It is so difficult getting everyone on the same page to make plans as an adult. The older we get, the busier and more distracted everybody seems to be. There’s not that much time for adult friendships or going on fun adventures around town anymore. Really, the only thing that we can ever manage to pull together these days is a simple friend dinner. Every so often, we can manage to meet up at a local eatery, and just spend a few hours catching up over a quick meal. We generally like to stick to the same old restaurants when we meet up. I am a creature of comfort, and I don’t need to venture outside of my favorite venues for a quick meal. However, last time one of my good friends recommended that we try out a brand new eatery. He said it was a trendy new open-air restaurant, which utilized 0 modern HVAC technology. Apparently, this was their way of being eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and extremely natural. I wasn’t sure about the idea, but I agreed to go along because it seemed like the only nights I could see my buddies. Unfortunately, it was also the only night that we were going to have a spontaneous thunderstorm. As we sat outside trying to eat our meals, the wind started picking up. The air stopped feeling so comfortable and started getting extremely humid. It felt like someone had turned on a series of box fans, the wind was whipping so wildly. Without warning, we were completely drenched in a terrific downpour. So was our food. Unfortunately, there was nowhere for us to hide from the rain, so we were ushered into the back of the restaurant. For the next two hours, my friends and I still there shivering in the overabundant air conditioning as we waited for the storm to pass. It turns out, this open-air restaurant used plenty of HVAC behind closed doors.
