Tuesday, March 18, 2008...Perquimans County...Now really, couldn't we do the last BBQ day without something going wrong? Fred and Bill drove off to a few planned meetings in Gatesville. Joe, Ira and I got on the bus. For those of you who've pieced it together, my husband Ira, is the driver, the AV man and our general go-to guy for all things electronic or mechanical. Bless him! About 20 minutes out of Eure he says to Joe, "did you pack the screen?" Joe replies, "No." We turn around, head back to Tarheel BBQ and I'm thinking, "no problem." An hour later I ask, "how much farther?" Thirty minutes was not the answer I wanted to hear. It was already 11:15 and I knew friend Bobby Jones would have people filling the restaurant. I was right. About 20 people were already seated when we arrived and started passing out literature and registration forms. The room, an L shape, had no wall space for the "infamous" screen and more people were filling the room. By the end of lunch the space was overflowing. We asked a table of people to move so we could set up the screen and show the DVD before Fred spoke. Perquimans was most accommodating and anxious to hear Fred's comments - they shifted seats, stood in corridors and didn't make a sound as they listened intently to Fred Smith. He shared his view of government as it currently stands and asked the people to support him in his effort to change and improve North Carolina. As folks were exiting, collecting bumper stickers and yard signs, one woman said to me, "my next stop is the Board of Elections. I'm changing my registration so I can vote for Fred." Thank you Perquimans for your support for Fred Smith. See you at the polls.