Slashfood Ate (8): Things I hate about Memorial Day and summer in general

by Bob Sassone, Posted May 26th 2008 @ 11:04AM

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Yes, I hate bbq, summer, and Memorial Day. I'm a terrible person.

Of course, I don't hate Memorial Day itself, what it represents, I hate that it signals the start of summer, my least favorite season. I hate summer the way Lost fans hated Nikki and Paolo (yes, everything I do comes back to television). Maybe even more.

Here are the 8 reasons I hate about Memorial Day and summer in general.

1. The heat and humidity. This has nothing to do with food, but God I hate it.

2. Barbecues. I'm just not a bbq guy. It's not that I don't like chicken or hot dogs or burgers (though I rarely eat burgers nowadays), I just hate the whole ritual of barbecuing. Oh, and did I tell you it's done outside where it's hot and humid (see #1)? For the record, I don't like parades, fireworks, or the beach either (yes, I know, you're just clamoring to invite me to your next party, eh?).

3. All the beer drinking. Hey, I like beer! But you ever notice that summer brings out the drunk jerks more than the fall and winter? Just an observation.

I also don't like the fact that the drunks that pass by my neighborhood on a hot summer night think it's necessary to leave their beer bottles and cans on my front stairs.

4. I can't drink hot tea in the summer. Of course, I can drink it if I want to. There are no laws on the books that say I can't. But it's usually just too hot for me to drink hot tea, one of my favorite things to do in the world. I think it's a myth that drinking hot liquids on hot days cools your body (though I guess getting to drink iced tea is a plus within a minus).

5. My favorite foods are fall/winter foods. Besides the hot tea, I like bowls of hot soup and hearty plates of pasta and bowls of turkey chili. The summer just makes you want to eat lighter and not turn the oven on because it's too hot. Blah.

6. There's only so much salad I can take. I know, salads aren't just a summer food, but it's the season I find myself eating them the most. And I can only take so much salad every week, even if I do use a different salad dressing each time.

7. More bugs in the summer. And they always seem to want to crawl near or fly around my food.

8. The heat and humidity. Did I mention these already?

Labor Day can't come soon enough for me. There must be other people like me out there?

Filed Under: Slashfood Ate, Holidays
Tags: barbecuing, bbq, beaches, beer, chili, fireworks, grilling, heat, hot tea, iced tea, labor day, memorial day, parades, slashfood ate, summer, summer food

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5-26-2008 @7:33PM lizandrsn said... I am someone who does not like weather extremes. Give me Spring and Fall. I want the weather to allow the option of wearing a sweater with my shorts and Birks.
Food this time of year is more variatal, and supposed to be less expensive. I guess that is a plus. The cost of gas and fertilizer rising and thusly passed on to the Consumer, is not.
Another reason to diss the season: amatures with fireworks. Roving bands of bored high schoolers. Getto blaster stereo systems cruising my block. The tin speaker of the Ice Cream Truck with it's one song played ad nauseum. Unattended children darting between traffic and playing where ever and with whatever they think is ok. Oh, and the HEAT. And the STUPIDITY attached to ongoing stretches of HEAT. And businesses that cut the A/C to save a buck, but ultimately drive away customers.
Summer --- bah humbug! I'm with Bob.
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5-26-2008 @8:50PM Caroline said... I agree with Patrick R. He said everything I was thinking. Of course, the weather all over the planet is stranger than ever this year. I live in southern AZ and the other day our high was 67 degrees!! And, I moved here from the Seattle area, where we seldom had snow, maybe a few days or a week once every few years. THATS what sucks!
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5-26-2008 @9:36PM Jennifer D said... I agree. Summer stinks. And I know from summer, I live in TEXAS.
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5-26-2008 @9:40PM GL said... I'm a drunk jerk in the Winter too.
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5-26-2008 @9:57PM kim said... I hate summer too. Memorial Day is one day closer to fall. Bring on the cold! I don't hate grilling though, and I don't restrict cooking outside to summer.
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5-27-2008 @8:27AM TaraP said... I hate summer too. The sweating, the sunburns, the gross macaroni and potato salad with, of all things, mayonaisse out in the sun.
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5-27-2008 @3:37PM person said... would you still hate summer if you were still in school?
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5-27-2008 @6:52PM First Time said... I have never trusted anyone that doesnt like the beach. I hope to never get 'grown up' enough to not appreciate the freedom, sunshine and carefree days of summer. Give me the extra sunshine, you can have the snow and rain.
And why only grill in summer? I grill all year round, especially for those that love the colder weather?
This 'I hate summer' post put me in a bad mood for some reason... I'm gonna go to the beach and cheer up, maybe even have me a nice cold beer. :)

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