I guess you could say that I’m not the type of person who really enjoys roughing it.
If it’s at all possible I would prefer to be sitting around in the comfort of my own home all day with all of the modern amenities that I have so carefully acquired over the years.
When people ask if I’m interested in going camping or staying in a rudimentary cabin, I basically laugh in their face. Why would I ever want to give up my high quality indoor lifestyle to go fend off bugs and the battle Mother Nature? No thank you. This is why I was particularly surprised that I actually had a good time with my partner last weekend when we arrived at an airbnb and found out that there was no indoor heating or cooling. When we were looking online for our vacation rental we both had a lot of amenities in mind for the temporary residence. Never once did I think that heating, cooling, and air quality control was something that we needed to specify. On the morning that we arrived at the rental, I was shocked by the indoor air temperature as we walked into the rental house. As we started looking around it became apparent that there was no central heating system to reduce the chill. The only thing we could find was a basic wood burning fireplace in the living room and a few space heaters. This is when I began panicking that there would be no heat. I’m surprised to tell you, this lack of modern heating equipment actually worked out kind of nicely. I’ve never had such a romantic getaway, partially because of the forced cuddling for warmth.
