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Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2020, 01:45 PM Nov 2020

I wish we had a "I Voted" thread, but since I can't find one...it was an hour long wait

at my voting place. It was a beautiful day and I was proud to vote an ALL DEMOCRATIC BALLOT. The best thing I saw today was that there were NO tRump signs out in front. All Biden and Jones signs Also, there was NO sign of intimidation

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I wish we had a "I Voted" thread, but since I can't find one...it was an hour long wait (Original Post) Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 OP

I am in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, voted early last Saturday nykym Nov 2020 #1

Very nice. In this backwater state of Alabama, we don't have early voting Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #2

Thanks for sharing and best to you and your wife. Raster Nov 2020 #5

Thank you very much Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #6

Months ago I scheduled the day off StClone Nov 2020 #3

One was started back when we started mail in voting...must have dropped off main page... Lucinda Nov 2020 #4

nykym

(3,063 posts)

1. I am in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, voted early last Saturday

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 01:48 PM

Nov 2020

Total of 21 minutes from in the line to walking out the door.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)

2. Very nice. In this backwater state of Alabama, we don't have early voting

Reply to nykym (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 01:49 PM

Nov 2020

only absentee. My wife, who has cancer, voted 3 weeks ago.

Raster

(20,998 posts)

5. Thanks for sharing and best to you and your wife.

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:14 PM

Nov 2020

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)

6. Thank you very much

Reply to Raster (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:49 PM

Nov 2020

StClone

(11,683 posts)

3. Months ago I scheduled the day off

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 02:10 PM

Nov 2020

So I had no reason not to go out into gorgeous mid-morning air in Central Wisconsin and cast my Straight Democrat ballot. The line was pretty long for my area (20+ people) but I was in and out in less than 15 minutes.

Only note of the odd was, I was directed to park next to a huge newer model diesel pickup with oversized all-terrain tires. What was weird was the truck was running with no one in it. The exhaust burned my nose and started to make me queasy in the brief walk through the fumes. Upon entrance to the precinct building I was behind this huge bear of a kid dressed in fatigues and big boots. I voted and once again as I exited there was the big kid blocking my way as he had an official take his picture (as it was the first time he voted.)

I waited for them to finish then walked to my car. The big kid jumped in the huge truck (this thing must of been a 55K+ vehicle) still running truck. Once again the smell made me sick. (By the way diesel (and raw gas) smell is one of the few things that ever goes right to my head.) I was ready to comment to the kid, "well I hope your first vote was a positive experience." But I didn't. I was pretty sure he was Trump-bumkin and hoped then that it was learning experience.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

4. One was started back when we started mail in voting...must have dropped off main page...