ALPHABE-THURSDAY - G

I've been missing class lately, but thought I'd jump in here with a "G" post because I had intended to do a post election day rant about GARBAGE anyway.  I was pleased to see that this week's letter fit right in with my GRIPE post.

For a list of this week's class members and information on how you can join in just head over to Ms. Jenny's blog, Jenny Matlock..."off on my tangent."

So what's my GRIPE?  Take a look.  My son took this picture for me with my cell phone yesterday outside our polling place.  (That's me in the blue jacket.)

Actually, this is just a portion of the signs that were placed around the Senior Activities Center where we vote.  This scene is repeated wherever there's a polling place...at churches, schools, city hall, etc.  When I went inside to vote I jokingly told them that I always count signs and vote for the candidate with the most.

I know in NJ where I grew up there is no campaigning allowed within a certain distance of a polling place.  I no longer remember how many feet, but it was probably at least a couple of blocks.  There were never signs dotting the landscape around a polling place and there were never signs left behind when the polls closed.

Here it almost seems like a contest to see who has the most signs.  They all put them up...Republicans, Democrats, Independents, etc.

Now here's my GRIPE.  After the polls close why can't they take them down and throw them in the GARBAGE?  Yes, a few take them down but I suspect that's because they want to reuse them in the future.  Most are left behind.  I drove past city hall this afternoon and probably 80% of the signs were still there.  In past years I've seen city workers go around to each of the polling places and throw out the signs.  Why should they have to do it?  It was raining today so it was probably taking them longer.
I just feel that if people can put up the signs they can take them down.

Actually, I have two GRIPES.  I don't like signs left behind.  (I feel the same way about garage sale signs.)  And I don't like "robo" calls, but I've already posted about that here.

I was also telling my son yesterday that I thought when I was growing up in NJ in the 1950's the bars and liquor stores didn't open until the polls closed.  I'm not 100% sure about that one, but would imagine it would no longer be the case anyway.  Out of curiosity has anyone else heard of that?

Thanks for letting me GRIPE.

Now head over to Ms Jenny's blog and visit as many of the other "kids" as possible.