Summer

It is summer. Schools here are on vacation. This has several implications for life over the next couple of months.

1) Traffic is considerably less congested because school kids aren’t going to and from school morning and afternoon, nor home for lunch.
2) Lines at the supermarket aren’t so long now at noon. During the school year kids flood into the stores over the lunch hour to buy junk food and junk drinks, just at the time the cashiers are taking off for their lunch breaks.
3) Jay walkers are all over the place so driving bcomes more hazardous.
4) It’s quieter in the early morning and the water pressure is stronger because fewer people are trying to bathe and wash clothes at the same time.
5) During the day it can be much noisier as kids are out and about all day. One neighbor’s grandson has apparently moved in for the holiday with his electric guitar which he practices all day long. He certainly does need the practice since what he plays is not exactly pleasant to listen to, (no recognizable notes or rhythm) but I sure wish he would turn the volume down a bit! (Is it legitimate to pray for a brownout??)
6) Some places, such as churches, are less crowded because many people are out of town, but other places, like beaches, are more crowded.

If it is hot people say it’s because it is summer. If it is rainy people say it is because it is summer. My personal observation is that it is always summer – it is always hot and rains often. But at this time of year you can hear people advising us to be sure to drink a lot because it is summer. Be sure to keep cool and bathe often. There is a special watermelon and menthol shampoo that is sold only in the summer. Advertisements for junk drinks center around it being summer. Ads for hair and skin care do too.


So, it is summer. Deal with it.