At the polls

[callmemadam]

When I drew the curtains this morning and saw the pouring rain and driving wind, I rather wished I’d taken up the council’s cheery invitation to ‘Stay cosy on December 12th!’ and registered for a postal vote. I wonder if they sent these emails to everyone or only the over-60s? I didn’t do it, so I had to face the flooded lanes and the idiots driving without lights on to make my way to the polling station. It was quite busy and there was even a damp dog, dragged out because his master is a good citizen.

It’s a hard one to call round here. Down in town, I’ve seen lots of orange posters and no blue ones at all. My Conservative candidate has sent me three separate communications (straight in the recycling bag), the LibDems one letter and I also had a Conservative newsletter *for the wrong constituency*. How could they make such a stupid mistake? No one has canvassed me on the doorstep.

I shall not be staying up to see the results come in and I just hope I don’t wake in the night and forgetfully switch on the World Service, as whatever the news is, it’s bound to stop me getting back to sleep.

Comments

[gwendraith]

Yep, another miserable day. It's rather dark and gloomy here, too. I am so tired and lack energy, mostly due to not sleeping properly for more than a week and I'm sure all this darkness isn't helping either.

I always have a postal vote but almost always take it and hand it in on polling day, as I have done this morning. It was a nightmare deciding what to do this time. More a case of which party/leader do I dislike the least.

We are usually a safe Tory seat here with the Lib Dems in second place. Labour don't always field a candidate although they have this time. I've had the most letters from the Tories (3 from the MP and one from Boris) and they are the only ones to knock on my door to talk about the issues. The Lib Dems sent a couple of the newspaper type communications and one letter from Jo Swinson and Labour have not communicated at all. All rather curious. I shall stay up as late as I can manage for the results.

[callmemadam]

It's just horrible! To add to my woes, I have a problem with my mail: can send but not receive.

We have four candidates to choose between, whereas for the European elections, it was about ten. As far as I can see, there is no good outcome from this election, with two terrible party leaders to choose between.

Good luck with staying up. I get up so early that I'm nodding by half past nine!