Posted on 04/15/2009 2:57:19 PM PDT by franksolich
Okay, I'm not sure what to do, or how to do; if this is in the wrong forum, administrators, please correct, and thank you!
The tea party in Stanton, Nebraska, today brought about 200, and this with no advertising.
A table, a sign, and two thermos containers of iced tea were set up in front of the local post office.
Stanton is a small town (population circa 1500), and it was all word-of-mouth.
The event had been planned from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., but because of the interest the tea party generated, the event was kept open another hour, until 4 p.m.
A count was kept--obviously there weren't 400 people all there at the same time; 200 people over seven hours, a count that does NOT include people just going to the post office to get their mail, and nothing else.
I wish I could write more, and better, but I just got home and am all dragged out. It was great. It was awesome.
Ours was smaller, but we were passionate! :)
I’m sorry; I used “400” one time and “200” two times.
The “400” refers to customers of the post office; those interested in the tea party was “200”.
One kind of “typos” when one’s tired and excited.
Thats a great turnout for such a tiny town!
Thats a great turnout for such a tiny town!
And no advertising; all word-of-mouth.
You know, sir, I TRIED to get this registered with any one of the various web-sites giving locations and schedules, but no go.
To get an event listed on those sites required, quite reasonably so, authenticity be proven by a telephone number.
Ooops. Can't do that; deaf, don't have or use a telephone.
And so this one never got listed anywhere.
It was great.
The turnout was more that 1/8 of your entire population.
I doubt that anyone else is going to come close.
Congratulations to you and your neighbors!
Awesome!!!!! Size does NOT matter! It’s the effort that counts!!! :)
Kudos to your local town! weird but cool they all just assumed there would be one though =o)
Good job!
I used to buy meat from the locker in Stanton. It’s little more than a two-pump gas station. If you got 200 people there, it’s a tribute to their spirit!
Oh wow. Just wow! Best report of the day. Thank you.
Ping this to JimRob — Stanton isn’t on the tea party count!!
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