So, I thought I’d avoid the horrendous lines on Voting Day by going to my local library for early voting on Wednesday, October 29th and ran headlong into the mother of all lines. Following are my whiny tweets from the event:
- Wow, early vote line is all the way around the block, & not moving 5:55 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- Not fair, someone is barbaquing across the street. Hungry. Early voting line, still over a block away from the library door. More podcasts 6:10 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- Sun going down, temperatures dropping, coat in car across the street. Not going 2 say anything about cloudless sky. Breeze picking up. Ack 6:33 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- I can almost see the door, freezing, hungry. Damn it, this election better not get stolen by RNC dirty tricks, or spend next 4 yrs on tricks 7:10 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- Mom in line is leading some kids in game of Simon Says. Simon Says I’m going 2 freeze b4 getting in doors. 60 degrees no fun w/o sweater ack 7:28 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- Omg, finally stepped into library. Hands, feet & nose r frozen. I have no idea how much longer b4 I can cast my ballot, but I’m warming up 8:08 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- Finished filling out ballot, now standing in line 2 have it scanned. at least I’m inside & not freezing. Oh yeah, only 1 scanner working 8:42 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- I am done! I need food, a beer, a bathroom & to sit down. Wow, I’m beat. 8:58 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
- No hot cocoa, beer & burger @ packed Friendly Confines. Yum 9:38 PM Oct 29th from Twinkle
When I finally got home that night I proudly took a self-portrait wearing my “I Voted” sticker (and wore it for the rest of the week). Dammit, I earned it. jbb
