Funny story from yesterday ....

I had a birthday and the Committee wanted to surprise me. There was a table in my outdoor area with a table setting for me.
Tea for me, coffee for two Committee members. A small beautiful cake with strawberries., Cookies, etc. There were even flowers on the table!

I knew nothing about the surprise to come!
When we went out and was fastened to my place it was very hot weather, the sun was shining but there were also dark clouds in the sky.
The table is in the shade next to the wall, under the canopy so the sun was no problem.
But in ten minutes the weather developed so the sky turned dark, as if someone had turned off the lights!
It rained water and came a fierce thunderstorm. The wind was so strong that if the table had not been attached to the ground (and I attached to the table) we would have flown away!

The table was emptied and the goods were taken into the house.
I laughed and enjoyed the situation, the Thunderstorm rose so fast. I have never experienced such a thing!
I would have liked to stay out even  the temperature changed very drastically. I could see even small pieces of ice among the rain!

However, I was moved in to my cell, I got a piece of cake and I enjoyed it there.

Still ... nature gave me a great show and I eagerly received it.
The best birthday party ever!

Neoprene would have been the perfect material for dressing in that situation. I would have been like a surfer in a storm!
Admittedly, the situation changed so quickly that no one could have expected it.

I don't know if it would even be safe.
I was told that I have to go back to my cell because there is thunder and lightning. I don’t know if it would be really dangerous, many people are outside in a thunderstorm.
Admittedly, I understand this from the Committee's point of view. If something happened, it would be hard to explain why I was chained out in a thunderstorm ...

Safety first 

I still got to experience that great event for a while!

Thank you

I have a few windows but they are narrow horizontally and high, near the ceiling of the room. I can only see the sky and the clouds. and the sun if it shines

I read in the news that big trees have fallen and broken here near this place ... maybe 10km away from here but still. I don’t know if anything has happened in the nearby forest.

However, the storm was pretty fierce and surprising.

Now is a wonderful summer!

This is only the third day of my “summer vacation” and I fully enjoy it.
I think that I am on vacation now, when the guards are in their own holiday.

I still have my rules, routines and practices. Everything works basically as always but now it is different. I can see new people as Committee members do the work of the guards. I haven’t seen all the members yet, hardly that happens, but still.

This is different because now my daily routines are run by people who are genuinely interested in me and my life. I am not just an object as with the guards. It feels good!

I had a long discussion with one member of the Committee. It was a "safe conversation", I was inside my cell and he was outside. He brought a chair with him.
He drank coffee, I tea. We discussed my life and living environment. He was very interested in many things. About practical things but also about how I experience them, mentally and physically.

He said that the members of the Committee are much in agreement with my treatment.
However, he also said he could think of stricter rules and practices for me. He had read a post by a forum member on this forum.
He did not justify his thoughts any further. He just said that. However, he is only one member of the Committee, and even a minor change requires a majority decision on the Committee.

I'm not worried about these things. I trust they will only make good decisions.

I found it nice to talk to him. The main topic may have been a little difficult but we discussed in a good spirit.

He also said that the Committee is very pleased with my attitude

The committee member also said that they appreciate this time when they can really get to know me and my life on a daily basis.

I was inside my cell, as always at the time. I was sitting in a chair in the middle of the cell, not next to the table as usual. I had my normal legcuffs and floor chain so I wouldn’t have reached the wall or the door.
I wasn’t locked in a chair but I was told that if I get up to stand or something else, the conversation is over.

I had no reason to get up, on the contrary I enjoyed the conversation. All went well.

I understand your thoughts, they are familiar to me from our private conversations.
It’s nice that you share your thoughts here too.

I had an interesting conversation with one person yesterday. Chats was more but this got me thinking.

He said he admired me because I am able to live in a very limited living environment, I have been doing so for a very long time.
He even compared me to space travel where a person is isolated for a long time in a small space. All functions and routines are carefully thought out and must be followed.
... the comparison made me laugh because I was reminded of the first astronaut, the Russian Laika dog.

But this conversation made me think about a lot of things.
What if the living space really was very small and limited?
All functions would be automatic so the need for guards to work would be very minimal. They would just make sure the automatic policies and mechanisms work.
That would be a very practical prisoner storage system!
Of course, this is just an imagination and I don’t wish it on anyone. But in principle, it would be possible.

Because of this, I began to think about the arrangements for my habitat here also on an ecological level.
I am not a fanatical environmentalist but I am also thinking about consumption and the evolution of the global climate.

I don’t consume a lot of natural resources.
I move (travel) very rarely and only for short distances. It is clear to everyone that I cannot use public transport so private cars are used for it. But like I said, it is very low consumption.
My clothes are durable, many of them are already used when I get them.
I eat little and my diet is well planned, however I am not vegan, I also eat meat etc. I eat healthy.

But then there is one big thing.
I have a very large space where I live.
The room is heated in winter and cooled in summer.

As this is an additional wing of the building where there has been a swimming pool, gym, sauna and other facilities it is clear that this is a very large space.
Inside the large space there are three cells, the cells are surrounded by empty space on the sides of the room. There is also a guest area / lobby.
All of this is for one person, for me.

I know the building is heated / cooled anyway, not just for me so I don’t add much consumption.
The consumption targeted at me doesn’t affect anything in the big picture but it’s a matter of principle.

... maybe I just have too much time to think now

For my comfort, a smaller space would suffice. This current space, if well designed, would have space for ten people.
In other words, ten times less space would be enough for me, the rest is a waste if you want to think so.

Car travel is not a problem, they are so rare nowadays.

An exercise bike that generates electricity is a fun idea! Basically at least, I don’t know how it would work.

Electricity brought me a new thing to think about. There are always lights on here, it also consumes electricity!

You told us what kind of cell is enough. I have nothing to add to that.

Don't get me wrong. I don’t want that kind of little cell for myself but it’s the minimum standard a prisoner can live with.
I am very happy with my current living conditions

You mentioned the rail system.
Here I have a roof rail system that allows just that kind of use.The system has never really been really used. It was built here right from the start.
In practice, it is easier to  guide me from one place to another by escorting.
It would be a different matter if I behaved dangerously or otherwise.

Basically, a rail system can be used so that the guard does not have to go into the cell. That is security.

it is also possible that the prisoner would have e.g. a waisbelt which would be chained to the wall (It can also be a collar etc).
The length of the chain can be adjusted from the outside of the cell. When the prisoner is inside the cell, the chain may be long but before the door is opened the chain is shortened so that the prisoner must stand close to the back wall.