Competition time.

 Good morning. 

Slept like a log last night, all the way through to 7am. That's the great outdoors for you. A five hour windy walk. I think I will have the day off today. I'll finish the litter picking on that particular stretch of road tomorrow. 

Here's a thought. If you are taking part in a competition and you need people to vote for you, what do you do to boost your chances of winning? Ten years ago I entered Shed of the Year, with my self build shed/summerhouse. It was all a harmless bit of fun, so I put out the call on various social media channels asking the people I knew to vote for my shed. We were given three weeks to garner as many votes as we could. There were eight categories with four in each category. 

One of my blog readers was a school teacher and encouraged her class of kiddos to vote for my shed. That gave the numbers a boost, which propelled me towards the finals. Little did I know until the presentation that my shed beat the other three. Were we cheating? I don't know, it was a bit of fun. 

Voting for the person you want to win is how selecting usually takes place. Those with the biggest number of followers usually have a better chance. Sometimes it pays to be the life and soul of the party, to gather a large number of fans, and make promises about what you are going to do if you should win. It's important to appeal to those who might elevate you to the position of authority. 

And so it happened yesterday, apparently. A green party candidate made it to the final to win her seat in the election, somewhere around Manchester I think. Families throughout the area flocked to the polling booths to cast their votes. Mum, dad, and ten kids. Seems it was a good turnout. 

You can read about it here. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona