The writing was on the wall for this one since the day after the municipal election, in which inexperienced but persistent candidate Nick Thorp finally ousted eternal incumbent Erik Larsen in what some called the coup of the century. Unfortunately for the progressive element of town (all six of them), it was same-old same-old for the other four positions on council, which now encompass a collective pool of experience (read “fixed ideas”) extending back to the last Ice Age, which is roughly when their policy ideas were developed. Ukee is thus assured that everything will carry on in exactly the same forward-thinking fashion as before.
Some called the election result a tiny breath of fresh air. Others expressed relief that we have at least one councillor who isn’t likely to be dead in ten years. And others wonder whether this might be the harbinger of a whole new era for the town.
For the Tattler, though, there’s only one question worth pondering as Councillor Thorp takes up his thankless burden: How long can Nick last in the dinosaur pit?
So, fellow Uclueless, this is your chance. Click the comment button below and enter for posterity your guess of how long Nick is going to survive as go-boy for the machinating geriatrics. When will he run screaming from council chambers, never to return? How long before he’s carried drooling from some sub-sub-committee meeting, eyes glazed over beyond the reach of modern psychiatry? When will Ukee’s newest councillor finally snap?
Whoever guesses closest to the actual date will get front-page mention on the Ukee Tattler, bragging rights for a year, plus a special, no-charge opportunity to run for council in that very same byelection!
