bivouac

bivouac

1.An encampment for the night, usually under little or no shelter.

intransitive verb:

1.To encamp for the night, usually under little or no shelter.

 

Let's consider briefly the people who bivouac outside of Wal-Mart the night before Black Friday in order to snare one of the hot deals on a big screen t.v. or a toaster oven. It's an interesting way to spend your time, and what better way to make a personal statement about the value of your time? If you told me you didn't have much going on in your life I might not believe you, but if you told me you were camping outside of Wal-Mart in order to save $200 on a flat screen I would make the assumption for myself. 

 

Line placement in these circumstances are tricky. Although you may want to be first through the doors you might also want to take into account the situations in which people have been crushed against plate glass windows by a mob of ornery deal seekers behind you. If and when you make it through the doors you also need to be wary of tripping and falling, lest you be trampled. Verifying your shoes are tied before the doors open is crucial. 

 

You may want to consider taking a person along whom you don't much care for. It will be a struggle to make it through the night sitting next to this undesirable, but when those doors slide open you will have a sacrificial lamb, so to speak. When that person isn't paying attention, be sure to tie their shoe laces together, ensuring their failure upon the initial rush. 

 

Needless to say, the road to discount electronics is paved with blood and waxed linoleum.