https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:58:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1860143 Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:01:47 +0000 Barbara Diane 1860143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awkward, but I think sorry, I know you would have done a good job, or congrats on your win, I'm sure you'll do a good job, suffice. Or saying that about the candidates at the post office. It is often different as I don't know everyone where I live, but often the choice here is, to me, between two strong, qualified candidates.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859661 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:13:42 +0000 Anonymous 1859661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>wow&nbsp;</p> <p>if they couldn't handle the fact that there would be only ONE winner they should not have undertaken that&nbsp; task&nbsp;</p> <p>I also live in a small town,&nbsp; 1500&nbsp; people voted in our town council&nbsp;<br />as far I know , no awkardness the next day&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859591 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 07:06:42 +0000 Gigi 1859591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I misread the title of this post as "Awkward small town electricians" and wondered why "non-political" had to be added. Ha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859407 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:33:21 +0000 Jules 1859407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These things happen in the big city too, for example when 7 very worthy people volunteer for 6 positions on the daycare board. Or the crazy bitter guy manages to alienate everybody else on the community garden plot committee such that they all sign a mass resignation letter. Sigh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859174 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:45:00 +0000 rachylou 1859174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try a medium size town. It’s just small enough for everyone to know everyone involved and just large enough to get people with bad intentions! Lol. At our town halls last year, we got straight up accusations of corruption and unethical behavior. My mum and I were just in fits of laughter there in the back row. ‘Bob, you’re a crook!’ ‘Steve, I can take property finder fees from developers, while sitting on the property development board!’</p> <p>Yeah. No. ‘Bob’ was our district rep. Straight as a crooked line that one. Hahaha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859141 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:19:56 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1859141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Facebook and NextDoor - that's where all the local gossip is these days... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859138 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:08:44 +0000 Rambling Ann 1859138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - I don't think I'll ever move back to the big city, where would I put my menagerie I've collected these last few years. And the clean air, food I grow, good friends. It's all worth it, but I still have culture shock.</p> <p>I think it's amazing how Facebook has connected rural America the way locally owned radio stations kind of did 20-30 years ago. Everything happens there first now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859136 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:40:08 +0000 Anonymous 1859136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree. I know just about everyone in the county we live in. It's too small for comfort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859128 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:23:23 +0000 Angie 1859128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Time to move to the big city! I DO love the anonymity of it.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/awkward-small-town-elections-non-political#post-1859124 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:18:01 +0000 Rambling Ann 1859124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Forget the national news. The election returns for our small town came in this morning on Facebook (the paper won't have the official results until next week). There were 2 candidates for mayor, both friends. Three candidates for town council seats, all friends. Because we live just outside the town boundaries, I can't even vote.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now we have winners and losers. This feels like grade school elections all over again. Don't get me wrong, things are at stake, especially as we are going to need these folks to approve some permits for our business, but they are all hard-working, well-intentioned people. I'm avoiding the post office today, where everyone meets when the mail comes in. No matter what, it's going to be awkward. I just did not expect to feel so emotionally involved when I moved to the sticks. </p>