Vote: Bring ID and expect other surprises

[BrianR]

I had no line at 12:00 when I voted. I was the only voter there. Of course, when the Registrar told me my polling place was to be Rich (unpronounceable)'s Garage, he wasn't kidding. It was not an automotive repair facility, as you might imagine...it was the garage of a private residence. Took me twenty minutes to locate way out in the woods with NO sign on the main road. I finally noticed the "Welcome to Forest Hills" sign behind some bushes and followed the election signs. Sheesh.

I also drove FOUR HOURS to get there, spend an hour in town rooting through a junkyard for some needed parts, and then drove 3.5 hours back to arrive for class at PRECISELY 6:30 pm, when roll was being taken. One more minute and I'd have broken my perfect attendance record. That was close!

Anyway, now it's the day after, the world has not ended that I've noticed. And no one that was threatening to rescind their citizenship has done so, despite my urging. Life really DOES go on.

I just wish the election hadn't been so close. I would have preferred a more lopsided result. But I don't see any of my feared lawsuits or major challenges materializing, so maybe I'm being an Old Maid about that. Sometimes I worry too much. I hope.

Brian