Brian Bandle ndi mtengo wa Khrisimasi womwe adagula pa intaneti kwa $ 250 kunyumba kwake ku Brunswick, NY Lachisanu, Disembala 3, 2021. Ankaganiza kuti akuyitanitsa imodzi yomwe ingabwerezedwe kwa zaka zikubwera Mtengo wowoneka bwino wogwiritsidwa ntchito, koma udapezeka kuti ndi munthu weniweni. kumutumizira zokongoletsa kuchokera ku New Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Brian Bandle ndi mtengo wa Khrisimasi womwe adagula pa intaneti kwa $ 250 kunyumba kwake ku Brunswick, NY Lachisanu, Disembala 3, 2021. Ankaganiza kuti akuyitanitsa imodzi yomwe ingabwerezedwe kwa zaka zikubwera Mtengo wowoneka bwino wogwiritsidwa ntchito, koma udapezeka kuti ndi munthu weniweni. kumutumizira zokongoletsa kuchokera ku New Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Mtengo weniweni wa Khrisimasi wogulidwa pa intaneti kwa $250 ndi Brian Bandle kunyumba kwake ku Brunswick, NY Lachisanu, Disembala 3, 2021.Anayesa kugulitsa pamasamba ochezera, ndipo ngakhale sanagulitse, mtengowo udakhala "chinthu", pomwe munthu wina adamupatsa shelufu kuti ateteze mtengowo ndipo wina adamutumizira zokongoletsa kuchokera ku New Orleans. (Till Waldron)/
Brian Bandle akuyang'ana mtengo wa Khrisimasi womwe adagula pa intaneti $250 kunyumba kwake ku Brunswick, NY, Lachisanu, Disembala 3, 2021.anakhala munthu weniweni.Anayesa kugulitsa pawailesi yakanema, ndipo ngakhale sanaugulitse, mtengowo udakhala "chinthu", ndi munthu m'modzi kumupatsa shelufu kuti ateteze mtengowo ndipo wina amamutumizira kapena kumutumizira dzina.
Brian Bandle ndi mtengo wa Khrisimasi womwe adagula pa intaneti kwa $ 250 kunyumba kwake ku Brunswick, NY Lachisanu, Disembala 3, 2021. Ankaganiza kuti akuyitanitsa imodzi yomwe ingabwerezedwe kwa zaka zikubwera Mtengo wowoneka bwino wogwiritsidwa ntchito, koma udapezeka kuti ndi munthu weniweni. kumutumizira zokongoletsa kuchokera ku New Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Brian Bandle adagula mtengo wa Khrisimasi pa intaneti $250 kunyumba kwake ku Brunswick, NY Lachisanu, Disembala 3, 2021, akuganiza kuti akuyitanitsa mtengo wokongola womwe ungagwiritsidwenso ntchito zaka zikubwerazi, koma zidakhala zoona. New Orleans.(Will Waldron/Times Alliance)
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Nthambi ya DuBois, yotalika mapazi 9, idatchuka komanso chidwi pa intaneti mwini wake atalemba za kubwera kwake.
Kumanani ndi Nthambi ya DuBois.Anali mtsikana wamtali, wakhungu lakuda, wokongola, akuwoneka monyadira pamaso pa mawindo opaka magalasi a tchalitchi chakale ku Brunswick.Brian ndi Tamara Bandle posachedwapa adagula malo omwe tsopano amawatcha kuti kwawo.
Poyamba, Bandles sankafuna kuvomereza DuBois m'njira yake. Iwo ankayembekezera chinachake osati chatsopano. Anali wonyansa kuposa momwe ankafunira. Komanso amamwa - kwambiri. Tikukamba za malita atatu kapena anayi (inde, malita) patsiku.
Anatulutsanso kafungo kakang'ono. Anthu ambiri amaona kuti fungo lake ndi lokoma, koma fungo lake limasangalatsa m'mphuno za anthu ena.
DuBois ndi mtengo wa Khrisimasi wa Blue Ridge Mountain wa 9-foot.Iye ndiye mgwirizano weniweni.Monga iye ankakhala pa famu ya nkhalango pakati pa United States posakhalitsa asanawonekere pakhomo la Bandle.
Brian adachita kuyitanitsa, inde, koma sanapeze zomwe amayembekezera.Anayang'ana mtengo wochita kupanga wautali, koma adakopeka ndi kukongola kwa Du Bois - mtengo wake (woposa $200) umatanthauza kuti anali wotchipa kwambiri kuposa mitengo ina yabodza yomwe adayiwona.
DuBois atafika, mkazi wa Brian, Tamara, anali woyamba kuona tsinde lamtengowo m'malo mwa pulasitiki.
“Ndinali ngati, ‘Ha,’” Brian akukumbukira motero, ndipo Tamara anatembenuza maso ake n’kuchokapo.” Iye sanandikwiyire kwenikweni, koma anagwiritsidwa mwala kwambiri ndi kusalabadira kwanga mwatsatanetsatane.
Ma Bandel, omwe anali asanakhalepo ndi mtengo weniweni, adachita mantha ndi chisamaliro chomwe chifaniziro cha painichi chimafunikira.Chotero adachita zomwe kasitomala aliyense wodziwa, wokhumudwitsidwa amachita tsopano ndi zinthu zosafunikira: "kugulitsa" mtengowo pawailesi yakanema.
Facebook ilibe chidwi - palibe ngakhale ndemanga imodzi yokha "ikupezekabe" yomwe imadutsa, koma nthawi zambiri palibe.
Webusayiti yomwe nthawi zambiri imanyozedwa, yomwe imayang'ana kwambiri pagulu ikuwonetsa "mukuganiza bwanji za galimoto yachilendo ija yomwe idayenda mumsewu usiku watha" kapena "Ndidawona imodzi pabwalo langa - ilibe mpweya." Kupuma - Turkey ", mtengo wa paini womwe umapangitsa moyo kukhala wodzaza ndi nyonga.
Cholemba choyamba cha Brian chinali chosavuta komanso chofikira: "Ndinagula mtengo wa Khrisimasi wamamita 8 pa intaneti womwe ndimauwona kuti ndi wabodza ... woperekedwa lero ndipo unakhala mtengo weniweni," adalemba motero." Ndine wosalankhula ndipo mkazi wanga sakukondwera kwambiri ndi kugula kwanga. Ndi Fraser fir yomwe imawoneka ngati mtengo wabwino kwambiri, koma sindine wokakamizika kuti ndisamalire mtengo weniweni wa $ 17.5. Ndinalipira $225.”
Ngakhale kuti palibe amene wasonyeza chidwi chogula mtengowo (mutha kugula mafila anayi atsopano pano pamtengo umenewu kuti mupite nawo kwawo), ambiri asonyeza chidwi ndi painiwo.Kuona mtima kwa Brian pa zimene zinachitika ndiponso zimene mkazi wake anachita zinakopanso anthu.
Chifukwa chake, pamene mtengowo sunagulitse, adatumiza zosintha kuti akadalipo - monga mayi akudikirira.
"Mtengowo udali wokwera ndikudikirira mumtsuko wamadzi ofunda ku Home Depot mpaka nditapeza mtengo. Sizinali zabwino, koma zonse sizinali zabwino," adalemba.
Ndemanga ndi zochita zinawunjikana.Posakhalitsa, adafunsidwa kuti apitirize nkhani ya mitengo.Izi zinasanduka otsatira omwe analimbikitsa Bandles kukumbatira alendo osafunidwa.Mnzake wina adamupatsa choyimira chomwe chinamasula Du Bois ku zomwe Brian adatcha "goli la chidebe cha Home Depot."Wotsatira wina adatumiza mikanda ya Mardi Gras mwachindunji kuchokera ku New Orleans.Anthu angapo adapempha kuti abwere ndi mtengo.
Kenako wina ananena mpikisano wotchula mayina. Akhoza kukhala Holly (Monyadira) kapena Noel kapena Betty.Heck, ngakhale Everett (akusewera Evergreen), Doug ndi Sam ochokera ku Basamu amwazikana ngati singano za Du Bois pa Bandles pansi.
Nthambi ya DuBois - youziridwa ndi Blanche DuBois mu "A Streetcar Named Desiree" - amapambana.Ndipo monga choncho, mtengowo unakhala iye.
"Tapereka dzina ndi jenda kumtengo," adatero Brian. Pakalipano, watumiza zolemba zisanu ndi zitatu zokhudzana ndi DuBois pa Nextdoor.
Koma mtengo umenewo unapeza zambiri kuposa dzina lokha.DuBois adagonjetsanso mitima ya Brian ndi Tamara.Ngakhale akunena kuti kutchuka kwapita pamutu pawo.Anafalikira, kutenga "malo ochuluka kuposa momwe ankayenera," malinga ndi mwini wake.
Iye tsopano ndi mlendo wokhazikika ku Bandells.Zosintha zaposachedwa zidalengeza nyumba yotseguka kuti anthu akumane ndi Du Bois Loweruka ndi Lamlungu.Ndipo, Tamara adati, Du Bois mwina adasintha malingaliro a banjali za mtengo weniweni wa Khrisimasi.
"Tsopano ndiyenera kuvomereza kuti mtengowo ndi wokongola ndipo ndikuganiza kuti tiyenera kukhala ndi mtengo weniweni chaka chilichonse," adatero Tamara.
Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a feature writer who writes about trends in your life and hers.You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com.
Nthawi yotumiza: Feb-15-2022