Irony in Floida

[Cheyenne]

Irony in Florida

Irony is watching a TV news story in Florida on election day explaining the new voting machine which is to eliminate the "chad" problem. The reporter used a card like he was at an ATM to turn on a computer screen where you vote by touching names on the screen. I'm already thinking older people who have never used a computer are going to have a problem with this concept. Then the reporter gets to the end of his demonstration of how "easy" the new machine is and hits the "register vote" button on the screen. Nothing happened! The reporter seemed very confused and the poll worker told him to touch it again. Finally, the "your vote has been registered" screen came up. But the reporter said he couldn't "hear" the vote being logged. The poll worker tried to explain that in a busy polling place, it will be too loud to hear the computer "click" to register the vote.

All the while this guy is struggling, he is yapping on and on about how EASY this new voting system is!

 

[Cheyenne]

ps. I hate typing on this hotel room keyboard- it skips letters! A tv screen across the room does not make a good monitor, either. Forgive my spelling, etc. please.

 

[Starblayde]

Piece of paper.
Names on paper.
Box next to names
Put cross in one box to vote.

am i missing something?

 

[Angel]

Having fun, Chey?

I've come to realize how spoiled I was the entire time I was in Florida.

Custom built computer with Cable modem and two monitors to more easily multitask, warm, breezy weather, sweet (and very hot) guy, loveable puppy to jog with in the mornings, sleeping in a bed with more than my pillow.

I'm used to the time warner channels down there, and I even got used to watching THAT news instead of my own.

Readjusting is a bitch.

And here I am back in the snow, and cold, with one monitor.

Ah well, I'll be back down in April.




And to be on topic, I missed that particular news while I was down there

I did get to see the beams of light in NYC last night though

I think that was the first time I ever wished for a longer layover.

 

[Cheyenne]

You would have missed that newscast because it was this morning. Actually quite funny. I should have watched tonight to see if they did a piece on all the old people havin problems with thenew-fangled computer voting!

I'm spoiled with the warm breeze already. Patio door is open to let in the night air.

Tomorrow I moveon to my next stop and my internet access disappears. Cold turkey, no Lit for a week!

I would have liked to have seen the beams of ligjht in NYC, too. They look very cool on the front of thepaper today.