Too much time on their hands?
I find it requires a horrifying degree of willpower to keep from wondering about some customers. I should take this moment to reassure all and sundry that my mind has not decided to delve into dark, disturbing speculations pertaining to the intimate activities of the patronage. That route leads to madness, uncontrollable facial tics, and a three digit weekly anti-nausea medicine habit. Of course, if she should happen to be especially fetching, exceptions can be made for the sake personal morale.
Instead, I am referring to those individuals who will spend substantial spans of time within the arcade. Unlike the habitual campers or lurkers who devote themselves to quietly occupying rooms without spending any money and who get sent on their merry way as soon as they are detected by the staff, these guys (it's predominantly a male pastime) will keep their booth operating the entire duration of their visit. Quite often, these visits will last for a couple of hours, though it is not unheard of for some to extend for an entire work shift. On a couple occasions, someone has stayed watching movies for nigh on sixteen hours, venturing out only for restroom breaks.
These people do not socialize. They do their viewing alone and folks aren't coming in to knock on their door, so they aren't dealing drugs or establishing a temporary pimp headquarters out of our arcade. And yet their clothing is of good quality and clean which tends to rule out vagrants. Especially so when one takes into account that investing significant time in the arcade booths requires an equally significant investment of cash. I don't know about where other people live, but the homeless here are typically not flush with money.
Therefore, I find these individuals puzzling. If they don't have a job, why are they here for so long? One can stretch a dollar much further someplace else. If they are employed, what position would allow them to average two to four hours buying movies by the minute, let alone be an affordable option? If they're drawing a retirement pension, why is the observed median age around forty?
More importantly, how can they endure multiple hours of non-stop pornography? It isn't as if they're shot to provide compelling drama or sweeping plot lines. You'd think someone would hit saturation at some point much sooner, arrive at a state where it melts into a generic mélange of moist fleshy bits moving in meaty holes.
Truly, I find this passing most strange.
Instead, I am referring to those individuals who will spend substantial spans of time within the arcade. Unlike the habitual campers or lurkers who devote themselves to quietly occupying rooms without spending any money and who get sent on their merry way as soon as they are detected by the staff, these guys (it's predominantly a male pastime) will keep their booth operating the entire duration of their visit. Quite often, these visits will last for a couple of hours, though it is not unheard of for some to extend for an entire work shift. On a couple occasions, someone has stayed watching movies for nigh on sixteen hours, venturing out only for restroom breaks.
These people do not socialize. They do their viewing alone and folks aren't coming in to knock on their door, so they aren't dealing drugs or establishing a temporary pimp headquarters out of our arcade. And yet their clothing is of good quality and clean which tends to rule out vagrants. Especially so when one takes into account that investing significant time in the arcade booths requires an equally significant investment of cash. I don't know about where other people live, but the homeless here are typically not flush with money.
Therefore, I find these individuals puzzling. If they don't have a job, why are they here for so long? One can stretch a dollar much further someplace else. If they are employed, what position would allow them to average two to four hours buying movies by the minute, let alone be an affordable option? If they're drawing a retirement pension, why is the observed median age around forty?
More importantly, how can they endure multiple hours of non-stop pornography? It isn't as if they're shot to provide compelling drama or sweeping plot lines. You'd think someone would hit saturation at some point much sooner, arrive at a state where it melts into a generic mélange of moist fleshy bits moving in meaty holes.
Truly, I find this passing most strange.
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