u/Live-Swan3267

I recently had the craziest experience with a child who couldn’t find his mom, mainly because of the mother not coming to customer service, going to an employee, or responding to us paging her by name, for 45 minutes… So i’m stock 2, and i’m walking back from the bathroom headed towards the seasonal costumes for halloween on display. This kid comes up to me asking me to find his mom. So I ask where he last saw her and he said the costume aisles, so I took him over and we walked around the general area, and after he didn’t point her out or spot her, I walked him to the customer center.

I get the kid’s name and his moms name and tell it to the worker at the customer center, and he goes over the PA paging for the mom, using her name. He spoke very clearly, no accent, no impediments. Very clearly saying her name over the loudspeaker and saying to come to customer center as her party’s waiting. So I have to stand with the kid while we’re waiting for his mom to come. I talk with him so that way i’m not just awkwardly standing there with him and I get some info, such as that hes in 3rd grade and his age, and apparently his dad works at our walmart but wasn’t working that day. I got the dad’s name and the customer center worker and I didn’t recognize his name.

So they keep paging the mom, and I try to get a sense of where they went. According to the kid, they were coming from his soccer game, and his dad and siblings were waiting in the car, and that only him and his mom went inside through the doors by the pharmacy and into the costume area. And thats all the kid said they went, and said his mom said that if he got lost she wouldn’t find him. And apparently he said his mom said bye to him before he lost her. So 20+ minutes have gone by, and now i’m starting to worry, because now this sounds like an abandonment situation more than a simple lost child. The mom said bye to him, left him, and hasnt come to the desk at all.

After 45 minutes of standing at the customer center desk, the kid says he heard someone yell his name and that it sounded like his mom. So I look at the customer center worker and he says to go check it out, and if its his mom let him go. So we walk to the area where we heard her yelling and the kid points her out and we walk over to her. I ask if this is her kid and she says yes, and apparently (according to her) she told him to wait in the costume aisle while she went to the household area and bought some paper goods. So I just say we had been paging her for a while, and she asked if she’s in trouble, and I said no, but just dont leave the kid alone in the store anymore and she understood. And as i’m walking away I hear the kid say something to her and shes snaps and says “shut up, i dont want to hear a word from you, stand here.” And after that I just kept walking and went back to work.

Needless to say, that absolutely was the worst lost child situation i’ve dealt with. How the hell do you lose your child for 45 minutes (granted yes she was shopping elsewhere for probably 20 minutes) but still, how do you walk around for 25+ minutes and not come up to an associate about you missing your child. If she had done that, the kid would’ve been back to her in 5 minutes, but nope, clearly she was wandering around looking for him, completely ignoring the clear callout on the PA for her. It just baffles me how you could leave a 9 year old child by himself in a Walmart, and just walk away, whether you told him to stay or not. I never thought that’d happen to me, but in the end, i’m glad this didn’t turn into an abandonment situation where the mom left the store and abandoned the child on purpose. Nonetheless, its still horrible.

So i was watching Halloween 2 for the very first time. Having watched almost every halloween movie except that one, that for some reason had avoided me for so long.

I obviously saw the quick flashback showing Michael a few years after the incident and Laurie being brought to him. And I couldn’t help but notice the eeriness of this quick scene.

To most people, they’re probably like, okay, its just a scene quickly showing one of their very few encounters together. But for me its about the setting of the scene and the behavior of Michael.

The reason for this is because I myself in my younger years, specifically my teenage years, I was put in the same place that he’s depicted to be in, which is an institution for the youthfully ill. And I couldn’t help but think about the catatonic state that Michael’s in, just staring out of a window sitting in a lonely chair with a room left untouched, and he only moves when someone enters and its to look at them.

I just gotta say, bravo to whoever it was who depicted this scene and directed it and made it. Everyone involved in that small snippet, couldn’t have made it any more real.

It felt so real, because I could scarily see myself in that chair. Apparently when I was first admitted into an institution, I dont remember this myself, but it was in the discharge report that I got, that apparently for four weeks, nearly a month after I first was admitted, I was in what they described as a “catatonic state, unaware of my surroundings, doing the bare minimum to stay alive (basically eat barely enough to not starve and drink barely enough to not die of thirst), and moving only when alone.” Apparently I would only eat and drink when they were out of the room, which they’d check in every 10 minutes, so basically they said id stand up for probably two minutes, take two bites of the meal they brought into my room, took one sip of water, and then basically sat back down until they walked back in, and repeated that process for weeks.

I had a roommate, who told me that everyone saw me when I came in but had forgotten I was even in the ward because they never saw me. Apparently once when they opened the door to check on me, some of the kids looked in the door and yelled hello and I didnt even tilt my head, i basically had no acknowledgment whatsoever.

Obviously I eventually moved out of my trance that I was in, very slowly I would take walks out of my room to go get food and walk it back, and then eventually i started actually partaking in therapies throughout the day.

But I just had to say this, its very very eerie to see that flashback when it happened. Because it felt so real, though its just a dramatization in a movie, it didnt feel like a dramatization. I just wanted to say that scene is amazing, and phenomenally shot. It couldn’t have pictured someone in such a situation any better. Hes in a catatonic state, but when someone he knows walks into the room, hes able to do just enough to look at them. Not talk, not even smile, just enough to look at them. That flashback will forever be engraved in my brain from that movie. By the way. If anyone has any questions or is curious about institutions or life in there, feel free to ask. i’m pretty much an open book now about it, though it took a long long time to get to where I am now where i’m okay talking of it.

As patriots fans, we obviously have fanbases we hate. In fact, we’re usually the fans other fans hate to see win. But whats your least favorite fanbase that just makes you hope they never get to enjoy a Superbowl? Not even the players or the teams themselves, but just their fanbase is so insufferable that you dont want to see them enjoy a super bowl win.

For me, I could say the obvious, Bills or Jets or Fins, but for me honestly, its Baltimore. They were so insufferable during the Dynasty. “if this happened or that happened we woulda been on top” like yah every team said that, but to me, they were really annoying about it. I dont want to see them win a superbowl, at least in the Lamar era. I’m happy they’ve struggled to even see the AFC Championship in recent years.

Whats your fanbase that makes you just want to see them suffer.

Edit: Yes Baltimore has SB wins. I mean from now in 2026 and in the future.

I’m 18 years old, and have 3 years of stage hand experience for live events. This is things from local sport events setting up audio, to theater productions in a 100-200 capacity playhouse, and i’m looking into going to a local community college here in MA (MT. wachusett cc if you’re curious) for audio engineering.

I have worked lighting consoles for live shows, programmed shows lights, rigged lights using a ladder, done spot op, audio mixing and audio operation for live shows, but unfortunately none of them i’m certified in, i’ve simply been self taught the ins and outs since i was 14 or been mentored by older coworkers in these environments.

I was recommended to apply to IATSE Local 11 (Local boston chapter), and they said its good i’m bot some completely new person. But before applying with them I cant help think that I never been certified in this field. All I have to my name is articles listing me as a part of productions, and references. So i’m not sure if the 3 years of minor related experience is enough without a certification, so i’m hesitant to apply to the IATSE.

I’ve looked for production companies to work for whether paid or intern, and i’ve never heard back from any of them.

So i’m looking for anyone who knows what I can try or do, especially if you’re local to MA or the New England area id love to hear what you recommend, or if you even have any job opportunities I could take up if you have any openings. Any and all recommendations is appreciated.

Anyone else have a problem where when you age down a year it doesn’t change the age. So i’m an athlete and 38, i dont like my season so I go down a year. My contract goes back a year and erases the season prior like it should, but my age stays 38. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t.Been going on for like a month.

Anyone else had this or know how to fix it?

What’s a play, a narrative, a fanbase trope, literally anything that is just so dumb and unfathomable its hard to believe it even happened.

A few of my Examples:
-Zappe being better than Jones. Yes Jones was ass in the end, but Zappe was not going to be better yet people acted like he’d be our lord and savior.

-End of the 2022 Raiders game. One of the dumbest and most embarrassing endings to a game i’ve ever seen at the NFL level. And seeing Mac Jones get stiffed straight to the turf was a good representation for the season.

-1991 Hugh Millen screws the game against the Broncos.

There’s alot you could put, especially from the 2020s, like the Colts game played overseas that ended Jones’s starter job. I’m just interested in what you guys consider some of the dumbest moments in Patriots history.

So I work at Walmart, and have become very used to parents just coming up to me while i’m stocking and zoning and say they’re going to grab something across the store and tell me, not even ask, to watch their kid, and then walk off before i can even process it. I used to just do it and watch the kid, but now i’m turning in the kids to my administrators and now they call the parents to come pick up their kid. I’m tired, i have this happen not even exaggerating like 3 times a week, and its annoying. I’m not a babysitter, I am customer service, and those services do not include free child care. So please to anyone who does this, stop leaving your kids with workers at stores. And if you’re a worker at a store such as walmart like me, drop the kids off at an asset protection or some higher up authority figure and the parents can deal with them about leaving their kids with strangers. Its just baffling parents will leave their children with strangers who are at work simply because we work there, like we’re instantly to trust in child care, its genuinely concerning.

So i’m a rock and metal guy, but i like specific artists of other genres including some country (thanks to my mother). I like Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Morgan Wallen (for his lyrics and melody more than his voice). I like Tim Mcgraw, some Jason Aldean, Kenny Chessney, Garth Brooks. I guess i’m sorta all over when it comes to country from the old to new.

I’m looking for people who sound like those artists i listed. Whether its their voice, lyricism, or melodies. I am pretty big on lyrics and melodies when listening to music more than i am the voice, but i do love a good harmony like Lady A. So please give me suggestions for bands and artists I can listen to that can freshen up my country playlist.

For a 20 minute tv show filmed infront of a live studio audience such as Roseanne, King of Queens. How long does it take to produce a single one of those episodes. Obviously this isnt the 80s or 2000s, when those examples were filmed, but even for more recent shows such as The Conners, Big Bang Theory, I always wonder how long it takes to film infront of a live audience for a 20 minute show.

Does anyone have any idea as to how long it could take to film an episode of a 20 minute “happy show” for television. I’m sure it varies per show so please feel free to get specific on the shows and their aspects. I’ve watched these shows for years, and always wanted to know more about their production.

Simple question. Which horror movie out there has had the best remake OR had the best second movie of the series to follow it up.

Me personally. As an example, Maybe abit controversial, but I choose Night of The Living Dead 1990 as a great remake of the 1968 film, >!making Barbara an absolute badass as the 1990 movie goes on!<. Or I’d even choose Dawn of The Dead 1978 as a great sequel to Night of The Living Dead 1968.

This is OBVIOUSLY opinion based so any responses are valid. >!(Dont be a dick to people in the responses just because they like a movie you dont.)!<

Okay so picture this. It’s November of 1984, i’m like 10 years old. My dad is a bigtime horror fan. My mom hated horror and didnt let me watch it with him at home. Now at the time we didn’t always have the money to spend on the theater so my mom didn’t want my dad spending the money for a horror movie in theaters. At the time, I was wanting to see an R rated action movie, Missing In Action with Chuck Norris. I liked action stories (my granddad fought in war so i was used to those stories) and enjoyed action movies. So my dad was so generous to offer to take me to see Missing In Action because obviously I need an adult to view it. So he goes to my mom, who knows I’ve wanted to see the movie and say he’s taking me.

So we go to the theater on his day off. For me and my parents thats a big deal. It was always a good day when we went to the movies, but I especially liked it with my dad because my mom likes romantic movies and chick flicks while my dad and I shared an interest in action films. So i’m so excited for this Missing In Action film. We get to the ticketing booth and the young kid working the booth asks which movie and how many tickets we need. My dad, who promised me we were seeing Missing In Action, tells the kid he wants two tickets to Nightmare On Elm Street. The kids face went into an instant state of confusion and shock. He says “Sir are you sure you want to bring your son into this movie, its really scary.” and my dad said “dont tell me how to raise my kid.” So the guy gives my dad the tickets and we walk in and i look at dad and ask him why we’re not seeing Missing in Action, and im not joking, his words were, “we’re not going to see that f*ggot sh*t”.

So needless to say we get home after the movie, i’m practically scarred for life and my dad turns to me and says “if your mother asks, we went to that movie you wanted to see”. And I kept it an absolute secret since I was a little kid, and when my mom passed from breast cancer years later in 2005, she still had no clue my dad brought me to that movie. And now with my dad gone too, i’ve just been thinking back on alot of the memories we had, and couldn’t help but think about how my dad got my horror obsession started, with a single traumatizing trip to the movie theaters, and to celebrate, I recently rewatched Missing In Action and Nightmare On Elm Street.

I just thought i’d share this story. I’m curious how other people got into horror as a genre.

Does anyone else use knee pads like I do? my coworkers dont seem to use knee pads when they’re stocking but honestly i think they were a very useful purchase. Helps to protect the knees while making it easier to get down to the lower shelves on the concrete floor. I’m surprised i dont see more of my stocking coworkers use them.

Anyone else feels like this is some sort of torture. I feel like they made it to be played at Guantanamo Bay when trying to get info out of someone. But hey, on the bright side i’ll never be able to forget about new medicare benefits and i’m forever aware of shingles possibly making me miss my kids graduation.

As a person who has worked with so many productions, concerts, festivals, and tours, it really is great to see a concert film with not just behind the scenes of the band but also highlighting the many people who are needed to put this whole production and experience together. Before i worked for concerts as a rigger, light tech & programmer, audio tech…etc. I went to a concert and tended to overlook how that band is on that stage and in the city and the arena. I didn’t appreciate the work and dedication and creativeness behind the scenes. (now i cant help going to a concert and looking at the stage, figuring out the lights they use and tech they use).

I must say, in 2022 when I saw Ghost’s new stage, I was in awe, and I said that I couldn’t wait to see their next stage, and sure enough their creative crew absolutely blew away my mind with the new show. Everything was amazing, the 80s par cans, the led panel wall, the Ghoul’s costumes, Papa’s new mask, and even his new microphone capsule being the sE V7 MC1 (phenomenal capsule for anyone looking for a good microphone or capsule).

I hope, that on top of experiencing the amazing concert on film (which I hope has an absolutely amazing mix). I hope people can take home an appreciation for the people who dedicate their lives to bring these bands and artists to them, and to give an amazing experience. As a roadie there’s nothing better than seeing people enjoy the show that you helped create and be a part of.

I’m a Journalism student who will be attending a two year community college and later transferring to a four year school (CC is free for now in my state so i’m trying to take advantage.)

I’ve been following media since my 7th grade year. I’ve publicized in school newspapers all the way through high school, averaged an A in every english class, achieved an AP literature grade of A as well, and have even helped with digital media for sports with my school. I’ve worked at a radio station as an on air host intern as well.

My hope (key word: hope) is to work in a sports related media field. Print, Digital, Broadcast, Play x Play, etc. Sports is basically my being and if i can talk, explain, educate, or debate it, then i’m happy.

Of course I know thats a long shot. There won’t be a chance in that field all the time, that’s why i’m also willing to work any journalism/writing as a start. From journalism to script writing, i’m willing to do it all because i know how scarce the job scene can be related to writing and journalism. I know it can be tough too. You might need to cover heavy topics and may need to find ways to cope with negativity you face for your writing or the negative nature of the topic itself.

So if you could, i’d love to hear from people who’ve been or are currently going through the schooling, as well as people who’ve worked in the journalism field. What should I know, what should i prepare for or do? Any advice is appreciated and will help. Thank You.