There's no more risk to me going voting than there is going to my local cafe.
And I can hit my polling place at 10:45 when I miss the early birds and avoid the lunchtime voters.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Aug 15, 2020 7:41:26 pm PDT #24897 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Trudy Booth - Aug 15, 2020 8:00:45 pm PDT #24898 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I think we could see shooting.
If Chump splits town and holes-up somewhere (that won't extradite him) insisting he's the legitimate president in exile...
There are plenty of overly-armed jackholes who will see this as their big moment. They're ultimately no match for the U.S military, but a lot of people could get hurt.
Jesse - Aug 16, 2020 3:58:16 am PDT #24899 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My polling place is good for this situation already, since when there is a line, it is always mostly outside anyway, and there's plenty of room in the school gym where we actually vote. My city has moved a couple of polling places this year so people aren't jammed together in close quarters. But we'll see how many people actually vote in person.
msbelle - Aug 16, 2020 4:05:59 am PDT #24900 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have already requested a mail in ballot, but Baltimore was already not great about getting them out in a timely manner.
Jesse - Aug 16, 2020 4:07:34 am PDT #24901 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Our state primary is Sept 1, and my ballot apparently went in the mail on Friday.
Theodosia - Aug 16, 2020 4:50:30 am PDT #24902 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There's also early in-person voting here as well, which should help keep the crowds down.
askye - Aug 16, 2020 5:10:41 am PDT #24903 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
South Carolina doesn't have early voting but they waived the requirements for absentee voting. At this point, working in retail, I figure in person voting is about as risky as going to work.
I'm still not registered to vote in SC, that will happen Tuesday when I finally get my car registered and my SC license.
Laura - Aug 16, 2020 5:55:06 am PDT #24904 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh cool, you get to vote against Lindsey Graham! We don't have any Senate races this year. I'll likely vote in person, either early or on election day depending on when I get back to Florida. The lines are generally long both early and election day, but I don't have an issue with queueing.
DavidS - Aug 16, 2020 6:15:16 am PDT #24905 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh cool, you get to vote against Lindsey Graham!
And that race is surprisingly close!
Kalshane - Aug 16, 2020 7:52:23 am PDT #24906 of 30019
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
The number of people in this country that seem to be perpetually waiting for an excuse to shoot people is absolutely demoralizing. You've got organized groups like the various militias and the Boogaloo Boys and then you've got all the normal gun nuts on top of it.
Shit is seriously making me wonder if I should be looking for another country to move my family to (and part of me wonders if anywhere would actually be safe if the USA went full dictatorship while the ruler was in Russia's pocket.)