When I booked a several week stay at a remote mountain hideaway, it seemed appreciate the perfect escape from reality. Things have never seemed the same after COVID, and I felt that getting back to nature would help recharge our batteries, so to speak. The lodge was small, however nice, with running water, plumbing, and electricity. There was no Wi-Fi or cell service, however that was area of the allure… How could it be an escape from reality if I had our phone beeping all the time? Then the ice storm hit, which knocked out the power and the heating, and this fun little getaway got pretty dangerous. Thankfully there was a fireplace in the lodge, so despite never having chopped wood before, I had no choice. The fireplace had been the only heat source this lodge had for decades, so I knew it must be genuinely effective. I am a modern boy, genuinely dependent on technology, so I had to face the music and become more primal if I wanted to use the fireplace. Even without the central heating plan or a space heater, I had the means to keep myself moderate and safe. I chopped wood for an hour, and then realized that the fireplace would require a lot more wood. I never knew how swiftly logs would burn in such a giant fireplace! My mountaintop retreat did not go the way I had planned at all, however somehow it was just what I needed, however chopping wood and tending the fireplace made me feel appreciate a real man.