Reply #26: On election night 2000 I was on an airline trip.

[DemoTex]

I was on an overnight in Burlington, VT. I watched, and watched, and watched, knowing I should turn off the TV. I did. I couldn't sleep. I turned it back on. God it was bad!

I slept very little and had to fly a Boeing 737-400 to Pittsburgh and Kansas City the next day. My co-pilot (a Bu$h supporter, but an open-minded guy) and I talked about the hung election on the way to KC. We had a 30 hour lay-over in KC so we went out, late-afternoon, for a couple of beers and a burger. Of course the election coverage was still on TV. The rest, as the man says, is history. Grim, dark, scary history. That co-pilot now agrees with me and will vote for Kerry.

Now that I am retired I don't have to worry about whether or not I can watch the returns. I will. I'll pop some popcorn and swill some iced tea or wine. I'm not sure where I'll be. I am registered to vote in Greenville, SC (where I have a condo). But I'll probably be back up on the mountain by that evening. I will try to vote absentee as will Dr. DemoTex. Either way, I will definitely long for Texas' early voting.