Cataracts and ramblings of a not so old, old man.

[deepwater]

I requested my absentee ballot because I WILL be overseas. neverr fails. every election I am out to sea. not gonna happen this time. I'm here close enough to get my ballot and send it in early so my vote WILL be counted.

[crusader rabbit]

Pretty serious drift, here.  We start with a brother who is facing eye surgery and end up with a discussion of absentee ballots.

WTF?

I have incipient cataracts--too soon to remove 'em, but enough that they impact my vision--especially at night.  Has nothing to do with my absentee ballot, which I will fill out in bright light while sitting on my sofa.

So, have a little compassion for the fatbaldguy.  Life is tough.  It's tougher when you can't see what's coming.

I've got your back, my friend.  Stay tough.  We old guys need to show the wimpy upcoming generation how it's done--with style.

Crusader Rabbit

[PegLeg45]

Pretty serious drift, here.  We start with a brother who is facing eye surgery and end up with a discussion of absentee ballots.

WTF?

Crusader Rabbit

Hey, don't look at me........FBG mentioned early voting and the election in the OP.........        

[fatbaldguy]

Pretty serious drift, here.  We start with a brother who is facing eye surgery and end up with a discussion of absentee ballots.

WTF?

I have incipient cataracts--too soon to remove 'em, but enough that they impact my vision--especially at night.  Has nothing to do with my absentee ballot, which I will fill out in bright light while sitting on my sofa.

So, have a little compassion for the fatbaldguy.  Life is tough.  It's tougher when you can't see what's coming.

I've got your back, my friend.  Stay tough.  We old guys need to show the wimpy upcoming generation how it's done--with style.

Crusader Rabbit

Sometimes a 'drifted' or 'jacked' thread is better than the original intent.  I was just rambling 'cause the thought of someone intentionally cutting on my eye scares my pucker string right tight, and I can't believe I have to have this done at 54.  When all goes well, I'll be able to see sights clearly again, along with the target.  The life is tough line is great.  It's tougher if you're stupid, is what I remember.

I show those young punks at work every day.  I also tell them to 'Get off my lawn'!  Damn kids don't even know what a Gran Torino is.

If there is a reason someone needs to vote early, I'm all for it.  But just cause your (in the collective not personal) too lazy to make the effort.......

Think of the early days in post colonial America.  Folks would travel for days to vote ON election DAY.

[Timothy]

I sincerely hope your surgery goes well!

However, I'm older'n you and I AIN'T OLD!  I'm all busted up but I'm still keeping up with the young'uns!

 

Heck!  The Rabbit ain't old either!  Wiser maybe...but not old!

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

Sometimes a 'drifted' or 'jacked' thread is better than the original intent.  I was just rambling 'cause the thought of someone intentionally cutting on my eye scares my pucker string right tight, and I can't believe I have to have this done at 54.  When all goes well, I'll be able to see sights clearly again, along with the target.  The life is tough line is great.  It's tougher if you're stupid, is what I remember.

I show those young punks at work every day.  I also tell them to 'Get off my lawn'!  Damn kids don't even know what a Gran Torino is.

If there is a reason someone needs to vote early, I'm all for it.  But just cause your (in the collective not personal) too lazy to make the effort.......

Think of the early days in post colonial America.  Folks would travel for days to vote ON election DAY.

The also carried only muzzle loading weapons, used outdoor privies ... I bet they would not do any three of these things if they could get the job done an easier way.

[tombogan03884]

If (local boy) Robert Rogers ever saw an AK he would cum in his pants.

Drift, It's what's for reading 

[Jrlobo]

If you can't get to the polls for a valid reason (and deer huntin' ain't one of them), like medical or service overseas,  then I believe the absentee ballot is warranted. But no one should be voting early! All votes should be counted on election day so as not to disenfranchise those who pay attention to the candidates and choose wisely or actually dissuade regular voters from even going to the polls! We've carried political correctness to the election process and that goes too far. From the comments to this post I sense some of us are plain lazy and some think the rest of us are stupid. Freedom ain't free someone said, so let's pay a little for it damn it! Let's get off our dead asses and go to the polls and pay the easy price of being free because some Americans already have paid the ultimate price for us.

Hope all goes well with your cataract op. My optometrist says I'll be heading there someday...but not just yet. So far so good...

[Solus]

If you can't get to the polls for a valid reason (and deer huntin' ain't one of them), like medical or service overseas,  then I believe the absentee ballot is warranted. But no one should be voting early! All votes should be counted on election day so as not to disenfranchise those who pay attention to the candidates and choose wisely or actually dissuade regular voters from even going to the polls! We've carried political correctness to the election process and that goes too far. From the comments to this post I sense some of us are plain lazy and some think the rest of us are stupid. Freedom ain't free someone said, so let's pay a little for it damn it! Let's get off our dead asses and go to the polls and pay the easy price of being free because some Americans already have paid the ultimate price for us.

Hope all goes well with your cataract op. My optometrist says I'll be heading there someday...but not just yet. So far so good...

Don't limit yourself to standing in line to vote in your effort to pay for Freedom...  As FBG pointed out, folks 'back then' traveled for days to get to vote...some of them walking, I'd bet.

I suggest you make the trek...maybe start out walking the day before election, or at least a few hours before the polls open and make the trek round about to get there on time.  After all, that is how they paid for their freedom then. 

Myself, I think it is inefficient and a waste of time....unless YOU choose it for your own reasons. 

For me, standing in the rain for a few hours is not an efficient use of my time when I can vote just as will without that.

I do get an absentee ballot.  That is what it is called, even though I will not be absent from the precinct on election day.  They receive the request by mail and require either my driver's license number or the last 4 of my SSN...and my address and other information.  This gives them much more time and ability to verify that I am who I say I am than they would on election day.  They also mail the ballot to my verified address so, overall, fraud is less likely than in person voting on election day.

Further, when I receive my ballot, I have as much time as I need to research every name and issue on the ballot.  There always seems to be some issue or office up for the vote that I had not been aware of.

So not only is this process a more efficient use of my time, it is less prone to fraud and allows me to make more informed choices than if I had appeared on election day.

If you choose to cast your vote in the manner you choose, I have absolutely no problem with that, but when someone calls me on my manner of voting as being lazy or 'paying' less for our freedom than others, I will defend my position.  If my defense makes you feel I think you stupid, that is not my intent.

[tombogan03884]

As a matter of fact Solus, I DO walk to the polls, rain or shine, hot or cold.