Voting Day!

[naturegeek]

I love voting!! I get all happy and sentimental and patriotic and love everyone I see at my polling place. It doesn't matter if they are voting the same way I am - they are participating in democracy, and this is a wonderful thing.

I could have gotten an absentee ballot, in fact we thought we would have to, since my husband had a training in Southern California originally scheduled for this week, but we ended up rescheduling that and getting to vote in person. There is something so special about actually physically going to your polling place, marking your ballot in the little booth, turning it in, and getting your "I Voted" sticker! I harks back to town hall meetings and a simpler time, in a way. But more than that, I made my voice heard! No matter what happens, I had my say - even if it doesn't turn out that my votes were in the majority, they still counted and I got to officially express my wishes for the future of my country. What a powerful feeling!

Here in Bishop (population about 3500) there was no waiting, but in other places where I've voted, waiting in line is actually fun. There is a wonderful camaraderie among the voters - I think everyone must share that feeling of participation in something beautiful and important.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that there's no Bush on the ballot!! And this election means real change, for the first time in 8 years. And if the front runners in both parties stay in front, I think I'll be happy no matter who wins in the end. The environment has become almost as big an issue for the rest of the country as it always has been for me, and because of the Democratic candidates, the excitement about making history is palpable!

I feel hopeful for the future of our country for the first time in a while. I hope we can regain our senses, our values, our standing in the world, and our constitution!! It will be a long haul, and a lot of work, since we've gone SO far down the wrong paths, but I feel hope that that work will soon be started.

I've Voted, Have You?

[Me]

I did!! I have a new polling place and there was no one there. I can't belive it! Just like you I feel like it is my duty to vote. Also with all the "new blood" and such histracal running mates, why would you pass that up?

[KalaniH]

Yep on all of them.

QC is Quality Check or Quick Check and is usually something that people ask for before they turn in a draft document. As in, "This proposal is due on the boss's desk by five. Can you QC it for me and let me know what you think?"

It might be more common in the business world but then again most of those folks think Sun Tzu is a god and that they know more about combat than a thirty year Marine.

[naturegeek]

F'd Up Beyond All Recognition
Situation Normal, All F'd Up!
The whole nine yards was for machine gun ammo, right?
out of the sun is obvious - not just jets, but hawks to it, too!
QC?

[KalaniH]

OK, I admit our acronyms are so specific to our environment that you got all the ones I figured you would and SA which most people wouldn't get even in that context. So here's the list:

GI=Governmentally Institutionalized or Governed Idiot
BDU=Bomb Dummy Unit (25lb practice bombs, dirt cheap)
GBU=Guided Bomb Unit (Smart Bombs usually laser guided)
DSV=Direct Safety Violation
TDV=Tech Data Violation (failure to follow written instructions)
EED=Electrically-initiated Explosive Devices
QA you got
ICERT=Initial Certification (very long and tedious process)
OIC you got
and
ASAP you got.

This is the world I live in although some have carried over
FUBAR
SNAFU
QC
and some great phrases from my world like
"The whole nine yards" for giving everything you've got
"Out of the sun" for getting blindsided
:-)

[naturegeek]

Wow... let's see:
QA=Quality Assurance
OIC=Officer In Charge
SA=Situational Awareness
And, obviously ASAP is as soon as possible...
CERT is certification, but ICERT...?

And, I'm clueless on the numbers, BDU's, GBU's, DSV, TDV, and EED.

The one I'm most curious about is EED... some kind of food? Or, device? Electronic Device? Extraneous Electronic Device? (which might mess with the RF of something he was working on?)

[KalaniH]

What can I say I'm a GI we live by acronyms.
Here's a typical conversation for us.
"How's the front 6 look?"
"Not good, we need to hang BDU's on 2 and GBU's on 5 and 6."
"Oh and Joe just got a DSV and TDV for having EED's in his pocket. QA busted him because he didn't have the SA to see them coming."
"Great, I assume he's decerted and will have re-ICERT"
"Yep, but right now our OIC wants to see him ASAP."

If you can get all those I'll be truely impressed. It's seriously like learning a foreign language.

[KalaniH]

We have a winner, Gripe finishes the trifecta! I knew you'd get it. The first one a bit unsavory to be sure but sometimes what I need to vent about is a bit too strong to really be a gripe or complaint and I honesty wouldn't be able to offer a suggestion on how the fix it. ;-)

[naturegeek]

How'd I do?

[naturegeek]

Or maybe Gripe...

[naturegeek]

Groan? Bitch, Groan and Complain?