Stormy Days

Today walking to my field site it was storming outside and I was thinking ahead and asked myself if the weather would have an effect on the population at my field site. As I’m sitting down at my field site I automatically notice how it is cold in the building like how it always is. As I look around there is hardly any customers but the people who were sitting down enjoying a cup of coffee all had jackets on. Since the weather is bad, like last week’s observation, there weren’t as many people buying food or drinks. The time difference in which I came today might have been a factor to. For the most part is seems like there is only white people present at the field site. I have also been noticing that if someone is purchasing something in the food section, for the majority of the population they are purchasing coffee. This brought the question of, “I wonder if the company keeps their building temperature cold in order to influence caffeine purchases”. As I browse towards the store section of the building for a few minutes it seems like everyone is just browsing the items instead of actually purchasing the items. As I view the customers that are purchasing items it seems like the customers are just purchasing small necessary items like gum, a book, a snack, or office supplies instead of other major items like shirts, electronics, or items higher in price. Focusing on the environment there is music playing in the background but the overall environment is quiet and peaceful. I haven’t seen any children in the area nut for the most part there is just middle aged individuals present. There isn’t that much activity going on other than the occasional shopper shopping around. Every now and then I see someone listening to music and those individuals seem more antisocial than those other individuals. The individuals who aren’t listening to music seem more accepting or wanting to converse with others around them than the individuals who are listening to music. As a result it is just a normal day at my field site with the same occasional things going on.