100thMonkey
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Decided it would be fitting to take the kids down to meet their reps on president's day. Was very impressed with the great showing, so great to see so many people make the time to come down on short notice. I've worked on bills in Olympia and it's hard to get people to take the day off and be there so representatives notice it when they get a bunch of folks down there, it can make a huge difference. We did not have an appointment but stopped by our reps with a typed statement and Tesla's hand out. When we stopped by to log our opposition to HB 2524, Senator Chase's secretary said the Senator was booked but engaged me in conversation about my opinion. I must have said something right, the senator called her into the room and told her to send us in while she ate lunch. Wow, was I surprised and our kids got to meet one of their representatives! The first thing she said is that the bill is dead but then acted a little uncertain if she knew which bill I was talking about, she was pretty sure it was not going to make the cut this year. Anyway, I let her know how our family felt about forcing the arcane dealership model on everyone during the age of computer ordering and the championing of innovation. Thank you Tesla for organizing this amidst all the other fast moving things that need attention, it helped a lot to have parking there and have some point people to help direct us!!