Blogging answer abruptly ends political survey

There was a long pause when I answered the phone this evening: a sure sign of a telemarketer. The number, 801-823-2033, wasn’t familiar, either. The woman on the other end soon came on, said she was with some survey company (perhaps Opinionology?) and wanted to ask a few questions. I agreed.

“Do you plan to vote for a candidate for president this year?” she asked.

“Yes.”

“To ensure we have a representative sample, in what year were you born?” she asked.

“1969.”

“What county in North Carolina do you live in?” she asked.

“Wake.”

There was a pause. “Lake?”

“No, Wake!”

“Oh, Wake. Okay.”

There was a pause.

“Do you have a political blog or participate in political blogs?”

I stopped and considered that almost every other post here on MT.Net has something to do with politics. “Yes, I do,” I answered.

There was an even longer pause.

“Thanks for your participation in tonight’s survey. Have a good evening,” she cheerfully said before abruptly ending the call.

Weird. I wonder what it was about writing a political blog that apparently disqualified me as a survey respondent. I also wonder what that says about the respondents who don’t get disqualified.

House Creek Greenway to open in fall

Lots of people are excited about the new House Creek Greenway opening. I know I am! That side of town has been missing a good north-south greenway connection for years and now it’s about to take shape.

I learned this evening that this new greenway segment that was originally scheduled to open July 19th will now not be opening until early September. The contractor has alerted the city to a problem which will delay the ribbon-cutting, I’m told.

So it sounds like the greenway will be open for the cooler riding weather of the fall, but not as soon as I or many others would like!