WNDU reporter Joshua Short came just short of a meltdown when the Black Friday crowds he was expecting to see, just weren't there. Needless to say, he was pretty unhappy about standing alone in 30-degree weather.

As you'll hear in the video below, Joshua woke up at 3 o'clock and was super excited to cover his very first Black Friday. Then the day arrives, it's 15 minutes before the mall opens, and he's the only person standing around. No crowd.

He'd had enough of the rigamarole and let everyone tuning in know about it.

In case you were wondering, yes, Joshua still has a job:

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