The Official Nonsense Thread

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Today was a busy old day. First I got a phonecall confirming the day I start my new job - 6th October. The nightmare finally over.

At the time I was getting ready to go out & vote, wanting to leave it until later to let those going to work, school or uni have their chance unhindered by someone with all day to kill. After that it was going to the local Sheriff Court to try & get them to leave me off their roll call (they said if I was drawn, I could still appeal against it pleading circumstances). I was amazed at the numbers of Yes people around still campaigning.

Outside the polling station, one of the "No" lot shoved a leaflet in my hands on my way inside, I said "thank you" & promptly neatly tore it in two to the amusement of the "Yes" lot. One less leaflet "No" had to dish out. One more leaflet "Yes" knew could be spared for someone else. I'm so tactile & innovative EA should make a game about me.

Got my plain white ballot & I spent almost half a minute in the booth looking at it, taking in this moment had come to pass, a moment I always thought I'd be long in my grave before it ever happened. I'll remember that six figure ballot number on the back until the day I die.

307 years since Scotland was united with England to bail out Scots nobles that had lost much of their money in Darién. But now at long last everyone in Scotland is getting a final say on our future, not simply our "betters".

It's weird, but it was only much later it hit me, & I'll admit I blubbed. It's a day better people than I never lived to see, people who wanted this probably more than I. We have been so lucky to get this chance - in other parts of the world freedom to choose doesn't exist or has only been won at the cost of millions of lives.

Whatever the result, I hope beyond hope that this is a day that does cause change, that it hasn't all been for nothing.