After standing in line for over 3 hours

[CatWoman]

I just voted :)

[Tikki]

1. YAY...you did it.....

'Bout time. 3 Hours....and 8 years. :)

Tikki

[CatWoman]

5. And my feet are KILLING me!!

:)

you should have seen the line -- everyone orderly, no complaining, lots and lots of camaraderie :hug:

[JuniperLea]

11. Camaraderie is a very good sign! eom

[Rose Siding]

31. "Camaraderie"? Aha! Bet you shared your pb&j once upon a time, too ;)

Really, I'm happy for you. And thank you, dear one!

[elocs]

2. That's good. We often forget that there are people in newly democratic nations

who will walk for days and risk their lives for the privilege of voting. In comparison voting really comes to us easy in this country, yet so many cannot be bothered.

[bdamomma]

24. that is what some people have to realize there are some

places in this world where voting is so important and they would wait long hours to vote.

[madmax]

3. Isn't that a disgrace.

Having to stand in line for hours and hours. I feel for you and all those who have waiting in long lines in heat and cold. :hug:

[stray cat]

4. Thank you! Where are you located? 3 hours - hope you brought something to do!

[CatWoman]

7. Stone Mountain - suburb of Atlanta

I had a book with me, but there were so many friendly people to talk with :)

I think I made some new friends :)

[stray cat]

15. Sounds like there may have been some other Obama supporters voting?

Go GA!

[Cha]

33. I was going to ask if

you brought a book and then I saw the post about the camraderie.. Who can read with such history goin' on?!

[CatWoman]

35. LOL

They really didn't appreciate my choice of reading material:


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C7CQ06YYL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_AA219_PIsitb-sticker-dp-arrow,TopRight,-24,-23_SH20_OU01_.jpg

The true story of serial killer/dentist Dr. Glennon Engleman

[BronxBoy]

53. I didn't realize how close you were....

I gotta stalk you now!!!!!!!

:D

[KatyaR]

6. Congratulations!

Feels good, don't it? :bounce:

Now, go have a celebratory cocktail--that's an order!!!!!

[CatWoman]

8. w-w-w-w-a-y ahead of ya!!

:beer:

:smoke:

[BlooInBloo]

9. WOOOT!!!!!

[CatWoman]

17. *smooch*

:hi:

:loveya:

[BlooInBloo]

25. Hi hon! I can't WAIT til Tuesday!

:kiss:

[JuniperLea]

10. Yay!

:hug:

Do you think the Pubbies have that kind of intestinal fortitude? I bet they would whine and cave before one hour was up!

[CatWoman]

16. I've said it before and I'll say it again

no one, but NO ONE, endures this bullshit in support of the status quo :hi:

[JuniperLea]

28. Amen, Sister!

:hi:

[BronxBoy]

54. Got that right!!!!!! n/t

[Lisa0825]

12. I have never enjoyed having to wait in line so much before!

I only had to wait about 30 minutes, but I'm not in a heavily populated area, so even that was a big deal!

[Aloha Spirit]

13. Thank YOU! You just made our country a little awesomer. nt

[Window]

14. Lucky you. I bet you feel great.

[grantcart]

18. and . . . . ..................who did you vote for??

[CatWoman]

20. heh

:)

[H2O Man]

19. Great!

Thank you.

[CatWoman]

22. hey bud

:hi:

somehow I got diverted to Floyd Patterson :)

most of those guys didn't know how to read or write. how sad :cry:

[H2O Man]

27. Floyd Patterson .....

I could tell you some stories. I had opportinuty to get to know him.

[bdamomma]

21. did everything work out well with the machines.

I voted absentee.

[CatWoman]

23. went smooth as silk

which I find surprising - I was all psyched up for something to go wrong.

[girl gone mad]

26. Don't keep us hanging like Chad..

who'd you vote for?

:P

[CatWoman]

30. well

it sure wasn't this guy :)

[BrklynLiberal]

29. Congratulations!! there is no early voting here in NY. I can't imagine what the lines are going to

be like on Election Day..

[ShadowLiberal]

34. Same here in PA, I hope the lines won't be too long on my way to work

[TheBigotBasher]

39. New York willl still go Blue I guess

but the idea of having 1 + hour waits to vote is just appalling. The Republicans want to sell US democracy across the World and have reduced the US to this?



Anyone who casts a vote in favour of Republicans during this election should do so in shame. Queues like this to vote are just so wrong in the richest Country in the World. Even when we are up to 80% voting in the UK, (rare but it happens) we never wait for more than 15 minutes.

(I am however proud of those who will take the time out to try and either get rid of this scum or for whatever reason they choose, to keep them in).

[Coexist]

32. yeah!

[Jade Fox]

36. It would WROCK if Georgia went blue!!!! nt

[immoderate]

37. I made it in two this morning.

And that's because I was there at 7 AM, when the polls opened. It was my third try.

--IMM

[opihimoimoi]

38. Congrats for the paitience and strength...You Go Girl.....

:toast:

PS

There oughta be a reasonable solution to this madness

Sponsor a Voting in Large Numbers Contest: LOOKING for SOLUTIONS....

[CatWoman]

43. If you watch "Bizarre Foods" on the Travel Channel

Andrew Zimmern's last show was shot in Hawaii.

Now I know what an "opihimoimoi" is :)

:hi:

it was beautiful -- anyone over 75, or if they were disabled, went straight to the front of the line.

It was great seeing them being taken care of :)

[opihimoimoi]

45. Damn, I missed it....maybe it will repeat hopefully??? I will seek...

:hi:

:toast:

[CatWoman]

46. ....

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_Foods/ci.Hawaii_-_World_Guide.show?vgnextfmt=show

[opihimoimoi]

48. :o) Mahalo for link.....Gatta admit...there is some awesome choices there,,,

:beer:

[RepublicanElephant]

40. 6 hours, 2 aching feet, and 1 hopeful dem! nt

:dem:

[applegrove]

41. WHOOHOO!

:woohoo:

[Eyes_wide_ open]

42. Me too!

I had a 3 and a half hour wait, but yeah, it was worth it. And like you I found the crowd and the workers friendly, and everything went without a hitch. And fortunately for me, we had chairs.

Feels good to have that part of this done. And oh yeah, I voted for That One

[Overseas]

44. Thank you for standing for that long.

I admire everyone who holds on in those long lines.

I'm lucky to live in a state with a Democratic Secretary of State and therefore a non-partisan distribution of voting machines.

[TragedyandHope]

47. Thank you and congratulations on your vote!

[Sophree]

49. Feels good, doesn't it?

I voted yesterday- stood in line for 2 hours. Had a very similar experience- friendly people, made some new friends.

I thought it was cool to see such amazing turnout after 2004, when a Repug sitting next to me (I was sitting at the polling place all day for MoveOn) actually gloated about the low turnout in my neighborhood. Asshole.

[CatWoman]

50. Sophree

:hug:

yes it does :)

[Sophree]

52. Hi CatWoman!

:hug:

I know I've been MIA for a while- went back to school- working on my master's, and honestly, after 2004, I just couldn't deal with politics in my head all the time- it was so depressing.

But Obama's brought me out of it, for sure. I've never felt so proud to vote for someone in my entire life!

:-)

[old mark]

51. Thanks for your patience and time...and your vote! nt

[HughMoran]

55. Alright!

I can't wait (but I must - we only have election day voting in NH).

[BronxBoy]

56. ALLLLLLL RIIIIIIIIGHT!

:woohoo: