Well, it depends. Having lived in "the armpit of the country", I can vouch that it sucks not to have a convenient pool in the summer if where you live gets ridiculously hot and humid. But where I live now is a different story - it's usually too cool/cold here to want to swim. So yeah, if you live in a place that gets really hot for most of the summer, you DO have my empathy!
TPBM wants to see a shot of gassy in a Speedo.