Last night as Brian was arriving home from work and I was just starting to get dinner ready, there was a knock on the front door. I answered it and was met by the somewhat familiar appearance of our local Democratic Party volunteer. Not surprisingly, as it's election season and Amy - the volunteer - shows up once a year or so to make sure Brian is still planning to vote the D ticket.
She won't talk to me, because I'm not a registered Democrat - I registered as an Independent years ago, simply to cut down on the number of election calls and door-knocking as this.
Through the screen, the lady asked - "Is Brian here?"
Typical, I thought - wants nothing to do with me. I said he had just got home and asked her to wait a second while I went to see if i could find him.
He was upstairs getting changed.
Me: "The Democrat Lady is here to see you."
Him: "Aw - man. Just tell her I'm voting Democrat - that's all she wants to know."
Me: (incredulous stare) "You want ME to just go tell her that. You can't put a shirt on and walk down the stairs to say that?"
Him: "Please. Just tell her that."
So, I stomped back downstairs and went to the door.
Me: "Hi - he's ...indisposed...unavailable. But he asked me to let you know that he plans to vote Democrat in the coming election."
Lady: "What the hell do I care how he's going to vote. I'm here to talk about the house cleaning job."
Me: .........................................................................................
Lady: "I'm Hedy."
Me: (yelling) "BRIAN! PLEASE GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW."
Him: (coming down the stairs) "Hey, Hedy - you DO look like the Democrat lady."
Me: "Thank God - oh, thank God."
We spent the next 20 minutes with Brian explaining the scope of what cleaning we wanted and me groveling and apologizing.
Turns out she knows our neighbors across the street, as well. So she stopped by to chat with them outside afterwards.
I'm sure by tomorrow, it'll be the neighborhood story of the day. But hey - it was funny.
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That's ok. Only politicians that have knocked on my door was my Ward 13 candidate Bryan Pricipe. He showed just as Keyron was doing a 'transaction' with his um, dealer.
Then of course there were the Organizing for American folks who had a nice little handout about the attitudes toward immigrants of all the gubernatorial candidates for Governor in RI.
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