Originally Posted by alwann (Post 2273020)

I hope the idea catches on. Do you think a restaurant would make a profit if somehow it was quiet enough to hear the person sitting next to you, and it didn't feel like the Ice Age? It'd get my business.

Originally Posted by Caymus (Post 2272644)

Article written by Denise Malloy Deaderick, Senior Vice President and Chief Belonging Officer

Is that a real title?

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2272673)

I like all three of your posts and you are exactly right. Like I stated in my subsequent post, I didn't even think of those hours as being an attempt to accommodate the autistic community. I thought it was just another corporation appeasing some idiotic woke concept to lead us further down the path to destruction. Naturally, if their motivation was to help those individuals, I'm not against it at all---it's hardly an inconvenience to anyone else.

Originally Posted by spinner1001 (Post 2272677)

I’m calling BS.

People/children with autism don’t only shop at Walmart 800-1000am. Nonsense.

Originally Posted by Eclas (Post 2272777)

C'mon now you can't use common sense. That isn't allowed anymore.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2272926)

By water. A land grab by water melting near the poles. We could have some seashore property by 2400 here in the Villages.

Originally Posted by TomSpasm (Post 2273027)

Just so everyone knows, it's not just autistic people who have trouble in Walmart. I have Dystonia, which means I have involuntary muscle spasms, primarily with my eyes and other parts of my face, and at times it extends down my right side to affect my neck, shoulder, legs, and feet. Walmart is one of the worst environments for my body. I can be absolutely fine in the parking lot, and less than 10 seconds after walking in the door, my eye or eyes shut down, my right shoulder raises up, and I am a mess. I look forward to trying out this new time period, it would be nice if I don't feel like crap in there.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2272796)

Actually, if people read SUBSEQUENT posts instead of just glancing at the first one, they'd have half a chance of knowing what they are talking about rather than just banging out blither-blather on their keyboards. Or is that too much to ask?

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2273051)

Ah, the sound of a world WITHOUT BLITHER-BLATHER would be a world without sensory OVERLOAD.........I can only dream.........imagine there are no LOUD lawnmowers
............. imagine there are no loud grassblowers to irritate you
.............I wonder if you can
..............no loud golf carts with their governors jacked WAY UP
..............I wonder if you can
...............no LOUD people to pee you off
...............I wonder if you can
...............they say that I am a dreamer
................but, I am NOT the only one

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2272545)

I'm more than capable of multi-tasking:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

PS: I'm don't deny "global warming", its been going on for the last 20,000 years and cyclically many times before that. The "deniers" are those that are oblivious to the obvious truth--that 20,000 years of warming has nothing to do with driving your SUV.

Originally Posted by Brynnie (Post 2272933)

Before scoffing at this idea, you may want to do some research on Sensory Processing Disorder. I have this disorder, and, believe me, it's no fun to be assailed by bright lights, loud music, and flashing images. In some people it triggers anxiety attacks and migraines, which are debilitating. It would be nice if more people were aware of this disorder, which often masks itself as shyness or unsociability. Unfortunately, there's no cure, except for sufferers to avoid loud concerts, strobe lights, and other multi-sensory activities. Even being in a room where multiple conversations are going on, especially with music in the background, produces anxiety attacks and other physical symptoms that can be unbearable. A little understanding would be nice. Just be glad you're not one of the people who have sensory problems.

Originally Posted by TomSpasm (Post 2273027)

Just so everyone knows, it's not just autistic people who have trouble in Walmart. I have Dystonia, which means I have involuntary muscle spasms, primarily with my eyes and other parts of my face, and at times it extends down my right side to affect my neck, shoulder, legs, and feet. Walmart is one of the worst environments for my body. I can be absolutely fine in the parking lot, and less than 10 seconds after walking in the door, my eye or eyes shut down, my right shoulder raises up, and I am a mess. I look forward to trying out this new time period, it would be nice if I don't feel like crap in there.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2272489)

so-called "wussification" of America. Today Walmart announced that starting Friday they will have "sensory friendly" hours from 8-10 AM when the lights will be lower, the radio off and the TV screens set to a static image. Are they kidding???? What individual or group made this complaint and why in the world would Walmart even give a second thought to listening to them, much less enacting such an idiotic policy.

Let's hope we never get into a real war. I can see it now: "Sargeant, would you please tell the enemy to cut it out---their bombs are too bright and too noisy. Also, you failed to designate which foxholes are free speech zones." We are in trouble.