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Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? momx2 #29628 11/04/08 04:48 PM
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momx2 Member M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 153	BTW - we have also been inundated with telephone calls, recorded messages from the candidates themselves and pollsters! I can't wait to safely answer the phone again and just be harassed by my regular telemarketing callers!!!

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? momx2 #29629 11/04/08 04:49 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas Austin Member
Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	Originally Posted by momx2 Well, today I voted. I pulled into the driveway, closed the garage door and not more than 90 seconds later, the doorbell rings. LOL. I think I know what is going on. I hear via the grapevine that there is a bit of a panic going on in at least two states.

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? momx2 #29630 11/04/08 04:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas Austin Member
Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	Originally Posted by momx2 BTW - we have also been inundated with telephone calls, recorded messages from the candidates themselves and pollsters! I can't wait to safely answer the phone again and just be harassed by my regular telemarketing callers!!! Our address/phones of record is/are not where we live/answer most of the time. This makes things very peaceful during the week. We did get a hint of it last night when we dropped in to vote today. Three calls right when W went to bed. ARRHHG!!!

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? Austin #29631 11/04/08 05:02 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA Cathy A Member
Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	We've pretty much only gotten robocalls. We have an unlisted number.

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? Cathy A #29633 11/04/08 05:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head....... incogneato Member
incogneato Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head.......	Funny story. My parents live in a small community and one of their friend's children was making calls for a candidate. The friend actually knew the people they were calling but the recipients of the call had no idea who was on the other line. She was horrified that her townfolk were swearing and verbally abusing her! She was like, "I can't believe that sweet little old lady down the street just called me a: $#@&***&@%#$@!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? incogneato #29634 11/04/08 05:58 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest Kriston Member
Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	I read that to DH, 'Neato. ROFLPIMP! Kriston

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? incogneato #29636 11/04/08 07:43 PM
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momx2 Member M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 153	She was horrified that her townfolk were swearing and verbally abusing her! She was like, "I can't believe that sweet little old lady down the street just called me a: $#@&***&@%#$@!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote] That is so funny! I guess she got a taste of what her neighbors might be like when no one is looking

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? gratified3 #29640 11/05/08 01:08 AM
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hi_corinna Junior Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 31 21 28N 157 59W	OK here was today's weirdness... I got a call from a candidate for the state house's campaign. The person asked if I voted and if I voted for that candidate. I told them that I did vote and I decline to state who I voted for. The person calling was my current boss! Boss told me it was OK if I voted for the other candidate. I replied I generally don't tell people how I voted. It's up to each person to decide for himself. Man, this is a small town I live in...

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? hi_corinna #29643 11/05/08 05:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,207 Connecticut Grinity Member
Grinity Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,207 Connecticut	Wow Corinna! That does beat all weirdness ((cue:Twilight Zone Music)) I hope that otherwise they are a good boss Coaching available, at SchoolSuccessSolutions.com

Re: OT: How long was your wait at the polls today? Grinity #29644 11/05/08 05:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 970 New England Lorel Member
Lorel Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 970 New England	We're on the no call list, so perhaps that's why we didn't get any inquiries. Also, our state was assumed to be blue form the get-go- it may be that the swing states are the ones where people were making those calls. Love your story, Neato! Hi Corrina's is just kind of creepy- who wants to tell their boss which way they vote?

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