D.O.P.-T.

[weofodthignen]

Stepped out of work today a little early and into utter blackness. It was spitting rain; I managed to catch the early bus and noticed hardly any of the businesses along El Camino had neon on. Just a few strings of fairy lights and the few illuminated signs of the places that were open, like Starbucks. It was murky. I have a feeling those that haven't closed down are economizing by not flashing "SMOG" and so forth all night, but it didn't feel like El Cam ...

Comments

[laughingrat]

How late does your Starbucks stay open there? I can see how it would seem deserted without the lights...

[weofodthignen]

Not sure whether they are all night or not ... but this was early breakfast. It's just that pretty much nothing else was lighted. And fewer Xmas decorations on stores this year. The 7-11 has Xmas trees and Santa's sleigh on it this year; the Mexican restaurant that usually does that doesn't. It looked like I was mainly seeing fairy lights left over from Diwali (the store is near the further end of the stretch of El Camino that is both Little Korea and Indian).