Monthly Archives: November 2013

Okay, I’m about to get all grumpy-old-man on you. You have been warned.

I woke up this morning super excited about the fact that it was all weathery outside. There is a chill in the air and it’s a little bit rainy. This is the first honest-to-goodness autumnal day we’ve had this year, and I was prepared to revel in it.

We even still have a fair amount of gorgeous turning leaves on the trees! My morning drive started off blissful but it very quickly took a turn and this is why:

Even before Election Day, I am not a big fan of the campaign signs that pop up in public spaces. If people want to put them in their own yards I am totally down with that, but I don’t think they belong in every median and intersection.

For one thing, I don’t think they change anyone’s mind about who they are going to vote for. For another, it just makes the whole world look junky for the three weeks leading up to the election. But I get that some people consider posting their candidate’s signs in common areas a free speech issue, so I try not to let it bother me.

But whatever you think of them before Election Day, they are now unequivocally garbage. And I don’t see anyone rushing to take them down.

I totally get that when your candidate loses, it would be a real bummer to have to drive around town removing all the signs you put up, but who exactly are they leaving them for? And what if your candidate won? Cause I don’t see those coming down either.

I would like to appeal to winning candidates across Virginia to make the magnanimous gesture of cleaning up all the signs in your area. It would be such a gracious thing to do and I can assure you that lots of us would appreciate it.

End rant.