I’ve been going door to door in my re-election campaign since the start of petition passing in early June. By my calculations, I’ve knocked on about 3500 doors. I figure I’ll hit about another 1000 or so in the final month.
Going door to door is the best way to get to know your constituents. It also gives you the opportunity to connect with people you’ve known in a different capacity — sometimes many years ago.
A few weeks ago I was walking up a driveway and saw a name that sounded familiar. John (I’ve left out his last name for privacy reasons) opened the door. I introduced myself and asked if we traded beer memorabilia over 30 years ago.
Sure enough we did and John asked me if I wanted to see his collection. He had all kinds of trays, draft knobs, old bottles in packaging that looked like it just came from the grocery store and a bunch of other stuff. His collection was in a league far superior to mine.
I spent about 30 minutes with John and felt like a kid in a candy store. A lot of his collection had pre-prohibition items and it was all Rochester-based breweries. He even had a Dickens Beer can (a product Genesee made for a really short time), something I had only seen in pictures.
It was great to see him and talk about old times. Moments like this are one of my favorite parts of campaigning and I thank the voters for the honor of allowing me to serve them in this capacity.
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