September sneaks up on our summer : one cool night, and one misty morning at a time; so that - one day it is August and then-the clock ticks, and Summer is over !
Technically, it will be Summer for 3 more weeks - but the dawn of September brings all that to a shuddering halt.
First comes Labor Day weekend------------------------
-------accompanied, of course, by holiday weekend traffic jams. Millions of people fling themselves simultaneously onto the roadways, in search of a memorable (but soon to be forgotten) final celebration of Summer.
Horns honk, curses and anatomically unlikely suggestions are screamed.
Holiday destinations welcome this final assault ---and its attendant inflow of cash.By Monday night,they will be so tightly shuttered, it will be difficult to tell what joys they offered .Where do these people go ? What becomes of them ??
Lake,ocean,creek; even backyard pond waters are splashed - and probably peed into. Barbecues smoke and sizzle, and children eat stuff they will want to upchuck during the long journey home...
Politicians make speeches - and vie with one another to pose as the best thing to hit Organized Labor since the invention of the bathroom break.Those forced to listen to such speeches sigh.The Fanatics-to whom Politics is the ultimate Team Sport-sigh in ecstasy.
Suddenly, Labor Day weekend is over, and Summer is gone.
Schools are open and swimming pools are closed...
It's ---September: a month that slips in quietly to yank Summer out from under our feet !
