Voting
gnomi and I voted this morning. Our polling place is right around the corner from us, and voting started at 7 AM. However, since we were already set to go at 6:40 AM, we decided to walk over then and wait out the twenty minutes.It's a good thing we did, too. We were voters #17 and #18, and while we were waiting to vote, the line got longer and longer. By the time we left, at 7:11 AM, the line was down the block.
Good sign, in my opnion.
I'll be taking the Limoliner to New York City this afternoon to spend the week with my Mom, and I'm going to help her get to the polls this evening. So I'll be seeing my first polling place again, where I last voted back in 1994. It's going to feel rather odd.
Today I have hope.
Have a safe trip.
I was second in line for my district at 6:45 this morning. A couple of the other districts had anywhere between 8 and 12 people in line. One woman working the polls said that was very busy, which is either a sad commentary on previous turnout, or a sad commentary on how many districts they were cramming into that room.
May your trip down be safe and traffic-free,
Here's hoping Boston has something else to celebrate tonight. :)
I'd take it as a good sign, not a sad one. For it to be "busy" at 6:45a, just imagine what it will look like at 5:30p when everyone gets home from work! The vast majority of voters do so after work. :)
Have a safe trip!