I left work early this week on a Thursday at 2pm because I had an early appt. I ran into Walmart to pick up some fertilizer and you would have thought it was a weekend with how PACKED and BUSY the store was. Literally no one actually works anymore. I was SHOCKED I expected it to my quiet and mostly empty.
You live in welfare central. People just don't work. Here's a video of a 17 year old with a gun who was shot by police at 2PM in Baltimore; half the neighborhood turned up to b!tch at the cop
Don't you or didn't you live in NYC? My understanding is that there is a fairly long running large gathering of people somewhat in the middle of Manhattan which culminates for some odd reason around 12:00 after which the fine members of the NYPD manage to scatter everyone off into the side streets or down into the subway.
That aside, most cities have at least one or two staged events for the public to attend on NYE which doesn't draw quite as well as it does in NYC however anywhere from a few thousand to double digit thousands is common...at least in the cities I've live in or near.
Again....pick your gathering for whatever reason. A lot of it is the mere fact that you are there is that is the attraction. You're smarter than Rojo....which isn't necessarily a compliment...so I'd expect you'd get this.
The NYRR Midnight Run? Great way to kick off the new year with a few thousand like minded people
Does everything you write have to lead with some needlessly antagonistic take?
Yeah.
Like is Rojo busy frowning furiously in his garage when he startles upon people finding a small reason to come together and have fun.
"What are these humans doing experiencing joy without trust funds. Are they peeing in portable toilets and drinking beer in an uncontrolled outdoor environment? Jeeves, scold these heathens for their happiness, it has undoubtedly not been ok'd by their supervisors."
I left work early this week on a Thursday at 2pm because I had an early appt. I ran into Walmart to pick up some fertilizer and you would have thought it was a weekend with how PACKED and BUSY the store was. Literally no one actually works anymore. I was SHOCKED I expected it to my quiet and mostly empty.
You would be surprised to learn that many low income people are stuck working jobs during the evening or on weekends and thus are obligated to take care of everyday chores during what would be your normal working hours. Add in stay at home parents, those maybe taking off a day (like yourself) or other people who may actually be shopping for work #doordash and its surprising the people who don't comply with your vision of what they are supposed to be doing.
I left work early this week on a Thursday at 2pm because I had an early appt. I ran into Walmart to pick up some fertilizer and you would have thought it was a weekend with how PACKED and BUSY the store was. Literally no one actually works anymore. I was SHOCKED I expected it to my quiet and mostly empty.
You would be surprised to learn that many low income people are stuck working jobs during the evening or on weekends and thus are obligated to take care of everyday chores during what would be your normal working hours. Add in stay at home parents, those maybe taking off a day (like yourself) or other people who may actually be shopping for work #doordash and its surprising the people who don't comply with your vision of what they are supposed to be doing.
Also WFH, retirees, police/fire/nurses, and lots of people who start work early and finish by 2:00 (high school teachers, construction workers, etc) and go shopping on their way home.
I left work early this week on a Thursday at 2pm because I had an early appt. I ran into Walmart to pick up some fertilizer and you would have thought it was a weekend with how PACKED and BUSY the store was. Literally no one actually works anymore. I was SHOCKED I expected it to my quiet and mostly empty.
You would be surprised to learn that many low income people are stuck working jobs during the evening or on weekends and thus are obligated to take care of everyday chores during what would be your normal working hours. Add in stay at home parents, those maybe taking off a day (like yourself) or other people who may actually be shopping for work #doordash and its surprising the people who don't comply with your vision of what they are supposed to be doing.
No, you're wrong. I could clearly assess that these were all freeloaders. None of them were headed in for a night shift. They weren't firemen or school teachers, c'mon. Give me a f---in break pal.
You would be surprised to learn that many low income people are stuck working jobs during the evening or on weekends and thus are obligated to take care of everyday chores during what would be your normal working hours. Add in stay at home parents, those maybe taking off a day (like yourself) or other people who may actually be shopping for work #doordash and its surprising the people who don't comply with your vision of what they are supposed to be doing.
No, you're wrong. I could clearly assess that these were all freeloaders. None of them were headed in for a night shift. They weren't firemen or school teachers, c'mon. Give me a f---in break pal.
Yeah, give him a break. They was all black peoples. He is very perceptive. He can can just look at a person and know their entire situation. He saw these people and could tell they were all of African descent. And not the good African like Elon. The other kind not like Elon. As such they were clearly unemployed.
No, you're wrong. I could clearly assess that these were all freeloaders. None of them were headed in for a night shift. They weren't firemen or school teachers, c'mon. Give me a f---in break pal.
Yeah, give him a break. They was all black peoples. He is very perceptive. He can can just look at a person and know their entire situation. He saw these people and could tell they were all of African descent. And not the good African like Elon. The other kind not like Elon. As such they were clearly unemployed.
Said absolutely nothing about skin color, but good for you.
1) Why do you want to stand in the middle of the street to watch a draft? It's not like you need to see what's happening and it's not like Detroit was drafting high.
2) Where do you go to the bathroom? Get something to eat/drink?
And please no Detroit jokes. More than 200,000 people showed up to watch in Nashville a few years back.
I could understand Nashville, because there is a lot to do in downtown Nashville. I can’t understand Detroit. People live football in this country. It boggles the mind how many people play fantasy football (close to 30 million). So when a couple hundred thousand show up to watch the draft, it doesn’t surprise me. NFL football is a $16 billion a year industry.
LOL: More people attend a draft for a sport that MAY lead to a career at some point years down the line than attend all track events combined for the year.
I believe this is somehow tied to the Kenyan doping problem.
Give the NFL credit. They have been the greatest marketing powerhouse in America since the 1966 merger. In that era, Sunday was church day. The NFL has transformed Sundays from September to February into football day. But it's a meat grinder that has left many injured men in constant pain for the remainder of their lives.
Not much different from me attending NFL games when I know no one playing. Not much different from me attending NBA games when I know no one playing. Not much different from me attending MLB games when I know no one playing. Not much different from either of us attending a big six Marathon, just to watch.
On New Years Eve there is camaraderie, but most of it is in small groups not large ones. In the US the busiest night of the year at bars is Thanksgiving Eve, not New Years Eve.
Don't you or didn't you live in NYC? My understanding is that there is a fairly long running large gathering of people somewhat in the middle of Manhattan which culminates for some odd reason around 12:00 after which the fine members of the NYPD manage to scatter everyone off into the side streets or down into the subway.
That aside, most cities have at least one or two staged events for the public to attend on NYE which doesn't draw quite as well as it does in NYC however anywhere from a few thousand to double digit thousands is common...at least in the cities I've live in or near.
Again....pick your gathering for whatever reason. A lot of it is the mere fact that you are there is that is the attraction. You're smarter than Rojo....which isn't necessarily a compliment...so I'd expect you'd get this.
On nye most of nyc is empty (like the rest of the country) because they are at house parties.The clown show that you see on TV is just that -- a clown show. Most of the city is eerily quiet, except for the Village.
The biggest nights in NYC are Halloween, St Paddys and Thanksgiving Eve.
1) Why do you want to stand in the middle of the street to watch a draft? It's not like you need to see what's happening and it's not like Detroit was drafting high.
2) Where do you go to the bathroom? Get something to eat/drink?
And please no Detroit jokes. More than 200,000 people showed up to watch in Nashville a few years back.
I could understand Nashville, because there is a lot to do in downtown Nashville. I can’t understand Detroit. People live football in this country. It boggles the mind how many people play fantasy football (close to 30 million). So when a couple hundred thousand show up to watch the draft, it doesn’t surprise me. NFL football is a $16 billion a year industry.
I think that Detroit was/is starved for NFL success. Last year gave them a taste of what they've craved for so long. Have you ever been in Detroit at night? Its a ghost town. Been that way for at least 50 years.