It’s really funny these afternoons, living in a major metropolis.
I have to say that I’m honestly intimidated by the level of activity and number of humans who live here most of the time.
I do my best to blend in, but everything is pretty overwhelming to me. Where I grew up, you see, we had a population of 6800 people and a lot of corn fields. My pal and I literally had one stoplight in my town. “Bring your tractor to school day” was a sizable event at my high school. Needless to say, it wasn’t a bustling town. In fact, the greatest event that the town ever held was the annual Settler’s Days weekend. It included a small unbiased and amusement rides, as well as a sad parade. The only thing was, our town wasn’t even equipped with the infrastructure for these basic necessities! Every year, the town suffered sizable power outages when the carnival got going. Every year, we lost all air conditioner for at least 4 afternoons. Whenever the power went out, so did our ability to modify the indoor air quality at home. The temperature was usually well into the 76s, so it was a considerable concern without central cooling at home. My pal and I would arrive cabin from the little festival on the first evening, only to find the condo was dark, burning sizzling and humid. There was no point in calling an Heating & Air Conditioning professional or even fiddling with the AC device ourselves, because we didn’t own a backup generator to get power. Each year we just had to accept it was going to be a long, hot, and sleepless weekend without any air conditioner. Eventually, we started leaving town entirely, fleeing to operational central cooling systems during the giant event weekend.