Olive Grove Eggs on Nostr: Another big issue that has been bothering me this week is living in cities. A good ...

Another big issue that has been bothering me this week is living in cities.

A good friend has offered me their place in town over Xmas, to chill, watch movies, be warm, have a break from rustic life.

Two days in, I'm sorry, but I feel stressed, and not a little dead inside. The house is modern with the usual mix of comfort and gadgets. But even with the heating off, the neighbours are cranking out so much, it is soporific unless the windows are open.

And cooking on electric, jeez, that's not cooking. And the fridge is full.

And at night, it's a choice of a million movies and TV channels, and food and..nodding off.

There's no connection to outside, can't see the sky, it's an effort to walk to a park to see green. The air is full of diesel. The noise my god, there is no let up.

And now the comfort is doing my back in.

And what is lost on my friend is that I have animals, so there is no break as such, I still have to leave town to look after them.

And in less glam conditions in a stone caseta I don't fall asleep in front of TV, and can just step out and breathe clean air and spot the Plough and listen to the wind and go to sleep in a cold, completely dark and silent room and wake up refreshed.

And I can cook on gas for next to nothing and store all the food I like in a space that gets naturally cold in winter with zero refrigeration tech nexessary. And no gadgets to break down and require calling in a service company because that's all you are allowed.

Modern idea of good living conditions in cities is mental. It's false. No wonder there are so many cost and anxiety issues in society.

Or maybe I have it all backwards.
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