Comments | qwantz: way to go, provincial government!

qwantz

way to go, provincial government!

Oct 14, 2008 12:07

My driver's license was set to expire on my birthday and I needed to go in to get it renewed, since a new picture was necessary. I thought "OH GOD I HATE WAITING IN LINES" and kept putting it off until last Friday, when I budgeted half a day for waiting in line and finally went in. I took my number and sat down and realized I'd forgotten my DS, ( Read more... )

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westacular October 14 2008, 16:12:37 UTC

I've never had much problems with license renewal, and similar stuff, in the locations around Ontario that I've done it. Just don't go at noon and it should take 30 minutes, tops.

thebitterguy October 14 2008, 16:15:38 UTC

What if we're not voting today because we already voted?

Still bud-buds?

qwantz October 14 2008, 17:01:27 UTC

Yep!

whirringblender October 14 2008, 16:20:23 UTC

I will be voting in Canada's election today, AND I WILL USE YOUR EXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE AS ID.

qwantz October 14 2008, 17:02:04 UTC

UNFORTUNATELY THEY GAVE ME MY EXPIRED ID TO USE UNTIL THE NEW ONE ARRIVES

UNFORTUNATELY

FOR YOU

whirringblender October 14 2008, 17:58:45 UTC

YOU MAKE ME SAD

bwross October 15 2008, 22:49:05 UTC

Ha! I don't need your expired licence, I used my own... from 1989!

scarfboys October 14 2008, 16:20:43 UTC

i am going out to vote RIGHT NOW.

qwantz October 14 2008, 17:02:16 UTC

I just did!

scarfboys October 14 2008, 22:07:52 UTC

next on the agenda: our joint birthday!

qwantz October 14 2008, 22:09:56 UTC

Thus far I have made zero plans

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pierreispierre October 14 2008, 16:23:20 UTC

Yes, it is true that spoiling your ballot is different than not voting at all!
Although, during our municipal elections here in NB, the vote counting was done by this scanning-machine... and would tell the person scanning the votes in if the ballot was spoiled!
Unaware of this, and unaware of the local deputies, I decided to go vote and mark everything on my ballot. I did just that, and walked to the man, handing him what I thought was my secret... until he scanned it in, and the machine told him what I had done. He then turned to me and, loudly, said "YOUR BALLOT SEEMS TO'VE BEEN MISCHECKED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE AGAIN?"
My face turned red, and I told him "No, this was my intention." He then asked me again if I was sure I wanted to "throw away my vote", and I reaffirmed my position. He then shrugged and disposed of my ballot.
Evidently, a complaint was lodged, but oooh, the embarassment!