#Occupy Comes to Rehoboth

There have been other #Occupy rallies and protests in small towns throughout the first state and #Occupy Rehoboth numbers were none too shabby coming in at over 300, which surprised everyone, organizers included.  But, most surprised was the town police department, who were apparently asleep at the switch and had to scramble to take some kind of control.  Ultimately, the only thing they could do was fake a fire in a nearby pizza palace, closing off the street to all but fire equipment, which only made the rally move down the boardwalk a bit. 

No smoke was ever seen coming from the pizza place and the fire trucks left after the rally moved a block away.  What was that all about???  Dunno.  I do know that the pizza place will be losing local business from now on.  Hope they make it til spring and the return of the tourists, because we ain't buyin'!

Still everyone attending seemed energized and genuinely happy to see such a large turnout in such a small town.  Folks I know (including 2 of the organizers) stopped in for drinks and lunch after the event and had a few good stories to tell.  Best guess was that the police had no idea what they were up against and a fake fire was the best they could come up with at the time.

I wanted to attend, had to work instead, but had a great view of the rally from the street in front of the restaurant. When I learn more I will certainly post it.

The lack of personal posts is partly due to the locosguys being away for a few days and my being pressed into service to deal with a few minor hiccups at the restaurant.  I'm off the next 2 days and hope to catch up during that time.

And so it goes.
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