 degrees all summer, or 70 degrees all winter, I will gladly take the winter here

 

[wildwest450]

Good riddance. It's 50 out here too and I couldn't be happier, bring on the brewing season. I am so sick of sweating it out in my garage having nightmares about the abundance of unknown contaminates floating around in the air.

That made me laugh! I'm the same way, I just brewed today and every time I saw a bug fly by, I was on him like a fat lady on a hot dog. Stupid bugs.

 

[jgln]

I didn't see anyone mention the short days. I would pick summer over any other season anytime, but not to say I don't find them enjoyable in their own way but the short days kill me. I work til 6pm and even now I am lucky to catch 1/2 hour of good light before the sun drops like a rock. In winter I rarely see light since I work in a room with no windows and when I walk out the door it is already dark.

 

[Pappers_]

That is the worst.

And for those of living in Arizona, California, Florida , etc. I'm very happy for you. Really.

I didn't see anyone mention the short days. I would pick summer over any other season anytime, but not to say I don't find them enjoyable in their own way but the short days kill me. I work til 6pm and even now I am lucky to catch 1/2 hour of good light before the sun drops like a rock. In winter I rarely see light since I work in a room with no windows and when I walk out the door it is already dark.

 

[bob1852]

And for those of living in Arizona, California, Florida , etc. I'm very happy for you. Really.

hey now - don't lump all of us 'zonies in with the rest of the desert rats! up here in the high country of Arizona it's gonna get down to 27F this Thursday night....

 

[uglygoat]

the constellations are much cooler in the fall and winter. hah!

 

[Homercidal]

Bah. I got home at lunch and put some stuff in the bread machine. After work I made some bean and bacon soup and got the kids ready for dance. Did some laundry. Had my oldest do the dishes. Wife gets home and we flirt all night while the kids were at dance.

Bedtime comes around, and she won't even come over to my side of the bed because I didn't my mattress on. Cold weather is starting to suck.

 

[david_42]

55F, cloudy, windy, rain.

Hello, Fall! Welcome back!

Summer bites here. Blazing sun, bone dry, windless. Everything outside dies. It's like being back in Las Vegas without the entertainment.

 

[flyangler18]

It was 54° when I went for my run this morning at 6:00 - and it was glorious. I love fall - and it really kicks off my brewing season in a big way. We're three weeks into our fall rugby season and I'm beginning to gear up for big pots of stews and soups, hearty breads and rich, malty beers.

Hell. Yes. :rockin:

 

[jgln]

I do like it when it gets cold though because I can burn wood in the stove. I love attending the fire, the warmth it gives, sitting by it in the living room watching TV, seeing it burning off in the distance as I fiddle in the kitchen and the fact it heats the whole house so the heat never even comes on.

I also like sleeping with the window open or cracked open when it is really cold while under a down comforter. I sleep and breath better. A hot breakfast is better on a cold weekend morning too.

.....but I still prefer summer with the long warm/hot days.

 

[bernerbrau]

Yeah, there's no pleasure quite like doing something to get warm when it's chilly out.

Long hot shower, cooking out, sauna, fireplace, bourbon toddies, hot tubbin'... feeling relaxed already just thinking about it.

 

[jgln]

I love snow storms too, but in NJ really bad ones are rare and with the job I have it actually kind of sucks. I miss the old days when a big snow storm meant a day off from work and making pancakes and sausage instead, then taking a long walk in the snow.

 

[azscoob]

I need to move back somewhere where winter resembles winter, maybe not 5 foot of snow, but at least an occasional dusting. maybe I could move up to northern AZ. or Colorado, maybe even Alabama

 

[jgln]

Yeah, there's no pleasure quite like doing something to get warm when it's chilly out.

Long hot shower, cooking out, sauna, fireplace, bourbon toddies, hot tubbin'... feeling relaxed already just thinking about it.

Yeah I like that too, kind of like survival instincts except for wusses.

 

[ThickHead]

Bring on the Snow bunnies!

Not sure how your wife takes to the non-summer seasons but this is my wife's first experience of a season that isn't associated with how much it rains. 65-70 during the day and down into the 40s at night here in the mountains at the moment and all I hear is: "Aku mau mati sama dingin!" I can't keep a window open or the thermostat below 80. Any advice of turning an "Equator Bunny" into a "Snow Bunny?" :cross:

Oh yeah...and a belated Selamat Hari Raya.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I am going to be buying a new snow blower this year!!! Whooo hoooo.

Bring on the record breaking snow!!! I can hope can't I. The last two years have been a return for SE Wisconsin to good winters and cool summers. This is why I love living here. Hopefully we get a ton of snow again!!!!

 

[bernerbrau]

When it gets cold enough that you lose feeling in your extremities within 5 minutes, have to put on more than 3 articles of clothing, and more than 10 local traffic accidents are reported per hour... that's when I prefer to stay inside and play Wii. Or temporarily relocate as work will allow

My wife's a total snow bunny. She'll go out in a t-shirt and shorts when it's 40 degrees out. Growing up she was one of those crazy northerners that would strip down and jump into 30-degree water then go warm up in the sauna.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I say good riddance. It just FINALLY got below 90 degrees.... well, actually, with Reno's crazy weather it went from 95 on Monday to 82 on Tuesday to 58 today.

 

[jgln]

My wife's a total snow bunny. She'll go out in a t-shirt and shorts when it's 40 degrees out. Growing up she was one of those crazy northerners that would strip down and jump into 30-degree water then go warm up in the sauna.

Got any pictures??