optimistic

[chelidon]

Here in Battleground New Hampshire (or what was supposed to be a battleground state), in the last few days we've now had about a dozen calls and three drive-by personal visits (in a very population-sparse, rural area) from Obama volunteers. There's been not a peep, even by phone, from anyone from the McCain campaign. I take this as a very good sign -- McCain can't even get enough people to man the phones, much less drive all over the place to canvas and get out the vote.

One of the Obama drive-bys yesterday had a rare supply of Obama signs (nobody can keep them "in stock," another good sign), so I was able to replace the one out front that someone stole last week (along with many of the other Obama signs in the area). Besides being extremely pissed about having some lowlife asshole come onto my land and steal my property, I was morally offended that someone would be so utterly unAmerican as to mess with both free expression and the democratic process. That kind of thing is also so VERY MUCH not typical, and not in the New England ethic (you may disagree with what someone does on their side of their rock wall, but you do NOT come over the wall and mess with them, and you do NOT mess with democracy).

So my new Obama sign is now being overseen by a battery-operated camouflaged motion-sensitive waterproof night vision camera (typically used around here to scout out possible game trails for naturalists and hunters). If someone snatches my new sign, night or day, the police will get color glossies, and in a small town, the local cops tend to have plenty of time to follow up on petty larceny.

Comments

[kitten-goddess.livejournal.com]

Good for you! You are a past master at not letting people getting away with idiocy.

[contentlove.livejournal.com]

That's an excellent solution. I saw a short video on youtube, made by a guy who had had his McCain/Palin signs stolen a couple of times and decided to wire the next one electrically (small voltage, obviously). The video is of a 9 year old kid. He has a bunch of (presumably purloined) signs already, he grabs for the sign, gets the charge, and runs away. A few years ago, someone stole my neighbor's Xmas reindeer display and we toyed with doing something like that; as I remember, my lj flist talked me out of it.

[anthologie.livejournal.com]

:)

[morrigandaughtr.livejournal.com]

Good on you.

Fingers crossed for good news late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Hey there, welcome back!

[morrigandaughtr.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Boy, do I have stories.

[ravenedgewalker.livejournal.com]

that is wonderful!

(and gave me a well needed smile)

[mystfemme.livejournal.com]

My friend had the opposite happen. He's trying to sell his house and is living elsewhere most of the time. He came to check on the place and found that someone had stuck a policital sign in his yard. Don't do that, either!!

And, smartass that I am, I came very close to putting a "Geezer/Dingbat" sign in my front yard. But I understand how brains work and that we need the name of who we do want out there to be seen as many times as possible so I refrained. /Sigh

[shapeinthclouds.livejournal.com]

I've got the geezer/dingbat on my truck bumper for a couple more days. I figure it makes some people smile and some get to, for a monment, rethink their blind allegiance as the names they expect to read have been mocked.

[shapeinthclouds.livejournal.com]

Hopefully your camera won't catch a budding young republican with blond hair and a family resemblance! Ha,ha, just had to say it!

[alobar.livejournal.com]

> in a small town, the local cops tend to have plenty of time
>to follow up on petty larceny.

Unless, of course, the sign thief is a cop or related to a cop.

WOOT!

[cerr.livejournal.com]

I'm cautiously optimistic - I'm pleased that Nevada is leaning Obama - and hoping Montana (new home) is going to switch from Rep. to Dem. It's the closest we've seen in years here to do the ol' switch-er-oo...I haven't seen any sign thefts, but I can tell someone did try to pull my Obama sign up - the top bit releases and pulls out almost completely, so they must have pulled, assumed I had it rigged, then ran. As of right now I've plastered this building (along with fellow apartment-dwellers) with Obama "Vote" goodies. We were given window clings, window signs, yard signs (yep, they're rare here, too) and posters along with stickers (my daughter has decided those are all hers....) I got a sticker and a button from MoveOn.org then ordered the magnetic bumper sticker, "Obama '08/Hope" wristband from the campaign direct as well as the yard sign since they couldn't keep them in stock here for the longest time - the one I got for my mom was one they FINALLY got in stock here at the HQ! I can't wait for Tuesday. Hope for the first time in too-many years. What a beautiful thing! May we have a President Obama as of Tuesday evening.