tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post4313932655524868652..comments2024-03-29T07:13:29.065-04:00Comments on Humbucker Poems: the mallBrother Olliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-12693471820951358812015-06-30T18:53:04.113-04:002015-06-30T18:53:04.113-04:00Ollie, where the heck are you? Stop for a salad :-...Ollie, where the heck are you? Stop for a salad :-)<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-58314909878331157132015-06-29T17:46:32.357-04:002015-06-29T17:46:32.357-04:00Brother Ollie,
Nothing much has changed in the ma...Brother Ollie,<br /><br />Nothing much has changed in the malls, anywhere in the world. An increasing number of empty units, all bearing a painted facade of happier times. <br />Towns full of charity shops, cut price food stores, tacky IT repair shops and exchange stores for DVD-CDs. An increased number of empty town shops as well...Very sad times...<br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-86007982263369038912015-06-29T15:23:00.956-04:002015-06-29T15:23:00.956-04:00Strip mall/stripped of stores. I like the associa...Strip mall/stripped of stores. I like the association you made.<br /><br />I'd probably see if I could raid the dumpster for something.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986613079198776840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-62632247989256128922015-06-29T10:11:22.732-04:002015-06-29T10:11:22.732-04:00A great image you invoked of a dead mall.A great image you invoked of a dead mall.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-69966229230579156432015-06-29T03:24:59.750-04:002015-06-29T03:24:59.750-04:00Waste is appalling yet we still check the use by d...Waste is appalling yet we still check the use by dates when we buy even though we will eat the food that day! New stock come in and fresh food is still dumped.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-46857447151015508412015-06-29T01:25:20.317-04:002015-06-29T01:25:20.317-04:00Yep, our lifestyle...Yep, our lifestyle...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445997176174265322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-69141606965139621882015-06-28T23:52:03.516-04:002015-06-28T23:52:03.516-04:00True of life as well.. so much to throw out yet so...True of life as well.. so much to throw out yet so much emptiness inside!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-4324583096654587512015-06-28T20:36:37.820-04:002015-06-28T20:36:37.820-04:00The sad part is that the "spoiled" stock...The sad part is that the "spoiled" stock that is thrown in dumpsters is rarely truly spoiled and could be salvaged and better used elsewhere.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-56236715608808866372015-06-28T19:28:06.429-04:002015-06-28T19:28:06.429-04:00How sad when this happens....
GraceHow sad when this happens....<br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-10507843392509265532015-06-28T18:38:19.766-04:002015-06-28T18:38:19.766-04:00I find it sad when buildings are left empty...much...I find it sad when buildings are left empty...much like a life lost and empty.<br /><br />Donna@LivingFromHappinessDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-45036256239352498752015-06-28T18:24:53.696-04:002015-06-28T18:24:53.696-04:00The economy is to be blamed. or maybe everyone has...The economy is to be blamed. or maybe everyone has now a different prioritytotomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-83261552231172627532015-06-28T16:30:39.100-04:002015-06-28T16:30:39.100-04:00The economic downturn......sad that so much waste ...The economic downturn......sad that so much waste is involved, hopefully not of things people can use.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-41362538483994708962015-06-28T14:55:50.722-04:002015-06-28T14:55:50.722-04:00like the beginning of an end.like the beginning of an end.Natašekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-61753011699084966172015-06-28T10:02:55.915-04:002015-06-28T10:02:55.915-04:00everyone can relate with the images here...everyone can relate with the images here...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-85759523486088502502015-06-28T09:36:24.387-04:002015-06-28T09:36:24.387-04:00The waste always shocks me.The waste always shocks me.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-79684359895038345272015-06-28T09:22:48.132-04:002015-06-28T09:22:48.132-04:00Shops are a real dichotomy - full to the roofs but...Shops are a real dichotomy - full to the roofs but nothing inside that will ever fill our souls..Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-64080233209733772112015-06-28T09:12:25.266-04:002015-06-28T09:12:25.266-04:00Excellent write :)Excellent write :)Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-22992350178202554692015-06-28T08:27:47.499-04:002015-06-28T08:27:47.499-04:00I think the way consumerism are making those templ...I think the way consumerism are making those temples to mammon necessary.. Maybe we should refrain to go there.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-62915142635630065622015-06-28T08:23:43.232-04:002015-06-28T08:23:43.232-04:00Oh, I have seen that happen too...with big malls a...Oh, I have seen that happen too...with big malls and small. Some strip malls have gone up but never acquired any tenants. No trucks needed.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-70077816527766491012015-06-28T08:22:47.260-04:002015-06-28T08:22:47.260-04:00Malls are not my favourite places, and your poetic...Malls are not my favourite places, and your poetic description of behind the scenes reinforces my disdain for rampant materialism. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-4965292952779338682015-06-28T08:00:22.062-04:002015-06-28T08:00:22.062-04:00That pretty much covers most malls in America
the ...That pretty much covers most malls in America<br />the mall is the relic of dinosaurs - with scattered ecclectic stores<br />and a few people still holding on.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-36114433987348005632015-04-29T12:19:01.590-04:002015-04-29T12:19:01.590-04:00I feel the same woeful heaviness when I see the de...I feel the same woeful heaviness when I see the death of a community.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-2134689600454562112015-04-28T15:28:09.901-04:002015-04-28T15:28:09.901-04:00With the downturn, one sees many empty stores thes...With the downturn, one sees many empty stores these days, our town's downtown has become a ghost town.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-37637403000013980472015-04-28T13:23:39.231-04:002015-04-28T13:23:39.231-04:00Brother ollie,
Much the same image right around t...Brother ollie,<br /><br />Much the same image right around the whole world. Throwing away so much, yet the Malls are filled with only empty units. Painted shop fronatages, to mimic life, if were occupied!!<br />I think The Tired Monk, might be happier away from such commercial places:)<br />Eileen<br />Eileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-28801625824757889692015-04-27T17:43:47.814-04:002015-04-27T17:43:47.814-04:00Have been having trouble commenting on your blog. ...Have been having trouble commenting on your blog. Hope it works this time. This post is awesome as have been the last few you've posted. I'm a huge fan of your simple yet stuff.<br />SCThe Square Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942354729937177275noreply@blogger.com