“There was a time when this was worth a fortune.”
Here is what some people shared:
1.
Once a week, someone comes and just takes all the garbage away.
The amount of disease that is prevented!
Not to mention the smells I can avoid smelling.
Any time sanitation workers go on strike, things shut down."
u/jbobbenson27
2.
“A comfortable bed.”
“Having your own washer and dryer.”
u/LostImagination4491
4.
“Clean drinking water.”
“Living by yourself.”
u/AdLanky4859
“Even just having your own bathroom is so great.
Having something be as dirty or clean as you like is a luxury.”
u/soimalittlecrazy
6.
“A full spice cabinet.
There was a time when spices were worth fortunes.”
“Hot showers on a cold day.
Or a warm comforter during a winters night.”
u/Admirable-Roll-594
8.
“A lock on your door.
Many people, like in refugee camps, don’t have that.”
u/SuLiaodai
9.
“AC, at home but especially at the workplace.
So a 95 day could be 105 if you’re a day laborer in the sun!
“Plumbing in general and water processing for safety.
Be thankful for our water.
Some medieval king would send his army to steal that setup.”
u/fedaykin909
11.
“Getting a birthday cake from your family.”
u/claxtong49
13.
What I’d give to not be sick for the rest of my life.”
u/moonlightlily0
Or pain free.
I don’t remember what it’s like to live without pain.
u/Late_Again68
14.
“Food to your doorstep with a few taps on the phone.
“Having a solid life partner or spouse/whatever.
Just having somebody to go through life with whom you share mutual trust.”
u/Yzerman19_
16.
“Health insurance (took years for me to be able to get it).”
u/Cheap_Stretch2166
17.
“Having any kind of employment.
Even if you work a low-paying job, it’s still better than being unemployed.”
