I’m fairly content with the city where I currently live.
It’s much warmer than where I used to reside, which is a huge bonus. I also love that there’s so much outdoor recreation integrated with the city. Finally, perhaps my favorite part is that there are so many trees present all around the city. I’m not talking about your normal inner city trees, which are tiny little posts standing with the support of wires. I mean that the whole city is set within a forest, and it’s beautiful to observe. The only trouble with these tall timbers is their ability to knock out the power on a regular basis. All it takes is a limb to snap, and half the city falls into darkness. I didn’t realize what a huge problem this was until we got a smart thermostat last year. See, whenever the power goes out, our thermostat goes offline and resets the standard settings. That means our house can sit without any air temperature control for up to 9 hours when we’re both out of the house all day long. When we return home, the indoor air condition is ridiculously hot and humid. It takes our AC over 3 hours to bring the temperature back down to a comfortable degree. Not only is this a huge waste of energy for our central cooling system, but it’s quite dangerous for our pets. They are stuck at home and have to endure the increasing heat and humidity throughout the day. It’s surprising to say, but I never thought that having so many trees around would decrease our quality of living.