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Election brings hysterical notes of pending chaos

Tallahassee resident Bonnie McCluskey, left, and the Rev. Jes Morgan, of Pensacola, stand in the rain in front of Florida’s Old Capitol as part of protest to encourage the state’s 29 electors to oppose Donald Trump for president in the Electoral College vote on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
Tallahassee resident Bonnie McCluskey, left, and the Rev. Jes Morgan, of Pensacola, stand in the rain in front of Florida’s Old Capitol as part of protest to encourage the state’s 29 electors to oppose Donald Trump for president in the Electoral College vote on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Kristen M. Clark kclark@miamiherald.com

Just about every day I read the Letters to the Editor. This entire election season, and particularly now after Nov. 8, I find quite a number of writers who are just hysterical, they refer to chaos — the end is near.

Absolutely not! We have a system that prevents that from happening.

Sadly I fear these poor folks will never understand. So to help with their hysteria, I suggest we have the Public Works Department take a backhoe with an auger, go to a designated place and dig some holes about 12 inches deep so they can then put their heads in and be protected from the impending doom.

Maybe have some cupcakes there to make them feel better. Oh, by the way, maybe a Chicken Little mascot to greet them as they arrive. Good grief.

Ed Fellowes

Ellenton

This story was originally published January 12, 2017 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Election brings hysterical notes of pending chaos."

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