I’m very fortunate to live in a super cool, young, and upcoming city.
I’ve only lived here for a matter of a few years, but it’s grown on me quickly.
The only thing I don’t enjoy is the god awful traffic that surrounds and gridlocks the entire city, every single day. Constantly, you are trying to travel only a few miles and yet somehow the venture will take over an hour. It’s the absolute worst when you’re just trying to commute to work in the morning. The only solution I’ve found is carpooling to take advantage of the speedier left lane, but that too has its downfalls. Namely, the carpooling partner I’ve found from my work and I have very different climate preferences. She is constantly powering up the AC at full blast, and using the air vents that blow directly in your face. I’m continually freezing cold, despite trying to adjust my personal air vents to release as little cold air as possible. I literally shiver from my head to my toes. I wear several layers of sweatshirts each day to combat the overzealous air conditioning, but then it feels like I’m standing in a furnace for every second I’m outside of the car and pretty soon I’m sweating up a storm. When I take my turn to drive, I always inquire about her comfort and adjust the thermostat and air vents as necessary, but the consideration is not extended both ways! I don’t want to seem ungrateful, but the subarctic air conditioning is driving me away from my carpooling arrangement.