How an autistic deals with shopping crowds



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Love the high golden grass (or whatever it is). Good way to spend a Friday: much better golden than black!

Best way to spend Black Fryday! (pun intended)

Very peaceful TT. Great Autumn colour. Nice observation of your shadow stood by the tree   All of it much less frantic than the Black Friday hype going on at the moment.  I don't think you'd want to be barefoot if you were here. We have -2 degrees Celsius and 6 inches of snow just now

You chose wisely TT.

Lovely footage Tentoes.    Great location to be at on Black Friday and not fighting the crowds in the malls, etc.  I bought a few items on line and avoided the crowds.  Have a great week.

Depp Posted at 11-28 22:41
Love the high golden grass (or whatever it is). Good way to spend a Friday: much better golden than black!

Thanks, Depp!

I worry if people are getting bored with the same locations.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 23:55
Best way to spend Black Fryday! (pun intended)

You bet! Alone with NOBODY around.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-29 00:31
Very peaceful TT. Great Autumn colour. Nice observation of your shadow stood by the tree   All of it much less frantic than the Black Friday hype going on at the moment.  I don't think you'd want to be barefoot if you were here. We have -2 degrees Celsius and 6 inches of snow just now

Thanks, Blériot!

Very pleasant lower 60's here. Um, that's 16 or 17 C.

Barefoot? You've seen my video "Defy the Winter" have you not?

DAFlys Posted at 11-29 01:07
You chose wisely TT.

I agree, DAFlys.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-29 03:30
Lovely footage Tentoes.    Great location to be at on Black Friday and not fighting the crowds in the malls, etc.  I bought a few items on line and avoided the crowds.  Have a great week.

Thanks, Downtown!

I just wish I had gotten there like 2 hours earlier.

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:13
I agree, DAFlys.

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:07
You bet! Alone with NOBODY around.

Very nice

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:12
Thanks, Blériot!

Very pleasant lower 60's here. Um, that's 16 or 17 C.

This was really hardcore. I remember it!

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:06
Thanks, Depp!

I worry if people are getting bored with the same locations.

Didn't notice it to be the same...

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:12
Thanks, Blériot!

Very pleasant lower 60's here. Um, that's 16 or 17 C.

Good hearens! No I don't believe I caught that one. Brrrrrrrrr!  

Your way of approaching Black Friday seems way more spiritual and rewarding than rushing to buy some needless cr*p just because it's "supposed to be cheap". I find it just plain idiotic that people even kill each other just to get something cheaper - even when it might not actually be so, and in some cases, the quality might even be worse than the regular stuff.

I certainly have become somewhat allergic to this Black Friday hysteria, having no real meaning besides excuses to get us buy more and worsen the toll of consumerism on nature. If people took this approach instead, I'd feel way more people would be mentally way more stable.

Okay, rant over.

A great video that provokes great thoughts.

HGDC84 Posted at 11-29 11:47
Your way of approaching Black Friday seems way more spiritual and rewarding than rushing to buy some needless cr*p just because it's "supposed to be cheap". I find it just plain idiotic that people even kill each other just to get something cheaper - even when it might not actually be so, and in some cases, the quality might even be worse than the regular stuff.

I certainly have become somewhat allergic to this Black Friday hysteria, having no real meaning besides excuses to get us buy more and worsen the toll of consumerism on nature. If people took this approach instead, I'd feel way more people would be mentally way more stable.

Provokes rants too!

Awesome footage TT. you have known how to choose the best setting for that Friday hell. Thanks for sharing!

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:12
Thanks, Blériot!

Very pleasant lower 60's here. Um, that's 16 or 17 C.

BRRR how cold TT!! Amazing footage! Thanks for sharing!

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 06:14
Thanks, Downtown!

I just wish I had gotten there like 2 hours earlier.

You're very welcome Tentoes.  

Yeah, it really is all about timing, but better late than never.  

Tentoes Posted at 11-29 15:01
Provokes rants too!

Yeah, that may have happened with me too Though it wasn't exactly because of you, it's more because of this ridiculous commercial hysteria people are blown into.

If everything about Black Friday was more like in your clip, I would find it way more soothing and calming. There should be more of those people celebrating the "Don't buy anything"-day, with similar attitude to the one you express in the video - that we don't need to use money for great experiences.

I certainly think it's not a coincidence that both of those days happen to be on the same day...

QQRUCH Posted at 11-30 04:16
Awesome footage TT. you have known how to choose the best setting for that Friday hell. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, QQRUCH.

My Mom and I used to go to a little mall north of Rockford IL the day after Thanksgiving and it would be nearly empty because it was the day after Thanksgiving.

Excellent video TenToes. A much better way to spend your time than on some Bezos inspired way of selling more stuff than people actually need. Love the long shadows and autumn colours.

Tentoes Posted at 11-30 18:21
Thanks, QQRUCH.

My Mom and I used to go to a little mall north of Rockford IL the day after Thanksgiving and it would be nearly empty because it was the day after Thanksgiving.

you're welcome TT.

I simply refuse to go to the malls, and when I do, always in the last half hour before closing and only for what I need fully defined.  

ChrisJG Posted at 11-30 19:01
Excellent video TenToes. A much better way to spend your time than on some Bezos inspired way of selling more stuff than people actually need. Love the long shadows and autumn colours.

Thanks, Chris!

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Droffarc Posted at 1-19 08:10
I take it this aint you

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