Welcome to summer in the 845! Everyone's relieved to be home and done with nonsense that is finals. Coming straight out of exams, home may feel like a tranquil paradise.

For the first week or so, you and the 845 are in the honeymoon phase. You’re seeing old friends, sleeping in all the time, and eating real food again. As the temperature rises and the days creep by however, you the novelty of being lazy wears off.

Now you’re hot, bored, and sticking to the seats in your car. While you’re trying not to lose your mind, keep reading for the 10 absolute worst things about summer in the 845.

1. Running into the locals at Redline

"the locals"... *shudders*

2. Hour-Long lines at Joe's

Worth it, but only if you don't give up and go home

3. Having to take a younger sibling/cousin/child to Splashdown on the busiest day of the year

And stepping on a nasty band-aid that drowned in a puddle of chlorine and toddler pee.

4. Route 9 traffic in 99* weather

In a black car, with a busted AC, and an empty water bottle in the cup holder.

5. Hudson Valley tap water

Straight up hazardous.

6. Small talk with people from high school who you forgot existed

Don't deny it. We know you're pretending not to see them.

7. Doing the same thing with the same people every weekend

Because what else is there to do around here?

8. Resorting to walking around the Poughkeepsie Galleria because it's cool inside

There are approximately three decent stores so you usually end up in the food court or Target

9. Always needing to have a DD because you can't walk/Uber when you go out

You could Uber, I guess, but do you really want to pay $30 and wait 40 minutes for them to even arrive?

10. Mosquitoes

Okay, so I know that mosquitoes are literally all over, but I swear their population multiplies tenfold in Dutchess County