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Here we go again. Last week here in Florida we had a local election to determine who would run the local government for the coming term. We usually do our duty on Election Day, but this year we didn’t know any of the participants so we couldn’t make decisions. However the results of that election were so small and there wasn’t much concern, so I guess we didn’t have to contribute. Maybe next year the problems will be larger, and the voters will have more events to choose from. Then our vote may make a difference. Veteran’s day comes once a year. Although it isn’t as important as other Veterans occasions, it is important for us to remember their sacrifice of service to our country even to the extent that many of them died for us. We honor all of them with celebrations, parades and memorials. It is easy to forget that they enlisted or were drafted for the purpose of keeping all of us free in this great country and the least we can do for them is to remember and honor them. Our telephone has been making the rounds ever since we first had a phone. Many years ago, we were thrilled to be able to talk to a friend without seeing them person to person. We had to make a call with a hand crank and designate who we wanted by short and long rings. That worked but there were other people that would listen in to the conversation. They were called rubber neckers- not so good! Next came the central office. You would ring for that office and tell the operator who you wanted to call, and she would ring your party for you. Next we got a dial phone that you could dial the number you wanted. After that we got a phone with numbers that you would punch in the number you wanted. We graduated from hand held wall phones to post phones, to dial then to number phones. We have run the gamut on phones to now, and each phone was better than the last. Then came the cell phone which you carry in your pocket. Maybe that was the phone that contributed to the end the home phone. My friend Ole says that early phones had cranks on them. Some of them still do. Now is the time to come in and get re-acquainted with us. Our rates are comparable. We are acquainted with irrigation problems and business. If you are planning to change banks, this is the right time and we would like to expand our help to those of you who would like to join us. We want to help you. Come see us. We like you. Right Dave?
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