You know it is summer when...

[TheSuzie]

you see the baby scorpions.

Please complete the title sentence for your locale.

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[Ursus Tyrannus]

when the clam shacks and ice cream stands open on the Cape (Cod).

 

[Munjibunga]

... the beach parking lots are full of cars with Arizona license plates.

 

[Musiclogic]

neighbors mow their lawns in Bikinis

 

[fjadams]

The AC breaks, and no fix until at least tomorrow.

 

[Gard]

...the fireflies come out in the evenings.

(north-central NC)

 

[Quickie]

When the days get longer and the women's shorts, shorter.

 

[Passinwind]

You see as many sailboards and mountain bikes as snowboards on roof racks.

 

[fenderhutz]

......when all of the Rednecks hop out of their car they all put on the wife beater (A shirt) to go into the store. Then promptly pull it off to get back into the car.

Welcome to WV.

 

[Ursus Tyrannus]

...the fireflies come out in the evenings.

(north-central NC)

The fireflies are my favorite sign of summer. Sitting outside at dusk and first the bats come out swooping and diving for bugs overhead as the sky begins to darken then the fireflies flicker among the treeline as full dark sets in. Pure joy.

 

[Jeff K]

...The heat and humidity are so heavy that you wish you could snap your fingers and make it late September...

 

[Bassman316]

...you can barely breathe outside it's so hot/humid, you can hardly get in the store because it's so overcrowded with tourists, and there's a bunch of freaking idiots darting in and out of summertime traffic in North Myrtle ON GOLF CARTS.

 

[icks]

You know it's summer when you see human silouhette made out of sweat on the train seats.

 

[NMC]

The sun shines for a brief moment.

 

[sandmangeck]

When the corn is sweet.

 

[Bassman316]

When the corn is sweet.

Man, this is one of the things I love about summer. Burgers, dogs, potato salad, beer, and sweet corn on the cob.

 

[JimB52]

. . . The local farms are selling sweet corn and tomatoes.

 

[Bloodhammer]

...you throw an ice-cold case of beer in the back of the truck and it's already p*** warm after only a couple of blocks.

 

[BioDriver]

...when this place becomes a total ghost town.

 

[Phalex]

When there are 5 or more shootings in a given week, yet oddly enough, no one ever seems to die.......