tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post7968981654704861753..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: These are not my people.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66680690262917325832010-11-27T18:48:15.530-05:002010-11-27T18:48:15.530-05:00Tam, I share your crowd-phobia. If it is a phobia;...Tam, I share your crowd-phobia. If it is a phobia; what's rational about *not* being scared of strangers, many of them screaming nuts, pressing close to your back?<br /><br />Ancient Woodsman, I haven't been in financial distress for a very long time, but I remember back when I was supporting a family of 4 on an E-3 salary. Usually the smart thing was to *not* buy that crockpot, even at 50% off. If we truly needed a crockpot, we could wait until someone else would buy it and donate their old one to the thrift store...markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81528079565333890172010-11-27T10:07:35.846-05:002010-11-27T10:07:35.846-05:00Last Black Friday we could have bought (at one cer...Last Black Friday we could have bought (at one certain Indy retailer) a 40" LCD wide-screen TV for $50 less than we ended up paying at Costco.<br /><br />The trick was that we had to get up at 3AM to get the one at the certain Indy retailer, with no guarantee that they'd even have one in stock when we made it through the door.<br /><br />We elected to sleep in and pay $50 more at Costco.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27231977891386067122010-11-27T09:45:47.309-05:002010-11-27T09:45:47.309-05:00Not to sound like a snob or anything, but Black Fr...Not to sound like a snob or anything, but Black Friday could be viewed as a second day of giving thanks for those of us who don't work a retail job.Ferretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80404038088391351222010-11-27T07:08:00.114-05:002010-11-27T07:08:00.114-05:00Justthisguy,
For some reason, that sounds about a...Justthisguy,<br /><br />For some reason, that sounds about as fun as going to the mall.<br /><br />Have a blast!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42572643341341051552010-11-26T22:19:22.400-05:002010-11-26T22:19:22.400-05:00I think I'll get my yah-yahs out by heading ov...I think I'll get my yah-yahs out by heading over to SociopathWorld.com. If there's one thing Aspies and Socios have in common, it's bitching and complaining about the "normals", silly irrational doodahs that they are, mostly.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60764846195087315202010-11-26T19:01:16.169-05:002010-11-26T19:01:16.169-05:00Tam, I feel the same way as you only I tend to get...Tam, I feel the same way as you only I tend to get real annoyed as well. It's as close to a good reason for laws against concealed carry as I can think of. For me anyway. <br />The thought of getting bashed by 20 irate women with large handbags keeps my mouth closed and elbows tucked in close, instead of perhaps pumping a couple of rounds into the ceiling to, you know, clear a little space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1896380723245514582010-11-26T17:54:23.101-05:002010-11-26T17:54:23.101-05:00I'm with John Elder Robison, who said on hs bl...I'm with John Elder Robison, who said on hs blog that on the Wednesday before T-giving, he prays that when he wakes up the next morning, that it'll already be January 2nd. Except he doesn't actually, not being a praying man. <br /><br />Or: Fucking NTs!Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7902741294988815702010-11-26T14:26:38.822-05:002010-11-26T14:26:38.822-05:00"I'm still constantly & deeply amazed..."I'm still constantly & deeply amazed at how much money people waste at Christmas by buying crap they don't need for people they don't like"<br /><br />He he, I like that.CARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37653083705579226742010-11-26T13:35:24.564-05:002010-11-26T13:35:24.564-05:00>> ... had planned to buy and happened to be...>> ... had planned to buy and happened to be on sale.<br /><br />There's the key.<br /><br />WV: eacidle == ready to kill the dawn?Bruce H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72897937195002895192010-11-26T12:45:47.082-05:002010-11-26T12:45:47.082-05:00I work in that special Hell that is retail. I rang...I work in that special Hell that is retail. I rang up more sales the first 2 hours than I have in the entire previous week. And the actual cash amount may be enough to pay our bills through the rest of the year.<br />Black Friday indeed. May it continue. OK, Lunch over. Back to the salt mines.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66624734514247480612010-11-26T12:06:12.860-05:002010-11-26T12:06:12.860-05:00What og said. If times are that tough, you aren...What og said. If times are that tough, you aren't looking for a "real brand-name <em>anything</em>" -- you're saving your money by not spending it. <br /><br />After decades spent living without the doodads most of our civilization considers necessity, I'm still constantly & deeply amazed at how much money people waste at Christmas by buying crap they don't need for people they don't like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74628199413212098792010-11-26T11:25:11.419-05:002010-11-26T11:25:11.419-05:00I will complete ALL of my Christmas shopping this ...I will complete ALL of my Christmas shopping this year without having to step foot in a mall or, God Forbid, WAL-MART! Thank God for Amazon and the Interwebz!!!Mossyrocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3689572125031490012010-11-26T11:03:28.767-05:002010-11-26T11:03:28.767-05:00I'm not huge on crowds myself, but I did leave...I'm not huge on crowds myself, but I did leave the house at 6:30am to get a few items that I had planned to buy and happened to be on sale. The crowds around here were non-existent. The only line I had to wait in was at HHGreg and that was only because their checkout system was as well designed as a TSA checkpoint.<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49479370480025029552010-11-26T10:15:54.561-05:002010-11-26T10:15:54.561-05:00I'm with you Tam. I would gladly pay to avoid ...I'm with you Tam. I would gladly pay to avoid the senseless scrum that is Black Friday.CARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71195891628347377882010-11-26T09:53:02.490-05:002010-11-26T09:53:02.490-05:00At the Big Dinner last night, the Sister-in-law as...At the Big Dinner last night, the Sister-in-law asked the wife and I if we wanted to join her this morning for such shenanigans. I just looked at her in horror.<br /><br />I'm not quite in the same category of crowd hating as you are, Tam, but my tendencies are definitely off in that direction.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32114652081357283322010-11-26T09:52:29.174-05:002010-11-26T09:52:29.174-05:00Shit, when times are rough, we just don't buy ...Shit, when times are rough, we just don't buy anything. I know, it's like that now. Makes it real easy to avoid the black friday crunch, why go anywhere that you can't buy anything in the first place?oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72619008902334315862010-11-26T08:57:29.537-05:002010-11-26T08:57:29.537-05:00Ancient Woodsman,
Perhaps you don't understan...Ancient Woodsman,<br /><br />Perhaps you don't understand.<br /><br />I hate lines and crowds. Viscerally. It is <i>physically</i> unpleasant to me.<br /><br />Imagine how you would feel if somebody tapped on the side of your head over and over and over and over and over and over again and there was nothing you could do to make them stop. That's how unpleasant being at, say, Best Buy today would be for me. If it's not that unpleasant for you to be around crowds like thatm than go on and enjoy! I know a lot of other people seem to actually enjoy the company of crowds of their fellow humans; I see stands full of them at sporting events all the time.<br /><br />I would rather get cut with a razor a few times than be jammed arsehole-to-elbow with the teeming hordes all day. Thankfully, there are other ways for me to do my Festivus shopping. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39917167512908773522010-11-26T08:38:20.861-05:002010-11-26T08:38:20.861-05:00I'm assuming the commenters in the Ivory Tower...I'm assuming the commenters in the Ivory Towers haven't lost half their household income this year. Mrs. W. here suddenly did so when her regional company got sold to a global in April, closing her office and job. Thankfully she is employed again but at about 2/3rds the salary.<br /><br />Try losing a 60K job out of your household income; don't replace until six months later with a 40K job. I do know that some of you don't even have half or a third that for a household income; regionally, we're barely lower-middle-class and seriously struggled this year to stay afloat.<br /><br />For some of us not-so-mighty or holy, being able to get a true Rival Crock pot for only a few dollars is indeed worth getting up at 0300 for. Being able to save a 'hunert' dollars can make the difference in eating v. starving, or heating v. freezing, for some of us, and still being able to put on a bit of a show for Festivus.<br /><br />I know that's not what Tam meant by her post, but the 'holier than thou' commenters are missing the point. Such lack of empathy or intelligence among commenters is not the norm at VFTP.Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69380095670740551642010-11-26T08:25:05.204-05:002010-11-26T08:25:05.204-05:00Funny how these things work.
30 % off is still 70...Funny how these things work.<br /><br />30 % off is still 70 % on, a bit of math that seems to have escaped many.<br /><br />The owners of those temples of commerce count on this.John Peddie (Toronto)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84871272066228258852010-11-26T07:34:59.803-05:002010-11-26T07:34:59.803-05:00Amen!
:)Amen!<br />:)McVeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54129371197407962602010-11-26T07:29:35.247-05:002010-11-26T07:29:35.247-05:00Isn't it great we live lives where we can avoi...Isn't it great we live lives where we can avoid all that without even having to pay a single penny for the privilege?Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.com