Got my organizational email this morning from my precinct Clerk. It looks like there are 8 of us working my precinct election day, which seems in line from what I have seen in the past. 3 of them are from one family that I see every election, my neighbors, and DH is working there along with me. I'll likely recognize the other workers too since it seems to be the same people each election. We have to arrive at 5:30 AM and expect to be there without leaving for 15 hours (or more). No ordering out for food so we need to pack lunches and dinners and snacks. DH is working inside watching all the equipment and fixing if needed. I am going to be outside as a 'Deputy' for the most part. I'll have breaks and a seat, but mostly I'll be working the line. It is supposed to be only a high of 76 that day, which is awesome. Obviously I will dress appropriately, but I am pretty happy with being outside instead of sitting and checking in voters for hour after hour. Also have to keep campaign reps outside the 150' barrier. It is such a blue district that I don't expect much in the way of competing candidates, but the state rep race is pretty tight. The only hitch is at 7PM I have to plant myself at the end of the line and not let anyone else vote. That is going to be really hard. I really hope people get there early! It is going to be brutal to tell any of my neighbors that they can't vote. Please please please let people get there in time!
eta: big upside is by the time I get home there should be real results on my television, including my own state
JenP, why would they not accept iolite? My engagement necklace has that!
Right? I sent a note to the "why isn't this on the list?" email address. And now I want to see your necklace.
Yay for nachos and for voting. Boo for work troubles all around.
ETA: That's a long and awesome day, Laura.
Oh wow, Laura, good luck!
Someone was offering sourdough starter on my local FB, so I'm going to get some, but first I'm going to buy a scale? I don't understand how humanity has been making bread for generations with no scales, but now they are super critical? But OK.
Well, one of our students tested positive for COVID. We're quarantined until November 9th. He stayed home all this week as he had a fever, so I am not overly worried, but am going to go get tested anyway.
We're going to be poll observers in PA on Tuesday and, since we're not PA residents, have to be outside observers. PA allows campaigning up to 10' of a polling place entrance which is crazy. That's no space at all! One of our jobs is also to stand at the back of the line at 8pm, when polls close, to ensure everyone in line by then gets to vote.
Covid~ma, Scrappy!
I find baking bread way easier with a scale, but just adding stuff by eye and guesstimating also works pretty well, honestly.
That sounds like a long day, Laura, but working with veterans of the process should probably help it go smoothly.
We have GoogleChat/Hangouts but not everyone uses it. And I wouldn't be comfortable using any of the company provided tools for backchannel discussion, I don't think.
I know there will be observers there too, from both parties, but I don't know if they arrive before dawn like we do. 150' is quite reasonable. 10' is absurd! Yikes.
I did send out an email to my team bemoaning that we couldn't all get together for Happy Hour, which makes me feel slightly better? Very slightly.
