Whoopee, we had an extra 1/2 week of summer this year.
This "summer" in England most evenings and early mornings I was colder - to the point of feeling uncomfortable - than I was during the winter when I had my stove burning. A very poor summer to my way of thinking. I didn't even bother to try to find my budgie smugglers 
...R
larryd:
Had to look up this one
I think the phrase originated in Australia
...R