Jumping from summer to fall is dismal. Between the cold biting temperature and thrashing wind, earlier sunsets, and general bitter omnipresence of winter is around the corner, fall totally sucks. Kiss the cute revealing tank tops and shorts goodbye and say hello to bulky sweaters and scarves. Here are five reasons why fall totally sucks.

1. Germ season is here.

Flu shots are upon us. It doesn’t seem possible to avoid sneezing and coughing individuals in public spaces. Work and school are germ cesspools. Stuffy and runny noses are literally the worst and the fear of having to work or attend a really important class sick or face the alternative of calling in and damaging credibility is formidable. Need I say more?

2. Get ready to OD on pumpkin spice.

Pumpkin spice everything gets out of hand when people go to the grocery store and find the most outlandish themed pumpkin spiced foods like pasta sauce, Eggos, and Oreos. Keep the pumpkin spice for the things that matter, like this awesome homemade pumpkin pie recipe.

3. It gets dark too early.

As if getting dark early wasn’t depressing enough, it gets dark earlier and earlier with each passing day. Soon enough it’ll be dark by 5 pm. That means it’s not pitch black outside before you even get home from class or work. That means that if you work or attend class all day indoors, you’re essentially never seeing the sunshine except for your morning commute. What???

4. It's too damn cold.

Pack the cute summer clothes away and break out the bulky sweaters, hats, and gloves. Jackets are necessary because with it getting darker earlier, the temperature also drops significantly. Students attending Oswego State can also get ready to also be blown away by the wind. Essentially, winter is on its way and pretty soon, you’ll be pelted with snow and ice. You’ll need four coats and gloves, winter boots, and to get up an extra 30 minutes earlier to warm up the car.

5. No more beaches, bikinis, tanning, and summer fun.

With packing cute summer clothes away comes with packing the bikinis away and with it, the summer fun. Beaches, swimming, tanning in the sun, sunglasses and beach volleyball are all activities of the past. No more building sand castles, eating fresh local fruit, grilling steak and chicken in the summer heat, and no more reason to religiously keep up the salon pedicures.

That unsettling fear of the first snowfall gets worse as the days pass and the germs, redundant pumpkin spice, darker days, colder weeks, and parting with all things summer is five reasons why fall truly sucks!