I just read that the door to door census people started May 1st. Which leads me to wonder why the heck they have been around these parts six times already before today.
One guy said he wanted to "verify the address", and that was last year! I know I am not mistaken about that because I was house-sitting for a friend who was on vacation at the time, and she returned in September. I was a little leery of that one, and directed him to the mailbox with big black and white numbers at the end of the driveway. As well as her big rock on the other side of the driveway with the big numbers that light up at night. Both of which he had walked past on the way to ask me. Then he started asking personal questions, so I went ahead and let the dog run him off.
I had already heard that these people were supposed to be carrying some kind of black device - - which I later learned was a GPS - - and this guy was carrying a clipboard, and the badge he was wearing was a paper badge in a plastic holder that could have been run off on any home printer...so I didn't feel too bad about the dog accidentally getting away from me.
Lots of other people have been by, some to "help me fill out the form". (I think I can manage that just fine on my own, thanks.) One wanted to know where I was living on April 1st. (Excuse me?)
I know that I missed a couple of other visits because I wasn't home. My neighbors told me they had been around.
And one today to tell me they had not received my form. Well, now... seein' as how you don't know who I am, (do you? I mean we weren't formally introduced...) how the heck would you know whether you received it or not?
I was all for the census at the beginning, but these people are really starting to creep me out.
So then I got to thinking... Every American citizen is issued a Social Security Number. Count them. For the remainder of the "necessary" demographics, cross reference zip codes and income tax refund form information. Good grief. A decent computer could have had this census done already.
This door to door nonsense is for the birds. I mean once or twice, I can see - - but six times? And before they even "started"? How many more times are they going to drop in??? How many times do they want to count me??? What are they really looking for and/or trying to accomplish?
One guy said he wanted to "verify the address", and that was last year! I know I am not mistaken about that because I was house-sitting for a friend who was on vacation at the time, and she returned in September. I was a little leery of that one, and directed him to the mailbox with big black and white numbers at the end of the driveway. As well as her big rock on the other side of the driveway with the big numbers that light up at night. Both of which he had walked past on the way to ask me. Then he started asking personal questions, so I went ahead and let the dog run him off.
I had already heard that these people were supposed to be carrying some kind of black device - - which I later learned was a GPS - - and this guy was carrying a clipboard, and the badge he was wearing was a paper badge in a plastic holder that could have been run off on any home printer...so I didn't feel too bad about the dog accidentally getting away from me.
Lots of other people have been by, some to "help me fill out the form". (I think I can manage that just fine on my own, thanks.) One wanted to know where I was living on April 1st. (Excuse me?)
I know that I missed a couple of other visits because I wasn't home. My neighbors told me they had been around.
And one today to tell me they had not received my form. Well, now... seein' as how you don't know who I am, (do you? I mean we weren't formally introduced...) how the heck would you know whether you received it or not?
I was all for the census at the beginning, but these people are really starting to creep me out.
So then I got to thinking... Every American citizen is issued a Social Security Number. Count them. For the remainder of the "necessary" demographics, cross reference zip codes and income tax refund form information. Good grief. A decent computer could have had this census done already.
This door to door nonsense is for the birds. I mean once or twice, I can see - - but six times? And before they even "started"? How many more times are they going to drop in??? How many times do they want to count me??? What are they really looking for and/or trying to accomplish?
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