I suddenly realize I've knocked the wrong door

[struggle4progress]

The apartment numbers are in descending order on my list

But the actual numbering here is demented

The first floor is all 100s but it's not all of the 100s: some of the second floor is 100s and some is 200s

Likewise some of the third floor is 200s and some is 300s; and then the fourth floor is all 300s

In addition, there are separate halves of the building, neither of which is accessible from the other

I don't remember ever seeing anything quite like this before

I'm constantly confused: 305 isn't on the fourth floor. Is it on the third floor? No? If it exists at all, it must be over in the other half

I constantly flip back and forth through the pages, in an effort to keep it straight

I get my arranged literature in hand again and knock another door

Then I scan the list, trying to remember who I'm hoping to chat up

I suddenly realize I've knocked the wrong door

It's probably no big deal: hardly anyone has been home today

But then (of course!) the door opens. So I offer her my list of Democrats she can vote for

She's very interested but there's a problem: she never registered to vote

I tell her she can register and vote the same day during the early voting period

You'd think I just told her she won the lottery. After giving her the details, I retreat under a barrage of gratitude

[FM123]

1. Not the wrong door, the right door! You were exactly where you needed to be - good job!

[struggle4progress]

2. I'm a political organizing genius but purely by accident!

[Hav]

30. That's part of being a genius I guess

Your story is such a great fit for your name though.

[badhair77]

3. Thank you for putting yourself out there and giving your time and effort.

I’m glad you knocked on her door but I wish you easier travels till Election Day.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. ditto!

Thank you, struggle4progress!

[struggle4progress]

5. Election Day is coming soon, so I think I will survive

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Thank you for doorknocking. K&R.

[struggle4progress]

7. It's fun!

[grantcart]

8. I too had a great day

Almost every one on my list wasn't home but I had a treasure of other family members. I got a bunch of folks who werent sure if they were going to vote excited.

I flipped 3 folks, an independent and two Republicans.

The highlight was a Russian couple who had registered but not voted and a Syrian family who I surprised with a long list of great Americans whose parents were Syrians. They knew about Steve Jobs but didn't know about Jerry Seinfeld.

A great day for canvassing if not for the news in Pittsburgh.

If Sinema wins by 100 votes or last I am taking all the credit.

[struggle4progress]

9. +!

[fierywoman]

12. Beautiful ! Bravo!

[LakeArenal]

10. Thank you and all who are getting out the vote!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. The perfect door.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Great! You can register to vote same day you vote there? We can't. nt

[struggle4progress]

14. Only during the early voting period: not on election day

[femmedem]

15. The first door I knocked this season was opened by two young women who weren't on my list.

They had just moved in. They were nursing students. The candidate I'm knocking for is a nurse. These two young women weren't registered yet, either--and they, too, were excited to learn that they could register and vote in the midterms.

These are people who aren't on anyone's call list. They can only be reached by knocking. Thank you!

[tavernier]

16. Thank you!!

Since I can’t do it, I hope my gratitude and respect goes with you all, and keeps you motivated during the slow and mean times. Just look at your shoulder and you’ll see me sitting there, giving you hi fives and thumbs up!!!

[NurseJackie]

17. CONGRATULATIONS!! Good work! Make more mistakes like that!!

[lunatica]

18. You must be in Dwinelle Hall in UC Berkeley!

On the outside it looks like a regular building but when you enter it you’re actually on the 3rd floor because it’s built on an incline.

It was built by two brothers who couldn’t agree on anything so the result is

One side of the building is numbered in the 100s and the other in the 1,000s.

The heights of the ceilings are different on each side so that one side has one more floor than the other.

(Mind you, the outside of the buildings looks totally normal throughout)

The elevators don’t show floor numbers. Instead they show letters. And these letters are different on each elevator.

UPS has dedicated delivery people for the University because it has it’s own zip code and they have to know where to go because lots of areas are cut off from vehicle access for security reasons. So one of the things UPS would do would be to send their new employees to Dwinelle Hall to deliver stuff. It was a rite of passage.

During the first two or three days of classes the building manager would set up a kiosk at the main entrance to direct students to their classes.

I worked on the top floor in the outer corner of the building and would get lost people come to my office and ask for help on a daily basis.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

28. I enjoyed that story!

[Demovictory9]

19. ..

[PearliePoo2]

20. Oh man, this is awesome. Your post gave me goosebumps!

Is she squared away on where her poll is located, what to do, what ID to bring, etc.?

Are you going to do a follow up and see how it went for her? I'd be tempted to! lol

You made a difference in this person's life. Right ON!!



K&R

[struggle4progress]

26. She got the rundown from me

[sheshe2]

21. Excellent job!

Thank you.

[japple]

22. This is the best post I've seen all day!!!

[NastyRiffraff]

23. What a great post!

Thank you for knocking on doors. It's something I've always found hard to do, so I phone/text bank and send postcards.

[spanone]

24. K&R...

[dembotoz]

25. Doors we are knocking are registered voters

At least around here non registered are not touched.
Why?
Above my pay grade

[LeftInTX]

35. Struggle4Progress accidentally knocked on the wrong door!

My friend used an app to register voters. (Locates houses where voters are unregistered) She got a bunch of Jehovah Witnesses!

[blue cat]

27. Fate

[BlancheSplanchnik]

29. How cool! 👏🏾😄

[llmart]

31. Thank you for all your hard work.

It makes a pretty lousy weekend better knowing that so many people are fighting this awfulness and giving so much of themselves to try to regain our country from the evil.

[Wounded Bear]

32. Thank you for being out there working the ground game...

we so desperately need.

[BlueDog22]

33. Awesome

It was worth it. You didn't knock on the wrong door. You found the right one.

[kag]

34. I'll bet that lady doesn't think you knocked on the wrong door.

I'll bet she thinks you're an angel! And she's right!