I had a comfortable bed, room service, internet and most importantly air conditioning.
Back in 2017, we got hit by a major hurricane in Orlando. Hurricane Irma made landfall as a category 4 storm with winds of around 130 miles per hour. Of course, the storm weakened over land so by the time it got to Orlando it was a category 1 storm. It still caused a lot of damage. We had roofs blown off, siding on buildings were gone, damaged cars, and so much more. Moreover, there were a lot of down trees as well as damage to the power lines as well as to the transformers. Needless to say, there were many people who were without power during and after the storm. I was one of them, and at first, I thought I would be fine with no power. But when the September heat took over my 2-bedroom condo with no air conditioner, I thought I was going to lose my mind. There was absolutely no relief from the heat. I considered going to stay with family members, but they had no air conditioning either. Some had generators which only can do so much. So, I did the next best thing, I got lucky and found a nice hotel downtown and that’s where I spent the next few days. I had a comfortable bed, room service, internet and most importantly air conditioning. The hotel worked out well, in fact, I had a couple of my family members come over to take advantage of the air conditioning as well. It was during that week that I realized how much I can’t live without air conditioning. It’s one of those luxury items that I need in my life and will pay extra money to have it.