Nothing is more stressful than traveling.
If you have had to pack up your things with hardly any notice and arrange a cross-country flight, then you know how anxiety inducing it can be.
This is something that I have to contend with often is my life as a salesman. My company regularly sends me across the country to take care of important deals when I have no prior warning. This means, I wind up throwing everything into a suitcase and running to the airport as fast as possible. As you can imagine, complications with the flight and travel arrangements are not welcome. This is why it was particularly unfortunate when I got on a plane that had a broken ventilation system last week. As if flights aren’t uncomfortable enough, enduring them without any fresh, circulating indoor air is even worse. You know that airplanes are full of nasty airborne contaminants and uncomfortable air temperatures. At best, you receive a personal fan to blow cold air on your face. At worst, you don’t even have that tiny semblance of high quality treated air to bring you comfort. This is the situation that I found myself in when the onboard heating and cooling system broke halfway through our flight. Suddenly, the plane was completely stagnant and uncomfortable without any warning. For the next 2 hours I dreamt of a basic heating, cooling, and ventilation system. Normally I’m not the type who loves abundant cooling system usage, but I can tell you, arriving in the extremely air-conditioned airport was a dream come true.