Pryvit!

The crowds continue to grow…in my estimation. Did some driving around in the Expedition, beeping and waving orange to crowds of cheering demonstrators. "Razom nas bahato…" cranked up. Windows down. Pretty much a total high. Passed a small party of about 100 Yanuk. Supporters. Slowed down, turned up the volume and gave the victory sign. They were a much more cheerful group than those portrayed on TV.

Then while on foot, passed two militia guys guarding some bldg and gave them orange ribbons from my pocket. They smiled and accepted them. I felt like I was a hippie in the sixties.

While driving…listening to Era Radio 96.1 and hearing all these selos in the east call in and state that their silski rady decided for Yush and against their oblast government.

On maydan. What people! The whole range of demographics. Many have no job to return to if Yanuk becomes president since they defied their bosses and came to kyiv anyway. These people are definitely here for a long term. "Until Inauguration" they say.

To give you an idea of how large the crowd is, the organizers made an announcement on stage requesting people not to use the metro system at Metro Khreschatyk and Maydan due to overcrowding. People are walking to Lva Tolstoho and Pochtova Ploshcha.

Another crowd size indicator: while all government building blockades are still fully staffed, European square packed, maydan packed, and khreschatyk packed - simultaneously there was a march of yush supporters one street lane wide stretching from the CEC, at the top of Lesya Ukrainka, all the way down to bessarabka and khreschatyk! Truly a movement.

I managed to hook up with my ford sales team from work that managed to come down together to participate.

And one last observation: PORA has made attempts to fortify the perimeter of their tent village with wooden fencing made from used pallets, ropes, and scrap wood. Also a few buses have been moved to the sides of the encampment, for additional protection.

Heavily snowing… eerie low news day… petro