My boyfriend and I haven’t been getting out much lately.
His son has been visiting, and the little guy is only 4 years old, so he requires a lot of attention.
Our schedules have been pretty fixed based on his needs, and there hasn’t been much time to take for ourselves. That’s why it was so exciting to go out for dinner the other night, just the two of us. We went to a new restaurant in town and I couldn’t wait for a pleasant night out; of course, I wasn’t anticipating their awful ventilation system would ruin the evening. We were sat at a table in the back corner which was positioned directly next to the kitchen, which felt more like a boiler system than a cooking space. I couldn’t believe how hot and humid it felt in that area, it was as if the place had no air conditioning at all. I looked around and realized there was an air vent directly overhead, yet we couldn’t feel a single lick of AC. We tried to move tables, but the place was absolutely booked. I was sweating profusely and trying to fan myself with the menu, but nothing compensated for the hellish furnace we seemed to be sitting next to. At some point I got up to use the restroom, and spent an extra ten minutes in the room just enjoying the ice cold air conditioning which was trapped inside. I think our waitress was even avoiding the burning hot air around us, because we barely saw her before it was time to pay the check.