Liberty

...or on my feet.

hi, my name is jaimie & i am 2010 census worker.

i am tired.

i've spent the last 2 months knocking on doors. LOTS of doors. as of today i hit my 4000 mark. & some of those doors have been friendly.

while some have not.

i am sorry that your dog got out. i am sorry that the doorbell woke the baby. no, i am not from acorn. no, i am not selling anything. no, i am not aware of anything related to your property tax assessment, illegal immigrants or corrupt government officials. i don't know if you'll get the long form, or the short form. and i don't know if it's going to rain tomorrow. i can't give you any information about your neighbors.

i just need your address.

they do this thing every 10 years. we learned about it in school. it's the law. it's in the constitution. albeit a flawed process, it's not a conspiracy.

but i've had doors slammed in my face, been ordered out of yards, been told to never come back, been cussed at, questioned, ignored, had dog upon dog let out to ward me off. my knees ache. i'm thirsty. i have a half hour to finish up this block & get my kids from school. i've had to call 911 (twice) after walking into unsavory scenes. i've stubbed my toe on broken sidewalk a dozen times. i've stepped in dog poop. i've risked my life backing out onto roads never meant to be backed out on.

hi, my name is jaimie & i am 2010 census worker.

& i'm just doing my job.