I will be on the road for 12+ hours on 'Black Friday' because I am a truck driver and must work that day. What sucks is that I'll be all over Northern Virginia - which has some of the worst traffic anywhere. (I'll be on the road Wednesday as well, and know that I-95 will be a clusterf*ck all day long.)

If I were off work that day, I would stock up on frozen pizzas, DVDs from Blockbuster and a cold six-pack of my favorite golden beverage. The LAST place I would want to be is near any shopping center.

P.S. That being said, I suppose I am still THANKFUL that I have a job in this crappy economy.