UBrian Bandle ngomthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-Intanethi ngeedola ezingama-250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngolwesiHlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wayecinga ukuba uyala enye enokuphinda iphindwe iminyaka ezayo, umthi wokwenziwa omhle wasetyenziswa, kodwa kwathi gqi ukuba ngumntu wokwenyani. Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange ayithengise, “umthi okhuselweyo” waza waba ngumthi omnye komnye, wamnika umthi omnye, waze wamnye. ukumthumelela izihombiso ezivela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ngomthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-Intanethi ngeedola ezingama-250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngolwesiHlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wayecinga ukuba uyala enye enokuphinda iphindwe iminyaka ezayo, umthi wokwenziwa omhle wasetyenziswa, kodwa kwathi gqi ukuba ngumntu wokwenyani. Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange ayithengise, “umthi okhuselweyo” waza waba ngumthi omnye komnye, wamnika umthi omnye, waze wamnye. ukumthumelela izihombiso ezivela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Umthi weKrisimesi wokwenyani othengwe kwi-Intanethi nge-250 yeedola nguBrian Bandle kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, nge-3 kaDisemba, 2021.Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange athengise, umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye omnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye amthumelele imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans. (Iza ku-Waldron) /
UBrian Bandle ujonga umthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-Intanethi nge-250 yeedola kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY, ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. waba ngumntu wokwenene. Wazama ukuwuthengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange awuthengise, umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye omnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye umthumelela i-Alliance New Orleans.
UBrian Bandle ngomthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-Intanethi ngeedola ezingama-250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngolwesiHlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wayecinga ukuba uyala enye enokuphinda iphindwe iminyaka ezayo, umthi wokwenziwa omhle wasetyenziswa, kodwa kwathi gqi ukuba ngumntu wokwenyani. Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange ayithengise, “umthi okhuselweyo” waza waba ngumthi omnye komnye, wamnika umthi omnye, waze wamnye. ukumthumelela izihombiso ezivela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle uthenge umthi weKrisimesi kwi-Intanethi ngeedola ezingama-250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, nge-3 kaDisemba, 2021, ecinga ukuba wayeodola umthi omhle owenziweyo onokuphinda usetyenziswe kwiminyaka ezayo, kodwa yaba yinyani. ENew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Isebe iDuBois, iFraser fir eziimitha ezili-9 ubude, yafumana ukuthandwa nokuqwalaselwa kwi-Intanethi emva kokuba umniniyo ethumele malunga nokufika kwakhe.
Dibana neSebe le-DuBois. Wayeyintombazana ende, enebala elintsundu, ebukekayo, emile ngokuzingca phambi kweefestile zeglasi enemibala yecawa endala eBrunswick. UBrian noTamara Bandle kutshanje bathenge indawo abayibiza ngokuba likhaya.
Ekuqaleni, uBandles wayemadolw’ anzima ukwamkela uDuBois ngendlela yakhe.
Uye wakhupha nevumba elincinane. Abantu abaninzi bafumanisa ukuba ivumba lakhe limnandi, kodwa ivumba lakhe liyawanyumbaza iimpumlo zabanye abantu.
I-DuBois ngumthi weKrisimesi ye-Blue Ridge Mountain ye-9-foot.Yena yinto yokwenyani.Njengokuba wayehlala kwifama yehlathi embindini we-United States ngaphambi kokuba abonakale emnyango we-Bandle.
UBrian wenza iodolo, ewe, kodwa akazange ayifumane into awayeyilindele.Wakhangela umthi omde owenziweyo, kodwa wathabatheka bubuhle bukaDu Bois – ixabiso lakhe (ngaphezu kweedola ezingama-200) lithetha ukuba unexabiso eliphantsi kakhulu kuneminye imithi yobuxoki awayeyibonile.Kodwa akazange akunanze ukufunda ngokupheleleyo inkcazelo kwiwebhusayithi yakwaWilliams-Sonoma.
Ukufika kukaDuBois, inkosikazi kaBrian, uTamara, yaba ngowokuqala ukubona isiqu esitsha emazantsi omthi endaweni yesiseko seplastiki.
UBrian ukhumbula oku: “Ndandisithi, ‘Owu!
IiBandels, ezingazange zibe nomthi wokwenyani, zoyikiswa lukhathalelo olufunwa ngulo mzekelo wepayini. Ngoko ke zenza into eyenziwa nguwuphi na umthengi onolwazi, odanileyo ngoku ngokurhweba okungafunwayo: "thengisa" umthi kumajelo asekuhlaleni.
I-Facebook ayinamdla we-zero-akukho nenye inkcazo eyenziwe ngokuzenzekelayo "isafumaneka" idlula, kodwa akukho nto.
Indawo yemithombo yeendaba ehlala ihlekwa, egxile kuluntu igxininisa ukuba "ucinga ntoni ngale moto ingaqhelekanga iqhube estratweni phezolo" okanye "ndibone enye eyadini yam - iphefumla." Ukuphefumla - iTurkey ", umthi wepine owenza ubomi buzaliswe ngamandla.
Iposti yokuqala kaBrian yayilula kwaye yafikelela kwinqanaba: "Ndithenge umthi weKrisimesi oneenyawo ezi-8 kwi-intanethi endicinga ukuba yinkohliso ... ihanjiswe namhlanje kwaye yajika yaba ngumthi wokwenene," wabhala indlela. Ndihlawule i-$225.”
Nangona kungekho mntu ubonakalise umdla wokuthenga lo mthi (unokuthenga iifire ezine ezintsha apha ngeli xabiso ugoduke nazo), abaninzi baye babonakalisa umdla kulo mthi wompayina.Ukunyaniseka kukaBrian ngoko kwenzekayo nendlela awasabela ngayo umfazi wakhe kwatsalela abantu ekubeni bawuthande.
Ke, xa umthi ungathengiswanga, wathumela uhlaziyo esithi wayesafumaneka – njengenenekazi elalilindile.
“Umthi wawuphezulu kwaye ulinde kwi-emele yamanzi afudumeleyo eHome Depot de ndafumana indawo yokumisa umthi.
Amagqabantshintshi kunye neempendulo zafumba.Kungekudala, wacelwa ukuba aqhubeke nebali lemithi.Oku kwajika kwaba ngabalandeli abakhuthaza iiBandles ukuba zamkele iindwendwe ezingafunwayo.Ummelwane wamnika iqonga elakhulula uDu Bois kwinto uBrian ayibiza ngokuba “yidyokhwe yebhakethi yeDepho yaseKhaya.”Omnye umlandeli wathumela amaso eMardi Gras ngokuthe ngqo ukusuka eNew Orleans.Abantu abaliqela bacela ukuba beze kunye nomthi.
Emva koko omnye ucebise ukhuphiswano lwamagama. Inokuba nguHolly (Okuhleyo) okanye uNoel okanye uBetty.Heck, nditsho noEverett (odlala iEvergreen), uDoug noSam baseBalsam bathe saa okweenaliti zikaDu Bois kumgangatho weBandles.
Isebe i-DuBois - liphefumlelwe nguBlanche DuBois kwi-"Streetcar ebizwa ngokuba ngu-Desiree" - liyaphumelela.Kwaye kanye ngolo hlobo, umthi waba nguye.
“Sinike igama kunye nesini emthini,” utshilo uBrian. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, uthumele izithuba ezisibhozo ezinxulumene neDuBois kwi-Nextdoor.
Kodwa loo mthi wafumana ngaphezu kwegama nje.I-DuBois nayo yazuza iintliziyo zikaBrian noTamara.Nangona besithi udumo luye lwaya entlokweni yabo.Wasasaza, ethatha "indawo eninzi kunokuba wayefanele," ngokutsho komnini wakhe.
Ngoku undwendwela rhoqo kwii-Bandells.Uhlaziyo lwamva nje lubhengeze indlu evulekileyo yokuba abantu badibane noDu Bois ngoMgqibelo nangeCawa.Kwaye, uTamara uthe, uDu Bois usenokuba utshintshe ingqondo yesi sibini malunga nomthi weKrismesi wokwenene.
“Ngoku kufuneka ndivume ukuba lo mthi mhle kwaye ndicinga ukuba kufuneka sibe nomthi wokwenene minyaka le,” watsho uTamara.” Kodwa kunyaka ozayo ngokuqinisekileyo siza kuba sifumana into ethile ekuhlaleni endaweni yoku-odola kwi-intanethi.”
Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a feature writer who writes about trends in your life and hers.You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com.
Ixesha lokuposa: Feb-15-2022