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[limr29 2]

How can you not go to the movies? The giant screen? The popcorn smell? The surround sound? I love everything about going to the movies and try to go a few times/month. I get really annoyed when there is nothing that I want to see.

I don't go to the movies, either. There are only certain movies that I have to see on the big screen, and for those movies, I will tolerate (to a certain point) the overwhelming fake butter smell of the popcorn, the crowds, the people eating near me (Big.Time. misophonia trigger) or talking through the movie, or when the sound gets too loud and it actually hurts. Generally, if I am going to see a movie in a theater, I would rather wait until it's almost at the end of its run and go when the theaters are almost empty. I'd much rather be in my living room in my pj's cuddling my cats.

 

[limr29 2]

Now, the opera is a different story. There's still a little bit of anxiety about being around all those people, but it's much less - mostly because people are super quiet when watching an opera so there is much much less of a chance that I'll be triggered. Well, and the booze at intermission And I love watching opera, just getting lost in the music. It's one of the few entertainment events that I would go to more regularly if it were more convenient.

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

How can you not go to the movies? The giant screen? The popcorn smell? The surround sound? I love everything about going to the movies and try to go a few times/month. I get really annoyed when there is nothing that I want to see.

I don't go to the movies, either. There are only certain movies that I have to see on the big screen, and for those movies, I will tolerate (to a certain point) the overwhelming fake butter smell of the popcorn, the crowds, the people eating near me (Big.Time. misophonia trigger) or taking through the movie, or when the sound gets too loud and it actually hurts. Generally, if I am going to see a movie in a theater, I would rather wait until it's almost at the end of its run and go when the theaters are almost empty. I'd much rather be in my living room in my pj's cuddling my cats.

I agree with you on the sound sometimes being too loud, especially when the theater is close to empty. Too loud can be a migraine trigger for me so I always have earplugs in my bag and just pop them in. I started carrying them around when Princess was involved with cheerleading. Those competitions can be brutally loud.

 

[limr29 2]

How can you not go to the movies? The giant screen? The popcorn smell? The surround sound? I love everything about going to the movies and try to go a few times/month. I get really annoyed when there is nothing that I want to see.

I don't go to the movies, either. There are only certain movies that I have to see on the big screen, and for those movies, I will tolerate (to a certain point) the overwhelming fake butter smell of the popcorn, the crowds, the people eating near me (Big.Time. misophonia trigger) or taking through the movie, or when the sound gets too loud and it actually hurts. Generally, if I am going to see a movie in a theater, I would rather wait until it's almost at the end of its run and go when the theaters are almost empty. I'd much rather be in my living room in my pj's cuddling my cats.

I agree with you on the sound sometimes being too loud, especially when the theater is close to empty. Too loud can be a migraine trigger for me so I always have earplugs in my bag and just pop them in. I started carrying them around when Princess was involved with cheerleading. Those competitions can be brutally loud.

Earplugs are a good idea. I keep earbuds with me all the time, and pop them in my ears before the movie starts to play some music to help drown out the crowd and eating noises, but for whatever reason, I don't carry earplugs.

 

[Derrel]

When I worked at the movies, years ago, the "butter" came in large,yellow plastic jugs labeled in black letttering as "Imitation Buttery-Flavored Seasoning Oil". We were allowed alllll the free popcorn and soda pop we desired, as a perk of our employment. We young employees referred to the buttery-flavored seasoning oil as "grease". As in, "Darla, dish me up another Tupperware of popcorn, and put three pumps of grease on it, please."

 

[limr29 2]

When I worked at the movies, years ago, the "butter" came in large,yellow plastic jugs labeled in black letttering as "Imitation Buttery-Flavored Seasoning Oil". We were allowed alllll the free popcorn and soda pop we desired, as a perk of our employment. We young employees referred to the buttery-flavored seasoning oil as "grease". As in, "Darla, dish me up another Tupperware of popcorn, and put three pumps of grease on it, please."

 

[Frank F.]

@davidharmier60 --- Saying I do not go to see show business events is political?

I don't believe he was referring to your comment, Frank. He was referring to an incident in which a performer in Hamilton addressed a politician in the audience that night.

And that's all we will say about that.

I do not know the Code "Hamilton" ... sometimes I feel we live on a different planet

 

[davidharmier60]

It's absolutely a different world we live in.
I watch YouTube of airports and airplane trips in the 40s and 50s. The world had a LOT more class then. Frank, I have never seen Hamilton and I don't even know what the actors have done.
My comment is that I hate it when actors or singers inject politics.

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[davidharmier60]

It's absolutely a different world we live in.
I watch YouTube of airports and airplane trips in the 40s and 50s. The world had a LOT more class then. Frank, I have never seen Hamilton and I don't even know what the actors have done.
My comment is that I hate it when actors or singers inject politics.

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[SquarePeg36 7]

When I worked at the movies, years ago, the "butter" came in large,yellow plastic jugs labeled in black letttering as "Imitation Buttery-Flavored Seasoning Oil". We were allowed alllll the free popcorn and soda pop we desired, as a perk of our employment. We young employees referred to the buttery-flavored seasoning oil as "grease". As in, "Darla, dish me up another Tupperware of popcorn, and put three pumps of grease on it, please."

Makes me glad I “just say no” to the fake butter. I used to question them when they called it butter but Princess started getting embarrassed when I did that so I dropped it.

 

[smoke665]

How can you not go to the movies? The giant screen? The popcorn smell? The surround sound

When we finally finished off our basement we added the 4k big screen, a Yamaha Surround Sound Amplifier, 4k Samsung Blue Ray CD Player and two large, really comfortable recliners. Just across from all this is the bar with popcorn, microwave, and fully stocked refrigerator.

As @limr pointed out I also don't care for crowds which is good because my wife needs to avoid crowded, enclosed places because of her compromised immune system.

 

[smoke665]

Anyone else noticed that TPF is acting strange again? Sometimes when you click on "post reply" nothing happens or if you click again it posts the same reply twice.

 

[waday]

Who said taking pictures of newborns was hard? It's super easy!

 

[smoke665]

Who said taking pictures of newborns was hard? It's super easy!

Only thing missing in that shot is the sound! LOL

 

[terri33 4]

Who said taking pictures of newborns was hard? It's super easy!

Only thing missing in that shot is the sound! LOL

I think we can all hear the sound, on some level.

I deleted the duplicate post, btw. Haven't noticed it recently, but will keep my eyes open, now that you mentioned it.