What a day I had yesterday! My alarm went off at 6AM and so my day began. At 7:30AM it was off to the Greensboro Gun and Knife Show. My dad and I were volunteering again for another campaign so we made our way inside the Colosseum. When I stepped through the doors and before me was one of the most amazing, beautiful sights I have ever seen: guns and knives as far as the eye could see and a bunch of people exercising their Second Amendment Right by carrying their guns around over their shoulders!
Of course the guns were not loaded, but it would still be intimidating to the person who is not used to such practices. I, for one, was born and raised in the rural South and grew up around guns and shooting. But I had never been to a gun show in my life and it was an amazing sight that I will never forget. I also met some great people who were volunteering with the same campaign and we had some stimulating conversations!
Oh, yeah. Then I went home and wrote a four page paper. YEE-HAW!
No, I don't have a picture. Sorry.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
A New Experience!
Word of the day: Alacrity-eager and enthusiastic willingness
First off, I must say that I would never work in a call center full-time with anything remotely resembling alacrity!
That being said, today I had the great--and exciting--experience volunteering for a candidate who is running for state senate down here in North Carolina. Our task today was conducting a phone survey that targeted unaffiliated and independent voters. There were eight of us sitting in front of high tech phones designed especially for the purpose of surveying and polling; they looked much more complicated than they turned out to be (thank heaven!). At first I was extremely nervous--talking to strangers all day is not my first choice for a fun weekend activity--but then I started to get the hang of things.
After about two hours, I was a robot; I didn't even have to think about what I was doing. After four hours, my mind was so numb that I thought I would pass out, but I got through it with my sanity in tact. At the end of the five hours, the eight of us combined had made over two-thousand calls!
Over all it was a great experience, and the best part about it was the sharing of funny statements that were made by the people we were calling. Here are some of my favorites:
- (In an EXTREMELY deep North Carolinian accent) "If this is gunna be some kinda politikin' I don't have time for it"
-Question: "Is this [name]?" Answer: "Not right now"
-Question: "Do you have time to answer a few questions for a survey?" Answer: "With what kind of slant on it?"
-Question: "If the election were today, would you vote for [our guy] or [not our guy]?" Answer: "I would rather vote for a blind bat with a cane than send [not our guy] back to Raleigh!"
-"I don't speak English"
Yes, working at a call center would be mind numbing as a full-time job, but working the phones for a few hours every now and then for a good cause can be a hilarious pastime!
First off, I must say that I would never work in a call center full-time with anything remotely resembling alacrity!
That being said, today I had the great--and exciting--experience volunteering for a candidate who is running for state senate down here in North Carolina. Our task today was conducting a phone survey that targeted unaffiliated and independent voters. There were eight of us sitting in front of high tech phones designed especially for the purpose of surveying and polling; they looked much more complicated than they turned out to be (thank heaven!). At first I was extremely nervous--talking to strangers all day is not my first choice for a fun weekend activity--but then I started to get the hang of things.
After about two hours, I was a robot; I didn't even have to think about what I was doing. After four hours, my mind was so numb that I thought I would pass out, but I got through it with my sanity in tact. At the end of the five hours, the eight of us combined had made over two-thousand calls!
Over all it was a great experience, and the best part about it was the sharing of funny statements that were made by the people we were calling. Here are some of my favorites:
- (In an EXTREMELY deep North Carolinian accent) "If this is gunna be some kinda politikin' I don't have time for it"
-Question: "Is this [name]?" Answer: "Not right now"
-Question: "Do you have time to answer a few questions for a survey?" Answer: "With what kind of slant on it?"
-Question: "If the election were today, would you vote for [our guy] or [not our guy]?" Answer: "I would rather vote for a blind bat with a cane than send [not our guy] back to Raleigh!"
-"I don't speak English"
Yes, working at a call center would be mind numbing as a full-time job, but working the phones for a few hours every now and then for a good cause can be a hilarious pastime!
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