dibbons
Well-Known Member
Don't forget, this is Mexico.
I heard some very persistent knocking this morning on my security gate, so I was obliged to go out and see who it was.
The young man introduced himself by name ( Juan somebody) and showed me his laminated ID card hanging around his neck. I picked up the card in my right hand and carefully compared the photo with his face-an obvious match. He was also wearing the official census uniform floppy hat, so I was convinced he was the real thing.
He input the answers to the Census questions on a smart phone. I don't know how he is going to keep track of the residences, since no one in this neighborhood has numbered addresses. Somehow the few pieces of correspondence (utility bills) in the mail we receive find their way here using only addressee name, street name, and cross street names (city & state, too).
Highlights (not in correct order):
a) Do you have any mental illness? I hesitated to answer at first, while remembering how my spouse drives me crazy a lot, but I reneged and said "no".
b) Do you bathe/shower with running water or a bucket? Obvious answer, for me anyway.
c) What material are the floors in your home made from (one option was "dirt"). Our floors are mostly unfinished concrete, since the house is not completed yet.
d) Do you have a play station? I do have a hand-me-down Commodore 64 and my own old Amigo 500 with games for both, but I answered no because I did not classify them as "play stations" in my own mind.
e) Then the usual questions about dwelling size, permanent residents, sewer system and utilities, household appliances, motor vehicles. Did not ask about pets.
See foto for image of uniform "floppy hat".
I heard some very persistent knocking this morning on my security gate, so I was obliged to go out and see who it was.
The young man introduced himself by name ( Juan somebody) and showed me his laminated ID card hanging around his neck. I picked up the card in my right hand and carefully compared the photo with his face-an obvious match. He was also wearing the official census uniform floppy hat, so I was convinced he was the real thing.
He input the answers to the Census questions on a smart phone. I don't know how he is going to keep track of the residences, since no one in this neighborhood has numbered addresses. Somehow the few pieces of correspondence (utility bills) in the mail we receive find their way here using only addressee name, street name, and cross street names (city & state, too).
Highlights (not in correct order):
a) Do you have any mental illness? I hesitated to answer at first, while remembering how my spouse drives me crazy a lot, but I reneged and said "no".
b) Do you bathe/shower with running water or a bucket? Obvious answer, for me anyway.
c) What material are the floors in your home made from (one option was "dirt"). Our floors are mostly unfinished concrete, since the house is not completed yet.
d) Do you have a play station? I do have a hand-me-down Commodore 64 and my own old Amigo 500 with games for both, but I answered no because I did not classify them as "play stations" in my own mind.
e) Then the usual questions about dwelling size, permanent residents, sewer system and utilities, household appliances, motor vehicles. Did not ask about pets.
See foto for image of uniform "floppy hat".
