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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I feel slightly guilty for skipping the judges, but I didn't have time to research 82 (no joke) judges.
I also skipped the judges, who took up a whole page. I don't vote blindly.
Yeah, there were a few judges I found endorsements for/against, but I'm going to skip all the rest.
I skip the votes I don't know anything about either, which usually includes all the judges. Some of these, like county recorder of deeds, I'd like to just be jobs, not elected positions. I figure there are probably about ten people in the county who really care who gets elected.
And aurelia, are you in Calif?
Chicago
Two years ago I actually did the research on the judges. There was just no time this year.
I'm glad I voted by mail, because things got...awfully peristaltic up in here yesterday and I'm still feeling a bit off.
I skipped most of the judges.
and I usually vote school board based on the teachers/administrators I know that are supporting them
Happy days. Our 19 year old furnace just died. 1,042 dollars to repair, and they warned of under parts in bad shape. So instead of repair, I guess fucking new furnace which is an expense we don't need right now.
I just voted yes on all the judges because I have no idea and I don't really get that process . I figured out my opinions on all the actual offices and propositions, though. Just got home from voting, in fact. Oh, I didn't get a sticker. Rats!
Congrats, Theo!
I voted absentee about a week ago. Spent this morning arguing online with an intelligent but callow guy about why his vote matters. Put me in a bad mood, that did.
I'm lucky that my dad is an attorney and often up-to-date on the judge matters. Otherwise I rely on information in candidate statements or I leave it blank.
Typo Boy, I'm sorry to hear about the homeowner headaches. Bad timing sucks.
I wonder about two portable space heaters. One for upstairs, one for down, move around as needed.
Typo, FWIW, the new high efficiency furnaces make the Baby Jesus laugh.
My 1900-era furnace is getting replaced next week. It was retrofit in the 20s for natural gas, and probably clad in asbestos plaster around then. We should go from 15% efficient to nearly 90%. It won't pay for itself in a year, but we'll see some dramatic lowering of the winter heating bills, for sure.