"Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt)
11/08/2016 at 09:09 • Filed to: None
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"Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt)
11/08/2016 at 09:09 • Filed to: None | 4
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Here’s a little something about the election that isn’t a political rant. Ever wonder why Election Day is always held on a Tuesday?
“In 1845, the United States was largely an agrarian society. Farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Tuesday was established as election day because it did not interfere with the Biblical Sabbath or with market day , which was on Wednesday in many towns.”
So there ya go.
yamahog
> Matt Nichelson
11/08/2016 at 09:13 |
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I’m glad my place of work gave us a paid holiday today. We got the actual voting part out of the way bright and early and now we’re going to monitor shitposts drink and watch the polls roll in all day.
Tripper
> yamahog
11/08/2016 at 09:16 |
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I’m jelly of your day off, I have the white noise on volume 11 in my office to drown out the political chit chats.
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Matt Nichelson
> yamahog
11/08/2016 at 09:17 |
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Wow really? That was very nice of them. Probably was a good idea to go ahead and get it over with. There were already lines out the door to some of the voting places I passed on my way to work. I say drink, be merry, and just enjoy the today. Regardless of who wins, tomorrow will be a new day.
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yamahog
> Tripper
11/08/2016 at 09:18 |
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100% on board with that plan of action! maybe headphones if you can too?
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Matt Nichelson
11/08/2016 at 09:19 |
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Well yeah but now we need a federal holiday because most people can’t get off work.
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yamahog
> Matt Nichelson
11/08/2016 at 09:21 |
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Working in the auto industry - our production/holiday calendars are negotiated years in advance and in conjunction with the UAW. We also have Friday off for Veterans Day :)
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Tripper
> yamahog
11/08/2016 at 09:21 |
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I have a bad history with headphones and spilling coffee/otherwise making a mess.
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Matt Nichelson
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/08/2016 at 09:22 |
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That would help, but not much honestly. Most people work in places where they are open every day of the year and don’t get the luxury of federal holidays.
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Matt Nichelson
> yamahog
11/08/2016 at 09:24 |
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Nice. I work at a Credit Union so we’re off Friday as well. One of the few perks of working in banking haha.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Matt Nichelson
11/08/2016 at 09:26 |
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It probably wouldn’t help much but it’s better than our current system.
ttyymmnn
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/08/2016 at 09:27 |
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I’ve advocated for years for making Election Day a national holiday. It will never happen, because voting on a work day is a perfect way to keep the poors from voting.
Milky
> yamahog
11/08/2016 at 10:47 |
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Both of my roommates got to sleep in(Ford). I’m in the office just browsing oppo, supplier life.
Leon711
> Matt Nichelson
11/08/2016 at 10:52 |
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Ours are always a Thursday in the UK, maybe for the same reason.
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Matt Nichelson
> Leon711
11/08/2016 at 11:09 |
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I think for the UK it was chosen for Thursday because with Friday being a payday and Sunday being a day for worship the government didn’t want certain influences to dictate outcomes. Also, Thursday was once a popular day to close shop early, thus giving people more time to go and vote.
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Leon711
> Matt Nichelson
11/08/2016 at 11:53 |
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And we go out drinking after a poor result.
Spoon II
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/08/2016 at 14:38 |
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I’m not from the states, but I know here in Canada an employer is legally required to give you time off work to go and vote. Is it not the same down there?
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Spoon II
11/08/2016 at 15:38 |
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Yeah why would we do anything logically.