I was driving through a small part of the Thumb of Michigan today, and I noticed that political yard sign season was in full swing. Yay. :eyeroll: There were a lot of signs on display, and this is what I observed:
6 Trump/Pence yard signs (small) with 2 of them in the yard of 1 house
0 Clinton/Kaine yard signs
Multiple yard signs for various local positions in various sizes
1 large yard sign for Chuck Stadler as a write-in
6-8 yard signs against local wind turbines
The first two things are just depressing. Come on Thumb, do you have that much of a problem with Hillary or have your signs not arrived yet? I know Bernie won the County and the State, but get with the Dem primary winner, okay? The 3rd is kinda meh since I don’t really know most of those names and I am not even sure how many of them are relevant to me. The 4th one is just funny since Stadler lost the Dem primary and I doubt write-ins have much of a chance. The 5th one is kinda annoying, but I can see where they’re coming from. Wind turbines have been popping up like mushrooms in the Thumb. They are the tallest buildings in the area (towering above the trees). The red lights on top combined with the number of turbines makes it look like an airport runway outside. They also sound like an airplane flying overhead if one is sufficiently close, but just talking normally drowns the sound of the fan blades out.
I expect that in the coming weeks more signs will be planted. Even my brother has a yard sign planted in his yard for some local candidate. …. God, I can’t wait for this election season to be over.