Chef Jose Andres and his team are at the long lines in Georgia feeding people...

[IcyPeas]

Seriously, has Jose Andres won a Nobel prize yet?

We are just getting started with #ChefsForThePolls but will be in as many places as we can! More in Georgia tomorrow....plus Texas for early voting start! WCK will keep sharing updates in the days & weeks ahead...If you can, please support the effort here: https://chefsforthepolls.org

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[babylonsister]

1. omg, how wonderful! This deserves lots of attention. nt

[canetoad]

5. Hey Sis,

Haven't seen a lot of you recently - guess you are bunkering down. How's the virus situation for you guys?

[elleng]

9. Watching her too, toad;

silly 'Sis' moved to FLORIDA!

[canetoad]

11. Frying pan to fire?

[elleng]

14. Pretty close, BUT,

in the OLDEN days, before we 'knew' eachother, we both lived on Long Island! (babylonsis!!!)

[canetoad]

16. I've heard of those days

And Babylon High School.

[elleng]

19. 'Our LIRR line:

Lynbrook
Rockville Centre
Baldwin
Freeport
Merrick
Bellmore
Wantagh
Seaford
Massapequa
Massapequa Park
Amityville
Copiague
Lindenhurst
Babylon

We RECITE it, as a memory TEST!!!

[canetoad]

23. If Sis happens to wade in

I have to say, "We're talking about you, not TO you."

[elleng]

24. ;-)))

[IcyPeas]

25. I grew up in Flushing and would take that train to Jones Beach.

I loved Jones Beach in the 60s and 70s.

[elleng]

26. 'MY' beach!!!

[IcyPeas]

27. Some of my familys best memories are from Jones Beach

[babylonsister]

48. It's much better for me here. Covid sucks balls.

[elleng]

49. HEY, b'sis!

[babylonsister]

30. Hello, canetoad!

I had cataract surgery 4 weeks ago and I apparently had/have dry eyes and a slow healer.
Still can't drive or read a book, so am not a happy camper. I'm doing my best!

We are hunkering down for 8 months and counting. Will continue to do so til we get the 'all clear', if there ever is one. I hear Italy, England, etc., are getting hit again.

You stay safe, my friend. Now that I can't, I really want to visit!

[canetoad]

34. Bugger! Tends to happen at our age

But from what I hear, it's generally very successful. Best wishes for that.

Lockdown has been fierce here but we're on the path to reducing infections. Good friends went to UK last year, living between Liverpool & Blackpool. Worst hit area. Lesley is a retired nurse and super-critical of the piecemeal containment strategy.

Good to hear you are OK, love you and your little gang.

[Aerator]

42. Don't be discouraged

I had cataract surgery that I put off forever because i thought insurance wouldn’t cover it .He was so bad I couldn’t read with glasses or drive at night because everything was so blurred. I finally went to have it done no matter what it cost and they said after it reached a certain point it is considered a medical problem not eye correction. After the surgery it was like a new life , the colors were amazing but it was because my eyes were so bad before .It wasn’t till about 5 weeks when I went back that they prescribed reading glasses that I was able to get the full effect of the surgery and start reading again without any problems. Hang in there you will be reading soon but you might be wearing glasses to read .I now drive at night with no glasses and no glare .

[yellowdogintexas]

45. colors are brighter, they saya

My grandmother said after she had hers, she saw dust in her house she did not know was there!

[elleng]

51. SORRY!

Had it twice, and no such probs.

[Leghorn21]

2. Sending SO MUCH LOVE!!!

Chef Andres and his Kickass Team!!!

[canetoad]

3. K&R

Jose Andres is a true 'chef' - that is, master of his kitchen which is - wherever he is needed. What a great humanitarian.

[IcyPeas]

15. He is so many things... Chef

Humanitarian
Leader
Organizer

He and his team always pop up anywhere there is a need. I wish I was a chef, I'd join in.

[Iliyah]

4. K & R . . .

[elleng]

6. Ditto, Just posted!

[demmiblue]

7. K&R

[IcyPeas]

8. More:

Here’s the current situation at Cobb County’s early voting site in Marietta, Georgia. About 250 people remain in line—with 60 voting each hour. We spoke with someone who arrived at 7am and just voted. We have hot food on the way & will be serving dinner shortly! #ChefsForThePolls

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[cilla4progress]

10. Yes! Just

donated!

[Olafjoy]

13. Donated!

We need people to stay in line. Thank you Chef❤️

[panader0]

17. Somebody should bring a few port-a-potties.

Eating is important, but people need to go too.

[IcyPeas]

18. That's actually a good point.

Maybe Chef Andres should reach out to one of those companies and see if they'd like to help.

[panader0]

21. I mean, I could stand in line and listen to my stomach growl.

But when you gotta go, you gotta go.
Not trying to take anything at all away from the great chef Andres. I admire him tremendously.

[catrose]

36. Also lawn chairs and rhe like

I have a cane rhat turns into a 3 legged stool.

[lostnfound]

41. In a pandemic? Ick. Nt

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

20. proud to be a monthly donor.

https://donate.wck.org/campaign/fundraise-for-world-central-kitchen/c242906

[pitchforksandtorches]

28. likewise

It is money well spent!

[sheshe2]

22. Humanitarian award?

Peace Prize.

We will wait for Biden, he will receive one.

[IcyPeas]

29. And more...

Night has fallen, but voting lines continue in Marietta, Georgia. The @WCKitchen team just finished serving dinner. They met someone walking out who arrived at 8am — he waited 12 hours to vote today. We must do better! Until then, #ChefsForThePolls will try to keep everyone fed.

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[appleannie1]

31. GOP sending armed men to intimidate, DEMS sending free meals for voters.

[IcyPeas]

33. Seriously!! The difference is stunning isn't it.

[Sogo]

32. I just donated.

Thank you, Chef Andres!!

[Ilsa]

35. I voted today in Georgia as well.

Some of our polling stations had long lines, but nothing like the hours and hours they waited in other places. I'm sure my county has more machines per capita.

[IcyPeas]

37. How long was your wait?

Its really appalling ... people in line for 8 to 12 hours. Its a disgrace.

[Ilsa]

39. 10 minutes, but I changed locations to avoid a 45 minute wait.

Several polling places in my county had long lines. I went to a more obscure location and got it done quickly. Then I sent my son to vote. I hope my husband goes tomorrow. Something like 120,000 Georgians voted today.

[Aerator]

44. Question about polling places

In ohio we only have one early polling place for early voting in my county that has 300,000 residents and that’s the board of election. We can vote by mail but if we vote on Election Day you have to vote at your assigned precinct.I’m assuming you have multiple places you can vote for early voting other the the board of elections is that correct ?

[yellowdogintexas]

50. I looked it up and I do not even live in Georgia

folks were yelling about suppression on Twitter and I thought I would check it out Gwinnett county had 9 locations. It isn't suppression it is a helluva turnout!!!


Ohio is far closer to suppression that Georgia. They really need to catch up. I thought I heard there was only one early voting location per county. That is far worse than the one drop off spot per county we have in Texas - for those folks who do not trust the mail with their mail in ballots.

I looked up the turnout and it broke a record; somewhere in Georgia there is an early voting site with 300 voting machines. Probably in Atlanta.

Every state does things differently In Tarrant Co Texas where I live, we will have 50 early voting locations evenly distributed around the county. Early vote starts tomorrow and runs through Oct 30.

Do you know about Voting Centers for Election Day? It is awesome! We open all our precincts as usual, but you are not restricted to your home precinct to vote; you can walk into any voting location and vote, even if you live at the other end of the county. No more arriving at the wrong precinct with no time to get to another one.

I think voters will have their choice of 250 different locations on Nov 3.

[Ilsa]

57. The suppression in Georgia 4 years ago came from several other

actions by Kemp when he was Sec. of State. For one, they shut down voting locations for election day in counties that were rural, poor, and heavily black. Another thing they did was scrub voter rolls, removing a lot of voters in heavily democratic areas. There were other methods used, and in 2018 they significantly reduced the number of machines available in Atlanta (Democratic) precincts.

[yellowdogintexas]

46. probably more locations also.

Gwinette had long lines at one location but I did not find anything about the other 8

Apparently it was a record turnout for first day of early voting 126,000 voted in Georgia yesterday.

Guess Texas is going to have to step up when we start ours tomorrow. At least our county has 50 locations for Early Voting!! It is going to be interesting, that's for sure.

Wonder where he is going in Texas?

[IcyPeas]

53. Where in Texas...

Honestly, I think he sends out a bat signal and his chefs come running to wherever they are needed. Let's keep watching their tweets tomorrow.

[PatrickforO]

38. Now THAT is what I call personal greatness.

I had a colleague who did not believe humans are capable of altruistic behavior. This proves her wrong.

[brer cat]

40. K&R

[GulfCoast66]

43. LOL. I expanded the photo. First thing I noticed?

One dude is a red shirt. Near the back of the line. Arms crossed with a not happy look about him.

Means shit. But I found it funny.

[Lucinda]

47. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Niagara]

52. Outstanding.

Chef Jose Andres is definitely on my donation list.

He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 but didn't win. Although his website does list all the awards and credits that he has accumulated.

[IcyPeas]

54. He really is a remarkable person.

[Niagara]

56. +1000

Here's a link to his biography that I couldn't share last night since I was on my phone and not my PC.



http://www.joseandres.com/en_us/bio

[Gothmog]

55. That is great