I love taking trips with my extended family every year. Typically, we visit a National Park or travel abroad, but this year, we decided to try something different. Nobody felt like traveling far, so we decided to book a cabin for five nights. I was really excited for the family trip, but things took a turn quickly. The thing about my family is that we all prefer different temperatures at night. Usually, the thermostat is constantly changed whenever someone has a moment alone with it. This time though, it wasn’t possible and it created chaos. The cabin was so large that there were 3 zones with 3 separate thermostats. The owners of the house insisted that all 3 thermostats remain at the same temperature. If one was changed, then the 2 other zones would fight to keep up and the HVAC system would run constantly. There was one thermostat upstairs, one downstairs, and one in the primary ensuite. Nobody could change the thermostat settings without communicating it, which created a huge problem. Nobody could agree on a temperature for the cabin and a huge fight broke out. When someone tried to adjust all 3 thermostat settings, they’d get caught and someone else would become defensive about the temperature. It was so awful and I thought some family members were going to leave completely. Thankfully, nobody actually left. After the trip though, my extended family vowed to never book a vacation rental with various zoned thermostats because it wouldn’t end well!
