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2012-07-11 , 18:35
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Originally Posted by woody14619 View Post
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I'm still having an internal debate on the merits of this idea.
amen to that

Originally Posted by woody14619 View Post
Which is better to do when you see a shark: To attempt swim toward the shore with one leg weighted, hoping the weight will fall off as you swim? Or to take the time to remove the weight in hopes that you can then out-swim a now closer shark?

We're going to have an election before December regardless (be that now, or in the Sept to Nov time frame). Doing so now would be a huge distraction, but would prevent that happening mid-river in the fall. My gut tells me though that it would be too large of a distraction to deal with, and would destabilize the base we're now forming to continue this community past 2012.
is Flop the shark?
but seriously, we are not talking about "swimming back to shore..."
we are talking about jumping into the water to cross... the ocean.
at least, when reading those boards (related to futures) that's what one has the feeling this community is readying itself for.

so, your metaphor, revisited...
  • remove the (dead) weight before jumping into the water?
    (de-elect one councilor)
  • Go! Go! Go!
    -where are we going? do we need... that? {finger pointing accusingly @ dead weight at one leg...}
    (same?)
  • water is cold. can we take the plane?
    (elect another council; use the campaign time to weight the options & gather more facts)
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