We got to our polling location in Minneapolis by 6:15 this morning, and there were three people already in line, sitting in lawn chairs and sipping coffee. We were Nos. 4 and 5. By 6:30, there were at least 40 people in line, and by the time the polls opened at 7, the line was wrapped around the building (the Star Tribune, which had a photographer there, says there were 125 in line by the time the doors opened).

We saw some of our neighbors and chit-chatted with others we hadn't yet met. It was good to see so many come out to cast their votes. Things ran pretty smoothly inside; there were quite a few voting booths and quick and helpful election officials.

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My plan is to leave work between lunch and 5 somewhere, get out of work a bit early, get to the polls before the after work rush, then go home and drink the rest of the night while watching the returns to kill the pain. :-)