First, you have to realize that I live on a sailboat. Yes. Live. On. A. Sailboat. I'm a liveaboard. I have no land-based house, apartment, condo or storage unit. Everything I own is on board my sailing yacht Triumph. She's a cutter-rigged ketch Ta Chiao, designed by Robert Perry.
She's beautiful. There are three state rooms, two heads with standup showers, a full galley, a main salon, a dinette area, full-sized washer and dryer, an ice maker and a cockpit that reminds me of the interior of I Dream of Jeannie's bottle.
Since she's a boat, we can go anywhere along the coast. While moored in Boston Harbor, the number one question was "How do you stay warm?" The first few times, I answered sincerely and honestly. With two zone air conditioner / heat pumps, augmented by space heaters when the temperatures plummet. After a couple dozen times, I became testy...
Typical conversation:
Me: I live on a boat.
Them: Oh my god, how do you stay warm?
(always, always, always the Oh my god...)
Me: How do YOU stay warm?
Them: Don't be ridiculous, I live in a house...
I think living in a house is ridiculous. Although my dad is still waiting for the day when I come to my senses and move back onto land.
And if you're wondering, yes, we:
Have electricity
Have the Internet
Stay onboard during the following, but not limited to, hurricanes, Nor'Easters, gales, and zombie apocalypses
Stay dry when it rains
Have cars - parked just outside in the parking lot
Eat foods other than fish and seaweed
Have decorations other than anchors and lighthouses
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