Dontcha think that Polling Day should be a national holiday providing you cast a vote?

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I know I do....

Spend all morning in bed ruminating, making your final decision, saunter along to the polling station, cast your vote, meet friends, have lunch while discussing your choices....

― Rumpy Pumpkin, Thursday, 5 May 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

The day after polling day should be a national holiday so that we can stay up all night and watch the results rolling in and not feel guilty about having to go to work on the Friday.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

2 national holidays - after all, it's incredibly important.

― Rumpy Pumpkin, Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

i've had to nail myself to the office chair this morning to stop me quivering uncontrollably with excitement about this election.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

Think change is in the air?

― Rumpy Pumpkin, Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

MC otm re. tomorrow. It's likely to be an all-nighter for me.

― N_RQ, Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)

Thing is, Fascist bullyboy employers refusal to allow day off scenario?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)

The last time I stayed up purposely to watch the election results was '97. I had to go for a job interview on the Friday morning and attended sleepless, blotto and euphoric. I got the job.

Somehow I do not think the adjective "euphoric" is going to apply this time around.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)

Why exactly are elections held on a Thursday anyway? The General Election is like Club FT: I know everyone gets paid on Thursday but it's damned inconvenient for us HONEST WORKING FOLK WHO HAVE TO GET UP BRISK AND EARLY ON FRIDAY MORN TO DO AN HONEST DAY'S WORK FOR AN HONEST DAY'S PAY

guv

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)

Nah, it's likely to be "oh well," telly off and into bed.

― Rumpy Pumpkin, Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)

And up tomorrow morning to face the full horror.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

http://www.westmidlands.com/days/1976-2000/images/maggie.jpg

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Thursday, 5 May 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

im so not exited about this election. i could feel like i could vote blindfolded and it wouldnt matter this time.

― wnder (pixie), Thursday, 5 May 2005 09:25 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I stayed up all night in '79 to watch that as well. I was due to sit my French O level exam on Friday morning. Despite being inexpressibly depressed (if not at all surprised), I passed.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 09:50 (twenty years ago)

My dad only ever let us stay up to watch the election when he was in it. :-(

― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Thursday, 5 May 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

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