Recently I was sitting around having a Skype call with my friend, as we commonly do these days. We can’t see each other in real life so we like to connect over the internet using the video chatting services. This means, we spend a lot of time just laughing and talking at each other. There’s not much else to do these days, other than sharing our stories and insights with one another. This particular day we were discussing some of our most embarrassing times in life. We came around to the topic of high school romantic anecdotes and all of the times that we weren’t caught in the act by our parents. Everybody shared their story and I sat back and waited for my turn. I knew that I was going to have the best anecdote of the evening. When I was 16 years old I remember going out with my girlfriend for a make-out session. It was the middle of summer so the outdoor air quality was extremely hot and humid. We live in a semi tropical climate so there’s not much relief from the daily heat and mugginess in the air. Therefore, there’s really no choice but to rely on air conditioning systems just to stay cool. This is especially true when you’re going to be on top of someone, potentially sweating. We had gone to her usual makeout spot and realized that there was no way to turn off the car without the heat and humidity ruining our experience. As such, I kept the motor running so we could enjoy the ice cold air passing through the vents. It really was a wonderful experience… Until the car shut off. Apparently, you can run out of gas even if you’re standing still. With the air conditioning system running, it quickly used up all of the fuel reserves. That call to mom and dad was the most embarrassing memory of my teenage years.