Snow.............

Much rather be beat with a red hot fire place poker than go there....people, kids, noise......just went out to get the paper and heard absolute silence...and had to walk thru snow flurries....

Very true, I'm not huge on crowds or the other stuff. But, you see both sides of the human condition there. From the rude folks who will run just to get ahead of you in line to the absolute wonderment in a childs eyes to see something for the very first time. Which memory do you hold on to for a good laugh and which one do you hold onto for a lifetime?