> > I'll take things a step further: I dislike the month of October altogether.
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> Really? It's one of my favourite months of the year. Of course, it does contain my birthday, but that's not the only reason:
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> - The trees around where I live don't just go orange, they go a multitude of autumnal colours - not forgetting the evergreens. This makes October the most colourful month of the year.
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> - It may be cold and damp, but at least it isn't freezing or boiling like August or November. I also quite like the rain (and yes, people do call me mad because of it).
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> - No-one around where I live goes Hallowe'en crazy. I think that's to do with the fact that everyone goes Guy Fawkes Night crazy, five days later. And also that trick-or-treaters are likely to have the tables turned on them.
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> Maybe I'm just prejudiced because, to me, October=Presents, but otherwise I think that October is one of the best months of the year.

I love October too. Winter is effectively over and done with, daylight savings starts, and you start getting your first really amazing summer days and long sunny evenings. Halloween barely exists here, but we get Guy Fawkes Night which is a good excuse to have fireworks down on the beach to start off the BBQ season.