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Nixie

(16,954 posts)
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 09:32 PM Feb 2022

I'm so excited that I got to meet CaliforniaPeggy today and it was a lovely random occurrence!

I'm still smiling that I saw CaliforniaPeggy in person coming out of a WholeFoods in El Segundo today, and I introduced myself and we had such a nice conversation. We even took a couple pictures.

How it started for me was that I walked by a car in the parking lot with a DemocraticUnderground.com bumper sticker and I started wondering if I would be able to run into that person somehow and say hi. I kept walking towards the store and I saw a woman coming out that looked like it might be her from the pictures she's posted, so I asked if she was CaliforniaPeggy and she said Yes! It was completely random and so much fun! We talked briefly about politics, of course, our preferred candidates -- that type of thing. I told her why my husband and I were so pro Biden and she showed me a picture of her with Pete Buttigieg during his primary campaign.

It was such a lovely, unexpected, total random occurrence but it's been really nice to meet her in person. She is one of the kindest people here and in person, as well.

Thanks for the DU mail, too, CP!



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I'm so excited that I got to meet CaliforniaPeggy today and it was a lovely random occurrence! (Original Post) Nixie Feb 2022 OP
Okay, I'm jealous! MLAA Feb 2022 #1
Nice story! A little jealous, even though I'll probably never... dchill Feb 2022 #2
I met Peggy years ago at a meetup in Ohio Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #3
What an incredible chance meeting! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #4
My envy knows no bounds. TomSlick Feb 2022 #5
But, did she call you "My dear Nixie?" ❤️❤️ vanlassie Feb 2022 #6
And I did not see your post malaise Feb 2022 #38
cool! Kali Feb 2022 #7
I want one of those bumper stickers. BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #8
My dear Nixie! How wonderful to hear from you! Here's the photo: CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2022 #9
Yes, it was so random! I'm not in that area too much but Nixie Feb 2022 #19
I'm sorry this didn't happen last week MurrayDelph Feb 2022 #22
Love it proud patriot Feb 2022 #26
Great picture LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #36
Aww, so sweet. n/t iluvtennis Feb 2022 #10
K&R! Coolest thread of the day! Thanks so much for sharing with us! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #11
I second that emotion. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #14
Oh my! What an awesome bit of serendipity! Quakerfriend Feb 2022 #12
Count me in as being jealous too tiredtoo Feb 2022 #13
How wonderful. I am right "down the street" from El Segundo and I've never LoisB Feb 2022 #15
How wonderful!! DemUnleashed Feb 2022 #16
What a nice story and encounter. Like others, I'm jealous. George II Feb 2022 #17
As my late MIL would say, "it's serendipity!!!" japple Feb 2022 #18
Serendipity is one of my favorite words. MontanaMama Feb 2022 #20
Oh, lucky you!!! MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #21
How fun! StarryNite Feb 2022 #23
Aaaw, that made me smile! SunSeeker Feb 2022 #24
Just Knowing that there are Others Out There Nictuku Feb 2022 #25
Very nice YoshidaYui Feb 2022 #27
what a fun surprise! nt orleans Feb 2022 #28
If YOUR stars are lining up - then ALL of our stars are lining up. Thanks for this feel-good story! NBachers Feb 2022 #29
How cool is that!!! hamsterjill Feb 2022 #30
Sounds like it was meant to be. How cool! Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #31
Ah, if only the moon had been out. malthaussen Feb 2022 #32
So cool! liberalla Feb 2022 #33
I'm so happy that you got a chance to meet CalPeggy! Callalily Feb 2022 #34
Yes, she is. I've always appreciated from afar her ability to socialize with so many Nixie Feb 2022 #35
How absolutely fabulous malaise Feb 2022 #37
Mahalo for sharing your Amazing Cha Feb 2022 #39

MLAA

(17,298 posts)
1. Okay, I'm jealous!
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 09:34 PM
Feb 2022

I go to Whole Foods in Tucson frequently and I’ve never run into CalPeg! 💖

How fun!

TomSlick

(11,100 posts)
5. My envy knows no bounds.
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 10:07 PM
Feb 2022

I would dearly love to met someone from DU. Well, someone in addition to my wife.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,636 posts)
9. My dear Nixie! How wonderful to hear from you! Here's the photo:
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 10:19 PM
Feb 2022


I was amazed at how random a chance this was. And we hit it off like long-lost friends!

You are a lovely, articulate, Democratic lady and they make such good friends!



Nixie

(16,954 posts)
19. Yes, it was so random! I'm not in that area too much but
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 11:35 PM
Feb 2022

do go especially because the Container Store in that mall is the best in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, we’ve found. I think it’s been since last April since I’ve been there!

I’m so glad you still had the bumper sticker on your car! I really enjoyed meeting you, and I think you make a great friend, too.

Cheers! But I’m bummed when I found out the juice bar was closed for the day. I missed out on my Doctor’s Orders drink.



Edit: and thanks for all the nice comments, everyone!

MurrayDelph

(5,299 posts)
22. I'm sorry this didn't happen last week
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 11:37 PM
Feb 2022

so we could have given it hearts.


(btw, Jealous. I am in town for another day and had takeout at a strip mall in El Segundo last Friday)

Quakerfriend

(5,450 posts)
12. Oh my! What an awesome bit of serendipity!
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 10:39 PM
Feb 2022

And, it appears you recognized her even with her mask on! Very nice!

Many years ago, I discovered a DUer was from my area and we chatted a bit- Low and behold we had both lived in the SAME apartment on a small nearby farm & she knew several of my cousins quite well. She had also been to a barn sale at my mother’s home.

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)
13. Count me in as being jealous too
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 10:42 PM
Feb 2022

Knowing there are others from Michigan on this site I long to meet one in person from here. Or from anywhere, come to Michigan and look me up.

LoisB

(7,206 posts)
15. How wonderful. I am right "down the street" from El Segundo and I've never
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 10:45 PM
Feb 2022

run into CaliforniaPeggy. Maybe one day.

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)
21. Oh, lucky you!!!
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 11:36 PM
Feb 2022

Not only to see a bumper sticker - but to actually stand and talk - WOW!!!!!

I'm afraid that in my area if I saw another vehicle with a DU bumper sticker I'd also see someone giving it the 'evil eye' and thinking about how to 'leave a mark' (spit - keys - something inspired by Jan.6 'tourists').

But, YEA - fellow DU members - out there in the world - and proud!!!!!!!!!!!

Nictuku

(3,614 posts)
25. Just Knowing that there are Others Out There
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 AM
Feb 2022

That sounds like a wonderful experience!

I can say for myself, that just knowing that there are Others out there who I feel I can agree with, helps my mental stability in ways I cannot describe.

Thank god for us! I'm not alone, I'm not crazy. This is not normal. We can't let it happen.

My education and observations leave me rattled.

I am not an Island. There are many of us. More than them. I feel like a frog sometimes. In boiling water.

YoshidaYui

(41,832 posts)
27. Very nice
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:23 AM
Feb 2022

We should post a question - What DUer would you like to meet in person most - be cool to see what names come up!

NBachers

(17,120 posts)
29. If YOUR stars are lining up - then ALL of our stars are lining up. Thanks for this feel-good story!
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:38 AM
Feb 2022

Nixie

(16,954 posts)
35. Yes, she is. I've always appreciated from afar her ability to socialize with so many
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:23 PM
Feb 2022

different people as her pictures of her many personal meetings show, and that is a real skill. I always feel I have something to learn from someone with great social skills, and she is amazing.

I have always appreciated her confidence in posting her pictures of herself and her experiences, which is also an admirable trait.

She has a lot of great qualities.

And thanks to all for the recs and nice comments! It is always nice to meet someone in person.

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