| Winter | Summer |
| Good sleep in a warm bed | Hot, sweaty sleepless nights |
| Drinking strong, warm, steaming coffee | It's too damn hot to drink coffee! |
| Footy! | Cricket |
| The cold air makes my car go faster | Hot air and A/C on makes it comparitively sluggish |
| Sipping Baileys by a cosy fire in the mountains | Sitting near a fan, bag of ice on head in the suburbs |
| Skiing | No skiing or expensive air fares |
| Good TV shows during the ratings period | Silly season crappy TV |
| Using intimate moments to keep warm. | Sometimes even too hot for that! |
| The last of the Autumn leaves falling | Shrivelled, burnt leaves in parched gardens |
| Drinks to keep you warm | Drinks to make you cold |
| People usually drive more sensibly | Psychotic driving induced by the heat |
| No need to water the garden | Don't do it and no garden! |
| The heating system at work | The cooling system at work |
| Thinking of work at work | Thinking of how to get cooler at work |
| Walking along quiet, empty beaches | Going to crowded beaches because you have to. |
| You can go outside without sunscreen | Sunburn through the ozone hole |
| Looking forward to Spring skiing in a T shirt | It's how many months away? |
| Less heat induced car engine preignition | Watch those old carbon deposits glow! |
| Less annoying teenagers at the movies | School holidays at the movies are terrible! |
| Annoying teenagers are in school | Annoying teenagers are everywhere! |
| Busy holiday country highways and towns | Quiet country roads & destinations at my pace |
| No Bull Ants | BULL ANTS!!! |
| No annoying flies | Irrespressive blow flies & march flies |
| No mosquitoes | Plenty of the biting bastards! |
And that's just off the top of my head!
Ok, so maybe there are some things good about summer like eating more ice-cream and those occasional good mid 20's days, but there's a lot more cons than pros as far as I'm concerned!