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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
I'm a bit late to the Black Friday discussion. Sorry it has reached your shores. As someone who has had to cope with this phenomena for a long time now I recommend ignoring it, staying home that day if you can and spend the time with your family. If you must acknowledge it, watching the mobs on the news offers opportunities to bond with others through shared mockery and disdain and forces you to exercise your eyes with reflexive eye rolls.
Over time stores opened earlier and earlier until eventually some places would open Thanksgiving day and stay open all night. Pleasantly at that point many stores came out and said that they would not be following suit and that they would not open so early so their employees could spend the day with their families. I don't notice any adverts exclaiming super early store openings any more. It seems consumerism can go too far, even here. Hopefully it won't get to that point for you all.
It's too late @person ...I'm afraid the damage is done, people are hooked...God have mercy upon our soles.... as we rush to the Black Friday sales.....
In all honesty, Black Friday can be great to strike some good deals on things we really may need.
I did not read the discussion, but I did buy some things I did need, some of them, at half the price.
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
I totally ignored, avoided and excluded Black Friday from anything I did, and am delighted to say I lived to tell the tale.
How bitter it feels when people you have always supported and done good for bite your hand.
Even if you do not do good expecting good in return, ouch, it does hurt.
But it'll pass...
?
I was just sitting here reading comments on newbuddhist when lightning struck followed by an almighty thunderclap which shook the house...Shake rattle & roll...
There's a rumble in heaven's jungle and the Samurai swords are clashing... brightening up the heavens
Another house shaking thunderclap ...Hey keep the noise down up there...I can't hear my self think....no wait ....that's a good thing ...keep up the good work...
Fosdickin its eye are mirrored far off mountainsAlaska, USAVeteran
Big earthquake in Alaska last Friday, power went out, black Friday all over again but all the stores were closed, their wares spread all over the floors. My house undamaged, so far as I can tell. 3000 aftershocks and counting, I'll keep burning joss sticks until they stop, or until I run out of joss sticks.
@Fosdick said:
Big earthquake in Alaska last Friday, power went out, black Friday all over again but all the stores were closed, their wares spread all over the floors. My house undamaged, so far as I can tell. 3000 aftershocks and counting, I'll keep burning joss sticks until they stop, or until I run out of joss sticks.
Did it cause much damage ? Any injuries or fatalities
Few injuries, mostly minor evidently, but no fatalities,
made a mess of some roads and bridges, including areas on some major commuter routes, but no large buildings collapsed. Schools are all closed this week, quite bit of mess to clean up there, ceiling tiles fallen, etc.
I haven't been out of the house since the quake, but must venture forth tomorrow to return library books - assuming the library is open.
Did it cause much damage ? Any injuries or fatalities
Few injuries, mostly minor evidently, but no fatalities,
made a mess of some roads and bridges, including areas on some major commuter routes, but no large buildings collapsed. Schools are all closed this week, quite bit of mess to clean up there, ceiling tiles fallen, etc.
I haven't been out of the house since the quake, but must venture forth tomorrow to return library books - assuming the library is open.
And to think my husband's a bit upset about all the leaves on the lawn....
@Fosdick said:
Big earthquake in Alaska last Friday, power went out, black Friday all over again but all the stores were closed, their wares spread all over the floors. My house undamaged, so far as I can tell. 3000 aftershocks and counting, I'll keep burning joss sticks until they stop, or until I run out of joss sticks.
@lobster said:
Joss sticks for larger problems ...
And just when I thought that nothing could astonish my hubby about my Buddhist practice anymore, imagine me crossing the door with one of those over the shoulder...
Thanks @Bunks . I really hope fire season has as little a damaging effect as possible this year. With global warming these have become very destructive with loss of life over the last number of years in particular.
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
It's extraordinary how conscientious "the Man in the Street" is when it comes to pollution and global warming... The World leaders needed a really good, strong wake-up call during the UN Summit, and David Attenborough pulled no punches.But profits and wealth seem to be more important. Trump failed to attend and withdrew; Attenborough described his position as 'out on a limb'.... I just pray that more people take note, take it seriously and take up arms (metaphorically!) against offending Governments....
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Fosdickin its eye are mirrored far off mountainsAlaska, USAVeteran
No library for me today - it's closed until further notice. The upside is that overdue fines are waived through the 15th of the month.
A lot more structural damage is being reported - one school in Houston, some miles north of here, will not reopen until May. Still few injuries reported, only one really serious, apparently - some poor guy with a burned airway and smoke inhalation, from fighting a fire in his home that was caused by the quake.
I guess I will lurk here in my basement for a few more days, and feel grateful that I still have a place to do so.
Talking of visiting libraries in distressful times, I have a 1938 edition of Alexandra David Neel's splendid book "Buddhism," which I highly recommend, by the way.
According to the withdrawal slip still present on the back cover, the book used to belong in an English library, and was still regularly borrowed from 1940 through 45.
I find it nothing short of amazing that even during the Blitz, people still managed to borrow books from libraries and manage to carry on with their lives....
I find it nothing short of amazing that even during the Blitz, people still managed to borrow books from libraries and manage to carry on with their lives....
...It's called the British stiff upper lip syndrome
"War !!! What war ???" Please pass the biscuits"....
Oh crud. My half-sister is traveling to Toulouse at this very moment. Bad timing...
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
@Buddhadragon said: A a good friend of mind has just lost her lifelong husband....
I can totally sympathise and equate. One of my ex-colleagues took early retirement to spend more time with her husband, who it appears, had a heart problem. Not one week later, he came in to the store one wednesday morning and he made a couple of purchases, one of which I served him for.
The same afternoon, he died, of a massive coronary, sitting in his favourite chair.
"The trouble is, we think we have time."
We take so much for granted, and presume too much.
Yet every breath is more precious than the last, because it is one breath less....
@Buddhadragon said: A a good friend of mind has just lost her lifelong husband....
I can totally sympathise and equate. One of my ex-colleagues took early retirement to spend more time with her husband, who it appears, had a heart problem. Not one week later, he came in to the store one wednesday morning and he made a couple of purchases, one of which I served him for.
The same afternoon, he died, of a massive coronary, sitting in his favourite chair.
Quite some reminder. My father had a problem with heart arrhythmia, for which he had a pair of operations. But he was told by his cardiologist that these are the kind of issues that you can still become old with...
I have a recurring technical issue: now and then, when I log back in to the site, I find indicated on my profile info the country where I live.
I like to keep "Samsara" as my generic location, among other things because, as I have often discussed here, I have a rather persistent and psychotic stalker on my tracks.
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I'm a bit late to the Black Friday discussion. Sorry it has reached your shores. As someone who has had to cope with this phenomena for a long time now I recommend ignoring it, staying home that day if you can and spend the time with your family. If you must acknowledge it, watching the mobs on the news offers opportunities to bond with others through shared mockery and disdain and forces you to exercise your eyes with reflexive eye rolls.
Over time stores opened earlier and earlier until eventually some places would open Thanksgiving day and stay open all night. Pleasantly at that point many stores came out and said that they would not be following suit and that they would not open so early so their employees could spend the day with their families. I don't notice any adverts exclaiming super early store openings any more. It seems consumerism can go too far, even here. Hopefully it won't get to that point for you all.
It's too late @person ...I'm afraid the damage is done, people are hooked...God have mercy upon our soles.... as we rush to the Black Friday sales.....
In all honesty, Black Friday can be great to strike some good deals on things we really may need.
I did not read the discussion, but I did buy some things I did need, some of them, at half the price.
I totally ignored, avoided and excluded Black Friday from anything I did, and am delighted to say I lived to tell the tale.
Bravo @federica
Black Friday - sell it!
Good plan. Cheap at twice the price ...
Black Buddha Friday. Give Away!
How bitter it feels when people you have always supported and done good for bite your hand.
Even if you do not do good expecting good in return, ouch, it does hurt.
But it'll pass...
?
I was just sitting here reading comments on newbuddhist when lightning struck followed by an almighty thunderclap which shook the house...Shake rattle & roll...
There's a rumble in heaven's jungle and the Samurai swords are clashing... brightening up the heavens
@Buddhadragon - there'll be a teaching in there somewhere! ??
You bet there is, @Bunks
It was there all along for years but I was reluctant to digest it.
I am ripe for it now...
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Another house shaking thunderclap ...Hey keep the noise down up there...I can't hear my self think....no wait ....that's a good thing ...keep up the good work...
The mind is like... a thunderclap
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Thunderclap Newman
Lightning striking again...?
...And now the sun's out and all is sweet again, with birds singing ...I wish Mother Nature would make up her mind
As we say here in the UK, "If you don't like the weather - wait 5 minutes..."
Mother nature's monkey mind? Organised chaos? Patterns?
Well, the day has been similar here in Switzerland today.
Sudden showers one moment, with all hell breaking lose, and a blinding sun the next...
Its freezing here now. Car windows already frozen. I'll be defrosting in the morning.
That was random, useless and an announcement. Think i've covered all bases there.
Where are you @Hozan?
Big earthquake in Alaska last Friday, power went out, black Friday all over again but all the stores were closed, their wares spread all over the floors. My house undamaged, so far as I can tell. 3000 aftershocks and counting, I'll keep burning joss sticks until they stop, or until I run out of joss sticks.
Wow! Stay safe @Fosdick
Much metta, @Fosdick ❤️?❤️
@Fosdick
Did it cause much damage ? Any injuries or fatalities > @Bunks said:
I think he is somewhere in Ireland @Bunks ...
Joss sticks for larger problems ...
I want one! I want two! The perfect Christmas gift!
@Shoshin said
Few injuries, mostly minor evidently, but no fatalities,
made a mess of some roads and bridges, including areas on some major commuter routes, but no large buildings collapsed. Schools are all closed this week, quite bit of mess to clean up there, ceiling tiles fallen, etc.
I haven't been out of the house since the quake, but must venture forth tomorrow to return library books - assuming the library is open.
Good news no fatalities and may the injured recover quickly...Safe travel to the library tomorrow...
And to think my husband's a bit upset about all the leaves on the lawn....
Irelandl
Much metta @Fosdick . Stay safe.
And just when I thought that nothing could astonish my hubby about my Buddhist practice anymore, imagine me crossing the door with one of those over the shoulder...
@Fosdick ...Please be our eyes on the ground when you do venture to the library...
Ooo stay warm @Hozan. We are having the opposite issue here. Forecasting 38c on Friday! Fire season is about to begin.
Thanks @Bunks . I really hope fire season has as little a damaging effect as possible this year. With global warming these have become very destructive with loss of life over the last number of years in particular.
It's extraordinary how conscientious "the Man in the Street" is when it comes to pollution and global warming... The World leaders needed a really good, strong wake-up call during the UN Summit, and David Attenborough pulled no punches.But profits and wealth seem to be more important. Trump failed to attend and withdrew; Attenborough described his position as 'out on a limb'.... I just pray that more people take note, take it seriously and take up arms (metaphorically!) against offending Governments....
No library for me today - it's closed until further notice. The upside is that overdue fines are waived through the 15th of the month.
A lot more structural damage is being reported - one school in Houston, some miles north of here, will not reopen until May. Still few injuries reported, only one really serious, apparently - some poor guy with a burned airway and smoke inhalation, from fighting a fire in his home that was caused by the quake.
I guess I will lurk here in my basement for a few more days, and feel grateful that I still have a place to do so.
Talking of visiting libraries in distressful times, I have a 1938 edition of Alexandra David Neel's splendid book "Buddhism," which I highly recommend, by the way.
According to the withdrawal slip still present on the back cover, the book used to belong in an English library, and was still regularly borrowed from 1940 through 45.
I find it nothing short of amazing that even during the Blitz, people still managed to borrow books from libraries and manage to carry on with their lives....
...It's called the British stiff upper lip syndrome
"War !!! What war ???" Please pass the biscuits"....
.....I'll put the kettle on....
We used to dream of a basement ...
Of cooos, my deeeaahh....
I spent the most awful day in France.
I met a friend of mine who lives in Mulhouse for our monthly lunch and got caught in the midst of the social upheaval that is ravaging the country.
I'm exhausted...
My younger daughter lives in France. She too has had a few bumpy days going to and from work...
Glad you returned safely home @Buddhadragon . Turbulent times.
A good friend of mind has just lost her lifelong husband.
They had their suitcases already packed to leave on vacation and he had just had the good news of an important rise in his pension.
Dukkha seems to have a perfect timing to strike when it can hurt the most....
Oh crud. My half-sister is traveling to Toulouse at this very moment. Bad timing...
I can totally sympathise and equate. One of my ex-colleagues took early retirement to spend more time with her husband, who it appears, had a heart problem. Not one week later, he came in to the store one wednesday morning and he made a couple of purchases, one of which I served him for.
The same afternoon, he died, of a massive coronary, sitting in his favourite chair.
"The trouble is, we think we have time."
We take so much for granted, and presume too much.
Yet every breath is more precious than the last, because it is one breath less....
It's not like you need to worry at all, @nakazcid
I just pondered on the fact that life is unpredictable...
Quite some reminder. My father had a problem with heart arrhythmia, for which he had a pair of operations. But he was told by his cardiologist that these are the kind of issues that you can still become old with...
I have a recurring technical issue: now and then, when I log back in to the site, I find indicated on my profile info the country where I live.
I like to keep "Samsara" as my generic location, among other things because, as I have often discussed here, I have a rather persistent and psychotic stalker on my tracks.
Is there a way to avoid this sudden change?