UBrian Bandle ngesihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 ekhaya lakhe e-Brunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Dis. 3, 2021. Wayecabanga ukuthi waye-oda esisodwa esasingase siphindwe iminyaka ezayo esisetshenziswa Isihlahla sokwenziwa esihle, kodwa kwavela ukuthi. ukuba umuntu wangempela.Wazama ukuyithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngenkathi engayithengisi, isihlahla saba "into", omunye umuntu emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla futhi omunye amthumelele imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans. .(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ngesihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 ekhaya lakhe e-Brunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Dis. 3, 2021. Wayecabanga ukuthi waye-oda esisodwa esasingase siphindwe iminyaka ezayo esisetshenziswa Isihlahla sokwenziwa esihle, kodwa kwavela ukuthi. ukuba umuntu wangempela.Wazama ukuyithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngenkathi engayithengisi, isihlahla saba "into", omunye umuntu emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla futhi omunye amthumelele 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, kwathi engazange asithengise, isihlahla saba “yinto” , nomuntu oyedwa emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla futhi omunye amthumelele imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ubheka isihlahla sikaKhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe e-Brunswick, NY, ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021. waba umuntu wangempela. Wazama ukusithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi engazange asithengise, isihlahla saba "into", omunye umuntu emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla futhi omunye amthumelele imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle ngesihlahla sikakhisimusi asithenge ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 ekhaya lakhe e-Brunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Dis. 3, 2021. Wayecabanga ukuthi waye-oda esisodwa esasingase siphindwe iminyaka ezayo esisetshenziswa Isihlahla sokwenziwa esihle, kodwa kwavela ukuthi. ukuba umuntu wangempela.Wazama ukuyithengisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ngenkathi engayithengisi, isihlahla saba "into", omunye umuntu emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla futhi omunye amthumelele imihlobiso evela eNew Orleans. .(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
UBrian Bandle uthenge isihlahla sikaKhisimusi ku-inthanethi ngo-$250 emzini wakhe e-Brunswick, NY ngoLwesihlanu, Disemba 3, 2021, ecabanga ukuthi waye-oda isihlahla sokwenziwa esihle esingaphinda sisetshenziswe iminyaka ezayo , kodwa kwaba iqiniso. wazama ukuyidayisa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, kwathi nakuba engayidayisi, isihlahla saba “into”, umuntu oyedwa emnika ishalofu ukuze avikele isihlahla omunye amthumelele imihlobiso evela eNew 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 i-DuBois ngendlela yakhe. .Futhi akushibhile ukumgqokisa.Uthanda la magajethi – lapho ecwebezela kakhulu (lapho ecwebezela) kuba ngcono.
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 eside sokwenziwa, kodwa wakhangwa ubuhle bukaDu Bois - inani lakhe (ngaphezu kwama-$200) lalisho ukuthi ushibhe kakhulu kunezinye izihlahla zomgunyathi. wayebonile.Kodwa wadebeselela ukufunda ngokugcwele incazelo kuwebhusayithi kaWilliam-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 wayedumazeke kakhulu ngokunganaki kwami imininingwane.”
Abakwa-Bandel, ababengakaze babe nesihlahla sangempela, bathuswe ukunakekelwa okwakudingwa yilesi sifanekiso sikaphayini. Ngakho 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 kwaze kwafinyelela ephuzwini: “Ngithenge isihlahla sikaKhisimusi esingamamitha angu-8 ku-inthanethi ebengicabanga ukuthi siwumgunyathi…silethwe namuhla futhi kuvele ukuthi siyisihlahla sangempela,” ebhala umgwaqo. futhi umkami akajabule kakhulu ngokuthenga kwami.I-Fraser fir empeleni ebukeka njengesihlahla esihle kakhulu, kodwa angiphoqelekile ukunakekela isihlahla sangempela.Intengo yokubuza i-175 $.Isihlahla esikhulu, futhi 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 sasivukile silindile ebhakedeni lamanzi afudumele eHome Depot ngaze ngathola itafula lezihlahla.Bekungekuhle, kodwa sonke isimo besingesihle,” kubhala yena.
Ukuphawula nokusabela kwanqwabelana.Ngokushesha nje, wacelwa ukuba aqhubeke nendaba yezihlahla.Lokhu kwaphenduka abalandeli abakhuthaza uBandles ukuthi bamukele izivakashi ezingafunwa.Umakhelwane wamnikeza isitendi esakhulula uDu Bois kulokho uBrian akubiza ngokuthi “ijoka le Ibhakede leDepho Yasekhaya.”Omunye umlandeli uthumele ubuhlalu beMardi Gras busuka ngqo eNew Orleans.Abantu abambalwa bacele ukuza bazothatha isithombe ngesihlahla.
Omunye wabe esephakamisa umncintiswano wokuqamba amagama. Angaba u-Holly (Ngokukhanyayo) 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 “isikhala esikhulu kunalokho ebesimfanele,” ngokusho komnikazi waso.
Manje usevakashela 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