It was a hollow threat.
She just walked away, looked at me, and wrote something on her clipboard. I’m sure she filled in the “race” slot by “observation”.
Unlike you, MrB, no one followed up so I’ve not been tested yet.
I wonder how they pick follow-ups? I live on a barrier island in NJ in one of the more upscale communities. They probably made an assumpution based on that. However, this past five years or so there have been a number of black families who’ve bought homes here. The assumption is no longer valid, but that will not impede our racist census takers.
By the way I’m retired military and my wife retired from retailing. Neither of us enjoy inherited wealth to be able to move here. We managed our money reasonably well over the years. And, we took advantage of the market at the time and they seller was under some duress to move on.
Sadly, it is no longer possible to live in NJ on a fixed income. We are trying to move, but cannot sell our house. Frankly, I don’t see the situation changing much as long as The Marxist Onada and his gang of thugs are in the WH.