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If any of you lot want to PM me your constituency I'll make checklist we can update through the night.

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2024 10:20 pm I'm in for an all-nighter.

Me too. I think I’d find it impossible to go to bed - unless I drink too much whisky and fall asleep on the sofa.

It does help if, like Armsteen & me, you’re retired and don’t have to get to work in the morning.

This is it. Good luck everyone.

The Sun’s out and so are the Tories.

Stop ticking us, Allister

To think, this thread began three Prime Ministers ago.

Youngian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:37 am The Sun’s out and so are the Tories.

Stop ticking us, Allister

As opposed to the far-right one party dictatorship the Tories were dragging the country towards.

Went out and did a democracy.

Quite a lot of people at the polling station at 7.00 on the dot. Fair few farming types, gym bunnies, and people looking like they were coming off the night shift. Lots of NHS stickers on cars there.

We did our democracy by post a couple of weeks ago. In an ideal world I would have had a lovely lie in to prepare for a late one tonight.

Instead I was wide awake at 0430. Birthdays, Christmas and the chance that the Tories will be destroyed - events when I am too excited to sleep.

As we were up it was off down to the polling station anyway. Obligatory "dogs at polling stations" photo in the bag.

Youngian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:37 am The Sun’s out and so are the Tories.

Stop ticking us, Allister

Mentions 2 parties, then says it’ll be a 1-party state, in the same sentence.

Amazing.

Living opposite a polling station, I have to say turn out is looking good

My hooks are all tentery.

Can't settle to anything...

Had to cancel my day off tomorrow, that's my all nighter gone out the window. Probably. Maybe. Probably not, to be honest.

"Oh just one more result then I'll get to bed. Fuck, it's 5am".

safe_timber_man wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:17 pm

"Oh just one more result then I'll get to bed. Fuck, it's 5am".

Yup...

I’ve finally decided who to vote for

safe_timber_man wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:17 pm

"Oh just one more result then I'll get to bed. Fuck, it's 5am".

Been there done that.

TORY VOTERS

* Stay Home
* Save Lives
* Protect the NHS

Civic duty done. Not that it'll matter much locally in the greater scheme of things.

Since I turned 18 (in 1982 since you ask), I've only ever lived in safe seats, two Tory, five Labour and none of them changed hands. As the polls are predicting that we might gain this seat (for the first time in it's history) this will be the first time my vote has actually made a difference.

Queuing outside at my polling station. Sadly not evidence of huge enthusiasm so much as one of the staff really struggling to do the job. Luckily lots of pensioners who'll vote during the day, but I hope there's a change over soon.

https://portillogeddon.com/

May come in handy later