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 2008-11-04 8:52 AM |
Iron Donkey 38643       , Wisconsin |  Subject: I haven't voted yet...I live in one township and the town hall is in the opposite direction, a few miles, from the other town where my kids go to school and where everything else is. Wifey had the car all weekend (we switched vehicles due to her working and I needed the van with the kids) and didn't fill the gas tank up. Wifey now had the van. With kids in tow in the car, I head out to the town hall, our polling place. While enroute the gas indicator light comes on and warns me "HEY, DUMBAZZ! I'M LOW! FILL ME!". So, not wanting to be left possibly stranded with 3 kids on the side of the road, I turned around and headed back into the other town to get gas. By that time, I had to drop the kids off to school and my youngest at the sitter's, then get to work on time. Well, 1TT is not a happy man this morning for missing his patriotic duty this morning. Hope you had a better morn, and got out to vote, or at least get out later to vote. |
| 2008-11-04 12:16 PM in reply to: #1785944 |
Champion 4902 Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... Well, I would have dropped off the kids at school and sitter's and gone back to vote. Then, I would have gone to work, whether I was on time or not! But of course, that is just me. We all have different priorities. |
| 2008-11-04 12:20 PM in reply to: #1785944 |
Champion 4942 Richmond, VA | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... I don't know about Wisconsin law, but in the state of New York, it is the LAW that your employer must give you up to 4 hours of paid leave to go vote. I was hoping to employ the Chicago model of voting and vote twice, getting 8 hours of work time. |
| 2008-11-04 12:23 PM in reply to: #1786769 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... According to our Union (yeah, yeah, hate me), we are allowed up to 3 hours of UNPAID time - which would mean getting approval of using Personal Time or Vacation Time from the boss, which would more than likely be rejected. |
| 2008-11-04 12:23 PM in reply to: #1786769 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... DON'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON TWICE, DAMMMMMMMITTTTT!!! Edited by 1stTimeTri 2008-11-04 12:23 PM |
| 2008-11-04 12:36 PM in reply to: #1785944 |
Champion 6962 Atlanta, Ga | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... Just as an aside: You know that when the light comes on you have about 1 - 2 gallons left in your tank. So even if you have a Mack Truck that's like 15 miles before you run out. We (Gov't worker) get up to 3 hrs of excused leave with the caviat that you can leave work early to vote. So, since I work from 7:15 - 4 and the polls open are open 7 - 7, I get 30 min of excused time. BUT, I can use up to 3 (2.5 unpaid in this case) and it has to be approved. |
| 2008-11-04 2:36 PM in reply to: #1785944 |
| Master 1292 Houston | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... I will be heading to the polling site in about 45 minutes. My 6 year old grandson is very interested in the voting process so I will pick him up first from school then head out to vote. He is of mixed race and calls himself brown and is very interested in the brown candidate "because he's just like me". I am thrilled to be able to share this experience with him and show him that anything is possible in this world! |
| 2008-11-04 6:02 PM in reply to: #1787240 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: I haven't voted yet... Going in an hour (after work). I hope the line is not too long. |
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