2020 Life Logs, Day 294: I VOTED TODAY
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Weather: Overcast and Rainy; High 62, Low 57 Degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, Falmouth, MA
Early voting in Falmouth started on Saturday. It continues this week and next, but since it was raining this morning, I thought maybe no one else would be there. I was wrong, but nothing could have made me happier. I didn’t mind standing in the rain to wait in line to vote. The poll workers said the line has been steady since Saturday. Great news. Falmouth voters are out in force!
Despite the overcast, rainy weather today, things were going along just fine . . . until my car stopped dead in its tracks and I heard a clunk and whrrrrr. Familiar situation. This same thing happened last June. I thought it was the transmission, but it was a broken axle, I think on the front passenger side of the car. Today’s experience was so familiar that I fear it is the same problem. I’ll find that out tomorrow, but for today it meant sitting in the car in the rain for about an hour and a half waiting for the tow truck. I was just leaving Heather and Jed’s neighborhood when this happened, so after the tow truck arrived I walked back to their house and Jed brought me home. It is one of those weeks when they need both of their cars, so I have reserved a rental car for tomorrow and Thursday so the show can go on.
Tonight I talked to Lynne Kirwin in New Zealand. She was very excited about the landslide re-election of the current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, leader of Labour Party. Ardern is only 40 years old and her “hard and early” approach to beating Covid-19 has made her extremely popular. Discussing the NZ election led to a discussion of the upcoming election in this country . . . too painful to write about. But Lynne is doing great. It is now spring in New Zealand. She is doing some house and pet sitting as well as visiting with friends. She was supposed to fly back to this country for the summer and fall, but due to Covid she is still in New Zealand. She is a dual-citizen and lived in New Zealand for about 15 years, so it is also home. I’m hoping she will be able to fly home to visit next summer and fall during the New Zealand winter. I love our phone calls, but I am anxious to see her in person again. Tomorrow is October 22 in New Zealand and Lynne’s birthday. So Happy Birthday, Lynne. Enjoy your special day.
