It was a raining cold day on Saturday for the Hand Off Rally. I thought I’d dressed warmly enough but the weak points were my hands in gloves, getting wet, and my feet.
The event started at 1:00 and was to go until 2:30. We lasted for 30 minutes, but despite how cold and wet we got, we were incredibly encouraged by the response of motorists passing by. We got thumbs up, waves, cheers and horns beeping as we stood on the sidewalk of the street that connects West Lebanon, NH to Hartford, VT.
Below is looking into Vermont across the bridge. This was when we first arrived.
Many more on there 20 minutes later.
Some signs near us.
Once we returned to our car we drove along the route cheering the others on.
Turnout was concentrated along the Vermont side.
Will it make a difference? I don't know but I think it awakens some to the menace we have governing us and encourages others to take a look at their lives and realize their vote has had negative consequences for all of us.
Of all the cars and trucks that passed by there were only two for the other side, or who announced that they were. One was a truck decorated with tRump signs and Elon written on the back window. The other was a car that stopped just beyond where we were standing and the driver rolled down his window and yelled "Retards. Go back to Vermont." Who was the retard in that situation after all we weren't even from Vermont!
Later when we drove along the route, at the end a counter demonstration was set up with MAGA flags with only three people. There were easily 500 and maybe more at our rally between the two states on this street.
