HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Pat O: In the context of an election, a phone bank is when a political party asks for volunteers to gather in one place, grab a list of names and phone numbers and call voters, either locally or in other states, to confirm/encourage their support and stress the importance of voting on election day. I did it for President Obama in 2008 when he was first elected. I'll do it for sure next year - anything to help get rid of Trump. Hope the rain lets up!
Diane: I don't love working on phone banks, but it's way preferable to walking neighborhoods and banging on doors to discuss the issues.
OG: Well, at least it's not as far to fly raspberries from Morocco to Scotland as it is to fly them to the US from Chile, where those currently in our stores come from. I hope yours taste as good as they look.
Lindybird: OH and I went to see Knives Out this afternoon. It was a little slow in the beginning, but had all the classic ingredients for a good mystery caper: Dead patriarch; huge old house; dysfunctional and greedy heirs. Daniel Craig played a Hercule Poirot type character (complete with an accent from the American South), Jamie Lee Curtis, who always does a good job and Christopher Plummer, who I'm always amazed is still alive!
Am going to help our recently widowed friend clean up her garden tomorrow morning before the rains arrive.
Take care all!
LINDA – Are you drinking enough water? I get cramp when I’m too lazy to drink or it is very hot.
ANNETTE – You would not be popular in this house, phoning about elections! Although our voting is compulsory, we still get badgered by unsolicited calls and we always hang up. Actually only compulsory to have name marked off roll – no one knows what or if one marks ballot paper.
Horror day yesterday with 100 fires in SA. Big one in Adelaide Hills threatened towns Cudlee Creek, Lobethal, etc; still out of control. One dead, 1 badly injured, at least 15 homes lost, plus sheds, cars. Elsewhere dry lightning started a fire near Maitland, 2 fires on Kangaroo Island. Chap killed when car hit a tree & that started another bushfire near Lameroo. Today it was Victoria’s turn to suffer as the hot weather moved east. Of course the huge fires continue in NSW. People warned to rethink holiday plans as many NSW highways closed. This is only the beginning of summer; we don’t usually get big fires until Jan or Feb.
I’ve been busy today prep-ing for Dau, s-i-l & Trio coming tomorrow for lunch, a mini-X-mas.