I spent the first twenty-eight years of my life in the extreme northern part of the country.
I was very accustomed to sub zero temperatures, excessive amounts of snow and high winds.
I learned that moving from one apartment to another during the winter is a very bad idea. I made the mistake of turning off the utilities in the first apartment before actually making the move. I was left without heat while I packed up boxes and carried them down to the moving van. It was difficult to drive the van over icy roads. The piles of snow from plowing the building’s parking lot made it impossible to maneuver the van close to the entrance. I ended up carrying my belongings through drifts and over slippery sidewalks. Since I didn’t want to spend a fortune heating an apartment while I was continually opening the door and wasting energy, I just suffered the cold. When I finally got all of my possessions moved in, I turned up the thermostat. I then needed to wait quite a while for the heating system to handle such severe cold and reach a comfortable temperature. It cost me a fortune in energy bills. After that, I made sure to arrange my leasing contract to terminate during the early summer. This was ideal until I decided to move south. I had the opposite problems because of the severe heat and humidity. I packed up my car and drove south without realizing the air conditioning wasn’t working. When I arrived at my new apartment, I was reluctant to start up the cooling system while I was going in and out with boxes and furniture. I sweated profusely while hauling my stuff up the stairs. Once I was all moved in, it took the air conditioner over an hour to cool down the apartment.