Signs of Summer in a Northern California College Town

1. No one is around. (Okay this is the only one applying to a college town.)
2. The cold water from the tap is hotter than the hot water.
3. The air is either brown from pollution or smoke from nearby fires.
4. You have to wash your car once a week to see out of the windows because of the amount of dust, smoke, and air pollution.
5. People talk of vacationing to Hawaii, where it is cooler.
6. You have to take allergy medicine to relieve the itch of your bug bites.
7. Tomatoes, peaches, and strawberries have been in season for at least a month (and at least a month before anywhere else).
8. You have to wear a sweater to work because the AC is on so low, but a tank top under it because it is so hot outside in your car.
9. You hear a report about the top 10 summer reading list and think to yourself, 'They are just now coming up with this? Hasn't it been summer for months?'
10. You have to walk your dog in the dark so it is cool enough.