I was here on FR on Election Night 2000. When I finally went to bed it appeared Bush had won. Next morning, I got up, flipped on the radio and learned with horror Al Gore “tied” it up and they were going into OT (i.e. recount). What a wild and crazy ride for the 4 weeks that followed.
I got in trouble at work for bringing in my laptop to keep track of the breaking news regarding the hanging chads, and then the Supreme Court decision. Got brought up on charges for using the phone line to connect to the internet, and was fined $3,000. It was worth it though.