Has any of you gotten this damn American Community Survey thing from the Census Bureau? Geez, what a lot of pencil-pushing. It starts out with a rush of cock-eyed optimism: the "Age (in years)" box allows a 3-digit entry. The survey seems to be structure-based, as in "what is the living unit (mobile home, sf detached house, cardboard box)" and "what sort of louts hang in this crib?". Example:
- How many rooms does it have (not counting bathrooms, porches, closets, outhouses)?
- No, the coat closet is not a "home theatre" just because you sneak in there with a flashlight and the Victoria's Secret catalogue.
- Why haven't you finished grouting the tile in the downstairs bathroom? Your wife hates sitting on the toilet and looking at the space between the tiles.
- It is a federal crime to punish your wife for providing us useful information about you.
Then there are all the questions about citizenship and national origin. I began to feel inadequate about being neither a Hispanic nor hiding one somewhere in the house.
I also wonder what they'll do in Utah when persons 2 - 7 all check the "Husband or Wife" box for the "Relationship to Person 1" question. And in portions of the South, Person 2 having to check both "Husband or Wife" and "Brother or Sister".
Well, I guess I could have some fun with this thing, but, even though I like warm weather, I'm going to try to avoid Guantanamo for as long as I can.
1:42:19 PM 
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