When you've lived in a neighborhood for a few years, you start to recognize the real estate agents who work it. There's So-and-So from Realty Executives, the lady from Sutton, and That Guy from RE/Max. Even if you're not planning on selling soon, you have a more-than-academic interest in the agents that work your area.
The other day a new agent came to our area. Debby Carlson, representing Team Martin Realty. No wait, that's an election sign. Could have fooled me:
The sign on the right is an actual real estate agent's sign. But hey, maybe the Liberals have hit upon the perfect backup job in case they lose the upcoming election: they can become a real estate company! They already have an agent everywhere in Canada... and they have some nice property in Shawinigan.
For completeness, here's the one person in my neighborhood who admits to being a Conservative supporting the Conservative candidate, Rahim Jaffer:
My wife left this afternoon for an all-weekend women-only retreat. She took the baby, so I am FREE until Sunday afternoon.
So far I have:
Apparently when the mice are away, the cat will work.