Rainy summer blues

I was sitting on an outdoor patio last night having dinner and I realized I was shivering. Okay, granted, it wasn’t raining…yet.

The Glens Falls Post-Star has a piece in today’s paper acknowledging the impact of July’s autumnal weather on tourism.

“This (recession) is by far and away the worst of all; the other ones I barely even noticed,” said Phil Jackson, owner of Adirondack Balloon Flights. “And then you toss the weather into it and you kind of want to say ‘uncle.’ “

I’m not usually a weather-moper. But after last year’s soggy weather, and a long winter, I’m ready for some scorchers.

It’s been tough finding days to mow the lawn. And I feel a particular sympathy for those dogged motorcyclists (usually with their long-suffering girlfriend/wives installed on the back) plowing through the gale.

So enough already. Here’s my request for the weatherman:

I want one full week of straight warm weather, including the weekends on both ends. A little rain after midnight is alright, so I don’t have to water the garden.