Relief from US Election or Covid stress

kshapero

kshapero

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Go outside, no matter the weather, and bring your camera (any camera will do) and use it!!!!:D

This ad was brought to you by an average guy.
 
Just voted. Felt good. No stress or relief needed.... ....Now back to work for me...
 
Amen.


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I voted early on Saturday. Got there at 9:30 and they opened the polls at 10:00. The line went around the block and 2 1/2 hours later I was done.

As a distraction in August we looked at houses in the suburbs. We started looking in Beacon in the lower Hudson Valley and saw how bidding wars had already started and were rampant.

We ended up buying a baby Victorian house that is small, but located in northern Westchester further south.

The closing might get firmed up to be this Friday, so this has been an important distraction.

It seems like retirement somehow got accellerated and somehow it is looking good to retire early at age 64. I only have about 14 months left till I'm 64, and I'm looking forward to leaving NYC.

Cal
 
I voted this morning. There was no waiting line anywhere in sight. I voted and left the center within 20 minutes. No stress.
 
Permanent mail-in voter here. My ballot was tracked and counted at least a week ago. To keep stress down: turn off the television and radio news until later this evening. :)

Working on another set of B&W photos from my walk the other day. And on my RFF Postcard #12... :D

G
 
I delivered my ballot to the clerk's office in my county, along with my wife, about three weeks ago. We weren't the only ones.

After that, every afternoon almost, when my son goes out to walk some neighbors' dogs, I take with either my M2 with a recently purchased 'cron 35 (b-day gift, it's a second version), my Nikon S3, or my Fuji X-Pro2 (which delivers some very nice B&W files). Today it won't be an exception, although given the change in time it'll get dark earlier than usual. Darn Daylight Savings Time! :mad:
 
neither causes stress for me. my broken left wrist does cause stress because i cannot craft, hunt, or ride my motorcycle without it; my left is my strong hand. aaarrrggghhh!
 
SolaresLarrave said:
I delivered my ballot to the clerk's office in my county, along with my wife, about three weeks ago. We weren't the only ones.

After that, every afternoon almost, when my son goes out to walk some neighbors' dogs, I take with either my M2 with a recently purchased 'cron 35 (b-day gift, it's a second version), my Nikon S3, or my Fuji X-Pro2 (which delivers some very nice B&W files). Today it won't be an exception, although given the change in time it'll get dark earlier than usual. Darn Daylight Savings Time! :mad:
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Actually, we're in Standard Time now. I was a kid in high school when the US decided to stick with Daylight Savings all year ('72-'73?) -- I remember trudging to school in the dark, since the sun didn't rise until well after 8:00. Definitely a downer when it's dark by 4:30 p.m., though.
 
I'll be happy when the political ads stop. In NC voting starts in early Oct, so the spam emails, text messages, stuffed mail boxes, and TV commercials start around June or July and seem to go on year round. Even going for a walk is a headache with the never ending signs. The worse ones are the cheap 1 1/2 x 2 signs stuck every foot on the public right away.
 
Dropped off my ballot today at lunch, and took my M3. I may post a photo after developing the roll.

Glad it's almost over, but I'm sure there will be post-election drama and stress to come!
 
Calzone said:
I voted early on Saturday. Got there at 9:30 and they opened the polls at 10:00. The line went around the block and 2 1/2 hours later I was done.

As a distraction in August we looked at houses in the suburbs. We started looking in Beacon in the lower Hudson Valley and saw how bidding wars had already started and were rampant.

We ended up buying a baby Victorian house that is small, but located in northern Westchester further south.

The closing might get firmed up to be this Friday, so this has been an important distraction.

It seems like retirement somehow got accellerated and somehow it is looking good to retire early at age 64. I only have about 14 months left till I'm 64, and I'm looking forward to leaving NYC.

Cal
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Whooho! Something really existing for this week indeed. Elections come and goes, houses to stay.
 
Ko.Fe. said:
Whooho! Something really existing for this week indeed. Elections come and goes, houses to stay.
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KoFe,

Presently I live in a 650 square foot one bedroom apartment in Madhattan. Kinda like a rat in a cage.

Looking forward to having a darkroom. No more changing bag for me. LOL. I will print-print and print again.

The only uncertainty left over is do I make it to age 64 and retire or does another lockdown occur and I get sent home early. My wish (call me a delusional artist) is that they offer me a "package" to retire early and on top of that they give me a "bridge" of health care coverage till I'm 65 when Medicare kicks in.

Anyways it looks like they are setting me up to retire early. Last lockdown I got paid leave for 2 1/2-3 months. This won't happen again. They already are in austerity to cover losses from the last lockdown. In January I'll be 63.

I dream of my castle like home. In a Calzone manner somehow I got a free complete building lot (40x100) that I call my "Back-Backyard" to annoy people.

I have a full basement and a second basement that is under the front porch. How annoying is that?

Only have one next door neighbor. On the rear of the property is state land that includes a brook that drains a 1500 acre preserve that is about 4 blocks from the baby Victorian built in 1912. Corner lot and on a dead end. The view from one rear bedroom looks like some place in rural England.

Happy-happy.

Cal
 
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