That's - five Obama yard signs STOLEN from our yard and counting...
Last night was the last straw...in response to two signs being stolen on separate occasions (and one during the middle of the say on Saturday) we went to the campaign office in Lima to pick up a barrage of replacement signs. Last night, around 11pm, Brisco barked when he heard a culprit open our front screen door, and try to peel off the Obama poster we have taped in the door window. Hearing this, I ran out, to find signs number 3 and 4 missing, and a dark-coloured pickup truck quickly driving away, as I chased after it...barefoot...
Sign number 5 was of course, placed in the yard, only to be gone at 5:30 a.m. when we woke up to vote. Sign number 6 is not in the yard. We'll see if it lasts the day.
The neighbours must be pleased, however, because with each new sign stealing incident, a new window-cling or other type of campaign paraphernalia is dawned in the window. People may well start to think our house is a campaign headquarters. (We'll also pause here to discuss the owner of the house we're renting - the daughter of a two-term republican US Senator from OH, who is consequently the OH campaign chair for the McCain campaign. A connection???)
Well, the private detective skills that I've learned while watching DVDs of the TV show Veronica Mars were not enough to help me (and a couple buddies) track down the sign-thief's. As a consolation, as I type this, I'm procrastinating the reading I have to have done in one hour, and watching Barack and Michelle Obama vote!
Naturally, all this makes me miss the political machine, and the joys of campaigning. Also, a shout-out to our friend Joe Zepecki, who is campaign manager for a US Senate race in Nebraska (Scott Kleeb). No doubt an uphill battle, but he's an awesome candidate, and Joe's fighting a good fight.
Now - GO VOTE (for Obama!)
