UBrian Bandle ngomthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-intanethi nge-$250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, 3 Dec. 2021. Wayecinga ukuba uyala enye enokuphinda iphindwe iminyaka ezayo Umthi owenziweyo omhle osetyenzisiweyo, kodwa kwathi ukuba ngumntu wokwenene.Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange athengise, umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye wamnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye wamthumela imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans. .(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ngomthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-intanethi nge-$250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, 3 Dec. 2021. Wayecinga ukuba uyala enye enokuphinda iphindwe iminyaka ezayo Umthi owenziweyo omhle osetyenzisiweyo, kodwa kwathi ukuba ngumntu wokwenene.Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange athengise, umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye wamnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye wamthumela imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans. .(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Umthi weKrisimesi wokwenyani othengwe kwi-intanethi ngeedola ezingama-250 nguBrian Bandle kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, nge-3 kaDisemba, 2021. Wazama ukuwuthengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange awuthengise, umthi waba “yinto” , kunye nomntu omnye omnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye umthumelela izihombiso ezivela eNew Orleans. (Will Waldron / Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ujonga umthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-Intanethi ngeedola ezingama-250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY, ngolwesihlanu, nge-3 kaDec. umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye emnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye amthumele izihombiso ezivela eNew Orleans. (Will Waldron / Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ngomthi weKrisimesi awuthenge kwi-intanethi nge-$250 kwikhaya lakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, 3 Dec. 2021. Wayecinga ukuba uyala enye enokuphinda iphindwe iminyaka ezayo Umthi owenziweyo omhle osetyenzisiweyo, kodwa kwathi ukuba ngumntu wokwenene.Wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngelixa engazange athengise, umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye wamnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye wamthumela imihlobiso evela 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. wazama ukuyithengisa kumajelo asekuhlaleni, kwaye ngoxa engazange ayithengise, umthi waba "yinto", kunye nomntu omnye wamnika ishelufu ukukhusela umthi kunye nomnye amthumele izihombiso ezivela 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, u-Bandles wayemadolw' anzima ukwamkela uDuBois ngendlela yakhe. .Kwaye akutshiphuki ukumnxibisa. Uyazithanda ezi zixhobo – kokukhona ziyabengezela (ngokukhona zikhazimla) kokukhona ngcono.
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 uye wayenza iodolo, ewe, kodwa akazange ayifumane into awayeyilindele. Wakhangela umthi omde ongengowamvelo, kodwa wathabatheka bubuhle bukaDu Bois – ixabiso lakhe (ngaphezu kweedola ezingama-200) lithetha ukuba unexabiso eliphantsi kakhulu kuneminye imithi yomgunyathi. wayebonile.Kodwa akakukhathalelanga ukufunda ngokupheleleyo inkcazo kwiwebhusayithi kaWilliam-Sonoma.
Ukufika kukaDuBois, inkosikazi kaBrian, uTamara, yaba ngowokuqala ukubona isiqu esitsha emazantsi omthi endaweni yesiseko seplastiki.
UBrian ukhumbula oku: “Ndandisithi, ‘Owu,’ yaye uTamara wawakhupha amehlo waza wemka.” Wayengandiqumbelanga, kodwa wayephoxeke kakhulu kukungakhathaleli kwam iinkcukacha.”
IiBandels, ezingazange zibe nomthi wokwenyani, zoyikiswa lukhathalelo olufunwa ngulo mzekelo wepayina. 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 oziimitha ezisi-8 kwi-Intanethi ebendicinga ukuba awuyonyani…uziswa namhlanje kwaye uye waba ngumthi wokwenyani," wabhala indlela. kwaye umfazi wam akonwabanga kakhulu ngokuthenga kwam.YiFraser fir eneneni ekhangeleka ngathi ngumthi omhle kakhulu, kodwa andinyanzelekanga ukuba ndihoye umthi wokwenyani.Ukubuza ixabiso le-175 $.Ngumthi omkhulu, yaye ndihlawule iidola ezingama-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 wawuphakamile ulinde kwi-emele yamanzi afudumeleyo eHome Depot de ndafumana iqonga lomthi.Yayingafanelanga, kodwa yonke le meko yayingafanelanga,” ubhale watsho.
Kungekudala, wacelwa ukuba aqhubeke nebali lemithi. Oku kwajika kwaba ngabalandeli abakhuthaza uBandles ukuba amkele iindwendwe ezingafunwayo. Ibhakethi yeDepo yasekhaya.”Omnye umlandeli wathumela amaso eMardi Gras esuka ngqo eNew Orleans. Abantu abaliqela bacela ukuba baze kufota nalo mthi.
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