Okay, more about the weather......

Yesterday we talked about everyone wanting the temperature set to their liking…..well…..what if there is nothing you can do about it?

I didn’t work last night, I live a few miles away from the restaurant, and in our area, we had a brown out. With the sound of a click, the air conditioning stopped working, the television went out, nothing major was working, just the lights (they were very dim) and the ceiling fans, which were moving rather slow.

It didn’t change my plans, I was headed outside anyways to water the thirsty little flowers I had planted that day. My son sat out on the deck with his guitar. Funny thing about when the power goes out, everyone goes outside. People who seldom speak were standing around in small clusters, chatting.

It makes me think back to when I was a kid…..only a couple of houses in our land of 3 bedroom brick ranches had air conditioning, and those were all window mounted units. On hot summer evenings, EVERYONE was outside. Small clusters of people chatting was the norm. My dad would be standing at the corner of the lawn with the hose, watering the grass, the guy next door would be standing out there doing the same thing, and they would talk. Moms were scattered here and there on different porches, also enjoying the conversation. Kids were running all over the place. We all knew each other. We were all in this heat together, and we all lived through it.

So for all those who seem to think the environment should adapt to their liking, I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be the other way around. I think it’s good that these things happen every now and then, to remind us that we are not in control, as much as we would like to think we are. Really, it’s okay to break out in a little sweat, I’ve never seen anyone melt away.