Who took off work tomorrow to canvass or whatever?

Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:11 PM
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Poll question: Who took off work tomorrow to canvass or whatever?

Edited on Mon Nov-06-06 04:13 PM by janesez

I took off work tomorrow. I am working a phone bank for a while in the midday and then canvassing all afternoon and evening. I can't wait!! You won't see me around here tomorrow but I'll be thinking of you all while I work for positive change! Best of luck to all of us! :hi:

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qnr

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:12 PM
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1. Other: Didn't have to, retired. n/t

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:13 PM
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2. Ah, that must be nice.

Happy election day! :hi:

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qnr

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:14 PM
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4. Thanks, you too :) n/t

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belladonna

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:13 PM
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3. I'm taking off work, but I can't get out of school

I've mostly done my part in volunteering during the last few weeks.... I just hope it helped and that we emerge victorious tomorrow night :scared:

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:14 PM
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5. I'm sure it helped.

It will be a nailbiter for sure! :hi:

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billyskank

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:14 PM
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6. I didn't

;)

And I like you use of tenses. :D

:hi:

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:16 PM
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9. That is a strange American idiom, isn't it?

"Took off work". It might be East-coast centric, I'm not sure. What would you say? "Asked off from work"? Is that better? LOL!

I know you can't vote, but I know you'll be pulling for us. :hi:

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billyskank

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:19 PM
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15. I think "took off work" is fine

it was the "took off work tomorrow" bit that I liked.

Boring people would say "will take off work tomorrow." :D

:hug:

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XNASA

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:15 PM
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7. I'm taking off work to whatever.

OK. I'm not. ;)

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:16 PM
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10. Smartass.

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XNASA

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:18 PM
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13. Thanks for reminding me.

I'm not taking off work to smartass. And that's my final offer.

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huskerlaw

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:15 PM
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8. Wish I could...

but for some reason my boss expects me to actually be there to teach my classes. :(

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:17 PM
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12. That bastard!

If I was stuck at a job all day tomorrow, I'd go out of my mind.

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huskerlaw

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:29 PM
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16. Seriously.

I don't know how I'm going to survive! Especially since I'm on the west coast, so by the time I get off work, results will be coming in already!

:banghead:

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eyesroll

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:16 PM
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11. I'm going to class but doing election protection in the morning and late afternoon.

I get to appear at a polling place on the other side of the city at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow! Whee!

:hi:

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:19 PM
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14. I'll probably be at my polling place around the same time.

I always wake up early on election day, it's like Christmas. My polling place is right across the street, so I roll out of bed in PJ's, put a coat on over them, and go over and vote. Then I can relax, shower, get ready for my day, etc. But the voting comes first.

You are doing important work!! Best to you! :hi:

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eyesroll

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Mon Nov-06-06 05:34 PM
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21. Heh...I won't be able to vote until 3:30 or so...

Basically, my schedule tomorrow is this:

5:30 (eek): Wake up, shower, eat, dress, etc.
6:30: Arrive at the high school on the other side of town
7:00: Polls open
9:30: Leave for school
10:30-11:40: Torts
12-1: Lunch, sell tickets for the Public Interest Law Society Thanksgiving Dinner
2-3:10: Contracts
3:30: Arrive at my own polling place, vote, then head back to the other side of town
4:00 (or whenever I get there based on poll lines and traffic): Poll watching
8:00 Polls close
??-?? Returns party (in yet another part of town)

Happily, through sheer luck, I have no classes this Wednesday. So I'll be able to recover.

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KamaAina

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:36 PM
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17. Election Day is a state holiday here

and our agency takes state and federal holidays off.

And yet we still have the crappiest voter turnout in the land... :shrug:

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:38 PM
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18. Wow, really?

That is so surprising. Everything I've read leads me to believe that states/countries who make election day a holiday have a higher vote turnout.

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ScreamingMeemie

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:38 PM
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19. Didn't have to... self employed!

I'll be lit dropping at the polls. :toast:

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Phillycat

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Mon Nov-06-06 04:42 PM
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20. Nice.

Way to go, MrsG! :hug:

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Schema Thing

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Mon Nov-06-06 07:10 PM
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22. Gainfully Self-unemployed here

See you on the other side of history.

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ikojo

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Mon Nov-06-06 07:18 PM
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23. I didn't take the whole day off...

took four hours of vacation time.

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bigwillq

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Mon Nov-06-06 07:19 PM
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24. I have to work

second shift.

3:30-11:30 or so. :(

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