"I miss the page selector already."
QUOTE(Necromusume @ Nov 1 2022, 06:37)
Last year was the most epic Halloween ever. People went all-out decorating all month long. They were still cooped up from the pandemic, and had the stimulus money. On the 31st, the safety Karens decided that people were going to do daylight trick-or-treating, and it backfired gloriously. The weather was perfect, sunny and dry. Mobs of people started a couple hours before dusk, but they didn't go in like they were supposed to. They stayed out all evening until 10 PM, 12 AM, even later. It was like the Mardi Gras Halloween - there had never been more people, more elaborate costumes, or longer trick-or-treating.
This year? Barely anybody decorated. I've never seen fewer Jack-O-Lanterns in my life. The crop failed, pumpkins were $50 apiece, and kids no longer do handicrafts - is what it looked like. Cold & wet with torrential rain most of the day. Inflation, bad economy, and a candy shortage. It was on a Monday so everyone was crabby and wanted to get to bed early. Low-effort, storebought costumes, barely any houses participating, people just watching TV indoors like it was any other day of the year. It sucked! We need a do-over.
Over here I gauge how well the local economy is doing based on how many fireworks people in my city buy and use on New Year's Eve. Of course this year the output is predictable.
What was the last thing you thought?, general edition
Nov 2 2022, 07:12
