When you put it like that, yes I tnink I would rather be dead, or shacking up with an eskimo....! Lol. Apart from all those horrid and valid things you peoples mention, here is what I personally get out of the summer: - long, warm weekends where I spend most of my time outdoors. - sitting in the garden with chilled music in the background ( e.g. A bit of Morcheeba) and a good book in one hand, a cold beer from my very own fridge. - summer flora - drinks after work where people spill out onto the streets - sitting in the park under a shaded tree reading a book with the dog by my side, warm but with a cool breeze - people generally seem happier ( what they are wearing doesn't tend to offend me to the core, I reckon we can't all be as stunning as me. - afternoon siestas (weekends only unfortunately) with the window open, nice breeze blowing through Should I go on... Zzzzzzzz