UBrian Bandle ngesihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wayecabanga ukuthi waye-oda esisodwa esasingase siphindwe iminyaka ezayo, kodwa kwavela ukuthi kwakungumuntu wangempela. Wazama ukusithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngesikhathi engazange asithengisele “umuntu, isihlahla sokuzivikela” waphenduka isihlahla esisodwa wasinikeza esinye isihlahla. ukumthumelela imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ngesihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wayecabanga ukuthi waye-oda esisodwa esasingase siphindwe iminyaka ezayo, kodwa kwavela ukuthi kwakungumuntu wangempela. Wazama ukusithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngesikhathi engazange asithengisele “umuntu, isihlahla sokuzivikela” waphenduka isihlahla esisodwa wasinikeza esinye isihlahla. ukumthumelela imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi sangempela esithengwe ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 nguBrian Bandle emzini wakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wazama ukusithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngenkathi engathengisi, isihlahla saba “into”, omunye umuntu emnika ishalofu ukuvikela isihlahla omunye emthumelela imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron)/
UBrian Bandle ubheka isihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe eBrunswick, NY, ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. waba umuntu wangempela. Wazama ukusithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngenkathi engathengisi, isihlahla saba “into”, omunye umuntu emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla futhi omunye amthumelele noma amthumelele i-Alliance
UBrian Bandle ngesihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. Wayecabanga ukuthi waye-oda esisodwa esasingase siphindwe iminyaka ezayo, kodwa kwavela ukuthi kwakungumuntu wangempela. Wazama ukusithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngesikhathi engazange asithengisele “umuntu, isihlahla sokuzivikela” waphenduka isihlahla esisodwa wasinikeza esinye isihlahla. ukumthumelela imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle uthenge isihlahla sikaKhisimusi ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe eBrunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021, ecabanga ukuthi waye-oda isihlahla sokwenziwa esihle esingase sisetshenziswe iminyaka ezayo, kodwa kwaba iqiniso. I-New Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Igatsha i-DuBois, i-Fraser fir enobude obungamafidi angu-9, yazuza ukuduma nokunakwa ku-inthanethi ngemva kokuba umnikazi wayo ethumele mayelana nokufika kwayo.
Hlangana neGatsha DuBois.Wayeyintombazane ende, enebala elinsundu, ebukekayo, emile ngokuziqhenya ngaphambi kwamafasitela anengilazi enemibala yesonto elidala eBrunswick. UBrian noTamara Bandle basanda kuthenga indawo manje abayibiza ngokuthi ikhaya.
Ekuqaleni, u-Bandles wayemanqika ukwamukela u-DuBois ngendlela yakhe. Babelindele okuthile okungekusha kangako. Wayengcolile kunalokho ababekufuna. Futhi uyaphuza - kakhulu. Sikhuluma ngamalitha amathathu kuya kwamane (yebo, amalitha) ngosuku. Futhi akushibhile ukumgqokisa. Uwathanda la magajethi – lapho ecwebezela ngokwengeziwe (ngokucwebezela ngokwengeziwe).
Waphinde wakhipha iphunga elincane. Abantu abaningi bathola iphunga lakhe limnandi, kodwa iphunga lakhe liyawakitaza amakhala abanye abantu.
I-DuBois isihlahla sikaKhisimusi se-Blue Ridge Mountain engamamitha angu-9. Uyisivumelwano sangempela.Njengoba wayehlala epulazini lehlathi maphakathi ne-United States ngaphambi nje kokuba abonakale emnyango ka-Bandle.
UBrian walenza i-oda, yebo, kodwa akakutholanga ayekulindele.Wabheka isihlahla sokwenziwa eside, kodwa wakhangwa ubuhle bukaDu Bois - inani lakhe (ngaphezu kwama-$200) lalisho ukuthi wayeshibhe kakhulu kunezinye izihlahla zomgunyathi ayezibonile.Kodwa wakudebeselela ukufunda incazelo ngokugcwele kuwebhusayithi ye-Williams-Sonoma.
Lapho uDuBois efika, unkosikazi kaBrian, uTamara, waba ngowokuqala ukubona isiqu esisha phansi kwesihlahla esikhundleni sesisekelo sepulasitiki.
“Ngangithi, ‘Hhawu,’” kukhumbula uBrian, futhi uTamara wahlahla amehlo wahamba.” Empeleni wayengangithukuthelele, kodwa wayedumele kakhulu ngokunganaki kwami imininingwane.”
Abakwa-Bandel, ababengakaze babe nesihlahla sangempela, bathuswe ukunakekelwa okwakudingwa yilesi sifanekiso sikaphayini. Ngakho-ke benza lokho okwenziwa yinoma yiliphi ikhasimende elinolwazi, elidumele manje ngokuthengisa okungafunwa: “thengisa” isihlahla ezinkundleni zokuxhumana.
I-Facebook ayinayo intshisekelo - akukho ngisho nelilodwa nje lokuphawula "lisatholakala" elenziwa ngokuzenzakalelayo, kodwa ngokuvamile akukho lutho.
Ingosi yezokuxhumana evame ukuhlekwa usulu, egxile emphakathini igqamisa ukuthi “ucabangani ngaleya moto engajwayelekile eyehla emgwaqeni izolo ebusuku” noma “Ngibone enye egcekeni lami – iphefumula kanzima.” Breathe – Turkey”, isihlahla sikaphayini esenza impilo igcwale ubungqabavu.
Okuthunyelwe kukaBrian kokuqala kwakulula futhi kwafinyelela iphuzu: "Ngithenge isihlahla sikakhisimusi esingamamitha angu-8 ku-inthanethi ebengicabanga ukuthi siwumgunyathi...silethwe namuhla futhi kwavela ukuthi siyisihlahla sangempela," ebhala u-road."Angiyisimungulu futhi umkami akajabule kakhulu ngokuthenga kwami. I-Fraser fir ebukeka njengesihlahla esihle kakhulu, kodwa angiphoqelekile ukuthi ngiyinakekele njengesihlahla esikhulu1, intengo ye-$1.5 Ngikhokhe u-$225.”
Nakuba kungekho muntu obonise isithakazelo sokuthenga lesi sihlahla (ungathenga amafire amane amasha lapha ukuze uthole le ntengo ozowayisa ekhaya), abaningi baye babonisa isithakazelo kuphayini.Ukwethembeka kukaBrian ngokwenzekile kanye nokusabela komkakhe nakho kwenza abantu bangena.
Ngakho-ke, lapho isihlahla singadayisi, wathumela isibuyekezo sokuthi wayesatholakala - njengowesifazane owayelindile.
“Isihlahla besivukile silindile ebhakedeni lamanzi afudumele e-Home Depot ngaze ngathola indawo yokubeka izihlahla.
Ukuphawula nokusabela kwanqwabelana. Ngokushesha, wacelwa ukuba aqhubeke nendaba yezihlahla.Lokhu kwaphenduka abalandeli abakhuthaza u-Bandles ukuba amukele izivakashi ezingafunwa.Umakhelwane wamnika isitendi esakhulula uDu Bois kulokho uBrian akubiza ngokuthi “ijoka lebhakede leDepho Yasekhaya.”Omunye umlandeli wathumela ubuhlalu beMardi Gras busuka ngqo eNew Orleans.Abantu abaningi bacela ukuza nesithombe bazothatha isithombe.
Omunye wabe esephakamisa umncintiswano wokuqamba amagama.Kungaba u-Holly (Ngokulula) noma uNoel noma u-Betty.Heck, ngisho no-Everett (odlala i-Evergreen), u-Doug no-Sam base-Balsam bahlakazeke njengezinaliti zika-Du Bois phansi kwe-Bandles.
Igatsha i-DuBois - ligqugquzelwe ngu-Blanche DuBois ku-"Imoto Yomgwaqo Eqanjwe I-Desiree" - liyawina. Futhi kanjalo nje, isihlahla saba nguye.
“Sinikeze igama nobulili esihlahleni,” kusho u-Brian.Kuze kube manje, usethumele cishe izikhala eziyisishiyagalombili ezihlobene ne-DuBois ku-Nextdoor.
Kodwa leso sihlahla sazuza okungaphezu nje kwegama.UDuBois naye wazuza izinhliziyo zikaBrian noTamara.Nakuba bethi udumo selufinyelele ekhanda labo.Wasabalala, ethatha "indawo enkulu kunalokho ebimfanele," ngokusho komnikazi wakhe.
Manje usevakasha njalo e-Bandells.Isibuyekezo sakamuva simemezele indawo evulekile yokuthi abantu bahlangane no-Du Bois ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto.Futhi, uTamara uthe, u-Du Bois kungenzeka ukuthi useshintshe ngisho umqondo wombhangqwana ngesihlahla sikaKhisimusi sangempela.
“Manje kufanele ngivume ukuthi isihlahla sihle futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sibe nesihlahla sangempela minyaka yonke,” kusho uTamara.” Kodwa ngonyaka ozayo sizobe sithola okuthile endaweni esikhundleni soku-oda nge-inthanethi.”
Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a feature writer who writes about trends in your life and hers.You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-15-2022