Just curious.....did a LOT of people call in sick today for work?

[DustMolecule]

I live in a pretty densely populated suburban metro area....and USUALLY around 6:00 pm or so the traffic is really really heavy and backed up. Tonight, you couldn't even tell it was 'rush hour', not very much traffic at all.

Also at work today, there were hardly ANY customers....really really quiet. Did anyone else notice this?

[PretzelWarrior]

1. I'm in Portland w/half hour commute. I said "fuck it". stayed home

I'm sure many others did as well.

[dddem]

12. Since I work with mostly republicans

I seriously thought about staying home. But then I decided to go in and do a little gloating of my own. I told my co-workers that I wash my hands of them, and whatever misfortune befalls them in the next 4 years, they asked for. I told them they would get no support from me, and that I would use every opportunity afforded me to rub their noses in their idiot leader and his idiot policies, because I know it will all come back to bite them in the ass.
And then I started feeling thankful that the democrats did not inherit this f'ed up mess the republicans created. Let it destroy them, not us.

[gristy]

21. That is the tin lining

feeling thankful that the democrats did not inherit this f'ed up mess the republicans created. Let it destroy them, not us.

Kerry would have had his friggin' hands full. But I fear this f'ed up mess is going to be quite indiscriminate in what it destroys. On the political side, except for that issue of judge appointments (and that issue is a BIG one), there is potential for recovery in our lifetimes.

[The Sheik]

2. My english teacher did.

[West Coast Democrat]

3. I went in to work in the afternoon....

figured I may as well mope around the office rather than at home. Thankfully, everyone I work with voted for Kerry.

[InvisibleTouch]

4. Well, I work at home, but...

...I didn't get a damn thing done. Kinda forgot to eat too....

[BigBigBear]

5. I should have

I was up late. But I went in.

Had a meeting with my boss, who's a Republican Lite from CA. He told me once, yeah, I kinda gave the guy (Bush) a chance, but he really turned out to an idiot.

He was pretty bummed too.

[Quill Pen]

8. I should have too.

Pff, I was so cranky I almost bit my boss' head off. The rest of the time, I just slogged through stuff with my eyes smarting and a lump in my throat. It felt like a breakup.

[Clintmax]

6. I was off work today

But I think I would have stayed home anyway.

[dennis4868]

7. I went into work late.....

i am so depressed I seriously got nothing done today...i am not in the mood to do anything at all....not even play with my kids or talk to my wife....I AM A MESS!

[walldude]

11. Yup called in sick

although I'm having car trouble so that was part of it. Could have taken the bus though...

[unblock]

9. i planned quite a while back to take today off

i planned to stay up late tuesday, sleep in, and get some errands done. and guess what? everything went according to plan!

well, almost....

:cry:

[baltodemvet]

10. Nope

I've got too many projects at work to take the time. It's a job worth doing and anyway keeping busy kept me from drowning in depression.

[LearnedHand]

13. Went in for 2 hours

I'm surrounded by fundie pukes, so when the plumber called and said he was on his way to my house, I took that chance to stay out the rest of the day.

I'm heartsick, and although I'm about as tolerant as a person can be (former college professor!), I had no stomach for kool-aid gloating today. Maybe tomorrow.

[GreenPoet64]

14. Had class tonight, but I can't go--couldn't finish my assignment due.

Too bummed and exhausted.

[gristy]

15. I noticed traffic was light

and my email box was not filling up at nearly its usual rate. Though most seemed to show up at work, I did see a couple sleepy-heads in meetings.

[Hobo]

16. I did eom

[greenbriar]

17. yup

I did

[HuckleB]

18. Not in Portland.

Everyone showed up. Lots of long faces, however. We lost a lot yesterday. The White House. Oregon's right to gay marriage. Oregon's land use laws, which made this state what it is today.

The Oregon of Tom McCall and Wayne Morse is dead.

[uppityperson]

19. I went to work then came home early.

talked with a bunch of good people there, told the one repub that since we had such opposing viewpoints I didn't want to talk with him which he respected. He said he hadn't realized I supported Kerry but was ok with it.

[Political_Junkie]

20. I requested the day off weeks ago

I knew I wouldn't sleep last night.

[Greylyn58]

22. Nope...I Lost My Job In Oct Of Last Year

I've been studying to change careers, but decided to take off of school. Just couldn't get my mind in a learning mode.

I've been feeling sick all day.

:(

[ZanZaBar]

23. yeeeup

Called in sick today, but to be fair I had a 102 temperature going on.. = \

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

24. Yep

but my husband and daughter really were sick. Are sick.

Good day for it, drizzly, gray and sad.