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I voted!
I showed up at my polling place at 6:30 a.m. this morning, thinking it would be a quick jaunt. I stood in line for an hour!
It would have taken longer, but the line (to check that one is registered) for those whose last names were A-K was much shorter. Of course, this fast-tracking didn’t happen until after I’d been waiting an hour. I didn’t mind, though. It was a beautiful Northern Virginia morning. The fall leaves were out in full force. It was sunny. The air was crisp. There was a sense of hopeful anticipation.
Someone behind me whined that he’d been voting at this same polling place since ’88 and this was the first time he’d ever had to wait in line. “It’s the nature of this particular election, “someone else qualified. I feel bad for those who planned on voting after work. I just hope people won’t get discouraged by the wait and decide not to vote. When I left, the line of people waiting to vote was wrapped around the building. I didn’t see a single person leave in a huff. This election is too important.
Some people called their loved ones to tell them to they better get their butts to a polling place soon because the lines were not going to be shorter later on in the day. Then, I heard it. Somebody’s cell phone rang. They had the Harry Potter theme ring tone. It made me smile, especially when I saw it belonged to lawyer-type in a suit. There is hope.
I showed up at my polling place at 6:30 a.m. this morning, thinking it would be a quick jaunt. I stood in line for an hour!
It would have taken longer, but the line (to check that one is registered) for those whose last names were A-K was much shorter. Of course, this fast-tracking didn’t happen until after I’d been waiting an hour. I didn’t mind, though. It was a beautiful Northern Virginia morning. The fall leaves were out in full force. It was sunny. The air was crisp. There was a sense of hopeful anticipation.
Someone behind me whined that he’d been voting at this same polling place since ’88 and this was the first time he’d ever had to wait in line. “It’s the nature of this particular election, “someone else qualified. I feel bad for those who planned on voting after work. I just hope people won’t get discouraged by the wait and decide not to vote. When I left, the line of people waiting to vote was wrapped around the building. I didn’t see a single person leave in a huff. This election is too important.
Some people called their loved ones to tell them to they better get their butts to a polling place soon because the lines were not going to be shorter later on in the day. Then, I heard it. Somebody’s cell phone rang. They had the Harry Potter theme ring tone. It made me smile, especially when I saw it belonged to lawyer-type in a suit. There is hope.