Met two potential new DU'ers today

[Orrex]

I live in a county in Pennsylvania that in 2004, I'm embarrassed to say, went for Bush by a tidy margin. Thus I am often reluctant to wear my politics on my sleeve while I'm out and about in town.

However, exiting the grocery store today with my two young boys, I spotted a car pulling into the lot with a "No W" sticker in the window (a crossed-out circle with a W inside it.) The car parked very near to my own, and as I loaded my boys into the car, the driver and passenger of the other vehicle emerged.

They were in their early fifties, I'd guess, and I could see that they were a trifle uneasy. I said that I loved their window sticker, and they immediately relaxed; the woman explained that they'd noticed me giving their car the eye and were a little spooked.

In the space of about 45 seconds, I learned that in 2004 they were so disgusted that they actually considered moving to another county, and this time around they feel that a Hillary/Obama ticket would be unstoppable. I also learned that they're online but hadn't heard of DU. It was overall a very nice, though brief, meeting, and I could tell that it sort of made their day to meet a fellow traveller in the wilderness.

We parted company shortly thereafter, and I jotted DU's url on a scrap of paper along with my screen name and tucked it into the driver's side window.

Not sure if they'll show up here, but I was glad to plug our favorite website in any case...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. That was neighborly of you

:hi:

[Orrex]

2. Every so often I break character

And do something nice.

Shh! Don't tell!

[Dangerously Amused]

3. That was cool of you.

I like the note in the windshield. I wonder if DU would consider mass producing business cards with something like



You are invited to join us at
democraticunderground.com

by DU member: (a blank to fill in your DU name)



...for us to buy and distribute on promising car windshields, or to hand out in person or whatever. I know I would do that. A lot.


Hmmm.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Orrex!

Good for you!

That's a great story...

I'm always telling people about DU...

To no avail, alas, so far...


:yourock:

[TZ]

5. K+R

:thumbsup: