Bad? ...who said all of that is bad? I lived in Florida for over 20 years and know it fairly well.
On Oct 9, 8:11 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > *laughing*. Come now, OM. It's not all that bad. > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 11:03 AM, ornamentalmind > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes, Florida is a great place to live…IF one likes giant flying > > roaches (palmetto bugs), sand spurs, sand fleas that bite, skin > > damaging and cataract producing sun rays, a draconian regressive > > government, 100% humidity after the daily showers, mold growing on > > everything, moss choking the life out of the trees, sink holes in > > every yard, gaiters roaming the canals, being underwater - having the > > lowest elevation above sea level of all the States, being the target > > of most hurricanes in the region, general ignorance and xenophobia as > > the mood of the day, drug cartels, massive unemployment etc…. > > > On Oct 9, 7:40 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Raining here now also. Finally. We need it so badly here in Texas. One > > thing > > > I remember about Fl. is during summer it would rain almost daily. for > > about > > > 10 to 15 minutes. Then sunny with nice cool breeze. Nice place to live > > > Florida. > > > > dj > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > *laughing* In all of the protests nationwide, supporters are being fed > > by > > > > donors. Food and water has been readily available. The pizzas Thursday > > were > > > > donated byhttp://crooksandliars.com. > > > > > We have hard storms blowing through the Bay today...I'm thinking that's > > > > going to put a heavy damper on today's planned assembly. It's a bit > > > > difficult to hold a sign in a 25MPH windy rainstorm. > > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > [email protected] > > > >> > wrote: > > > > >>> He wasn't selling, Don. Those were donated to feed the protesters. He > > was > > > >>> just delivering them. > > > > >>> DAmn. > > > > >> dj > > > > >>> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >>>> I liked the pic of the guy selling pizzas. I'd like it even better > > if > > > >>>> they weren't ordered but he just showed up with 20 pepperonis hoping > > to make > > > >>>> a couple of bucks. Illegally probably. No permit and so forth. Go > > 99%! > > > > >>>> dj > > > > >>>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 2:44 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >>>>> Good pictures, Chris. You've been doing a great job. You show > > exactly > > > >>>>> what you wanted to show and what people need to see. So yes, you > > passed rule > > > >>>>> #10. ;) > > > > >>>>> A little bit more un-normalcy is what I'd like to see next time. A > > fat > > > >>>>> American family looking irritated out of their car window at the > > > >>>>> marching protesters. Something like that. > > > > >>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Gabby, I hope you approve. I tried my best to follow rule #10: > > >https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150334273466494.348470.72... > > > > >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>> Actually, we all brought garbage bags, and cleaned up after > > > >>>>>>> ourselves. As for finding a job, I've been on the market for over > > 18 months, > > > >>>>>>> with a solid, industry professional resume, and have found > > nothing. > > > >>>>>>> Meanwhile, many of my former colleagues have joined my ranks. > > > > >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:19 AM, [email protected] < > > > >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> The biased media and comics have been trashing conservatives and > > > >>>>>>>> ridiculing the Tea Party and various candidiates so you have to > > > >>>>>>>> expect > > > >>>>>>>> some payback. > > > > >>>>>>>> How do these protestors expect to find a job or stay in school > > if > > > >>>>>>>> they > > > >>>>>>>> spend all their time protesting? Who will pay for the clean-up? > > What > > > >>>>>>>> business would risk hiring these people? > > > > >>>>>>>> Most loot is not easily transported. :-) > > > > >>>>>>>> On Oct 6, 9:40 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> > I scanned it and agree, a bit bullshitty but one must admire > > the > > > >>>>>>>> hopeful > > > >>>>>>>> > tone the writer emits. So the Occupiers are all about coming > > > >>>>>>>> together if not > > > >>>>>>>> > completely cogent on their reasons for doing so. Where the Tea > > > >>>>>>>> Party, to me, > > > >>>>>>>> > has mostly been about tax and spending cuts Tthe Occupiers > > seem, > > > >>>>>>>> again to > > > >>>>>>>> > me(it's a shame it's still so unclear) to be all about > > political > > > >>>>>>>> corporate > > > >>>>>>>> > favoritism. I would hesitate to label the 99%ers as Class > > Warriors > > > >>>>>>>> although > > > >>>>>>>> > many of their organizers seem to have this at the top of their > > > >>>>>>>> agenda. > > > > >>>>>>>> > I'm disappointed in the rhetoric from Conservative mouthpieces > > > >>>>>>>> like Limbaugh > > > >>>>>>>> > that are trashing the movement. Ridiculing the protestors and > > so > > > >>>>>>>> forth. It > > > >>>>>>>> > would make more sense to recognize that there are those that > > are > > > >>>>>>>> having some > > > >>>>>>>> > tough times and try to help educate those disaffected folks on > > the > > > >>>>>>>> real > > > >>>>>>>> > problems which isn't rich people per se. It's bad government. > > By > > > >>>>>>>> both > > > >>>>>>>> > Republicans and Democrats. In a nutshell, too much wasteful > > > >>>>>>>> spending and not > > > >>>>>>>> > enough pin-pointed economic stimulus spending. > > > > >>>>>>>> > Thanks for the link to the Boston Group Arch I'll probably > > read it > > > >>>>>>>> again > > > >>>>>>>> > soon. These economist make sense but the real problem is going > > to > > > >>>>>>>> be coming > > > >>>>>>>> > up with something everyone can swallow. We sure don't need our > > > >>>>>>>> very own > > > >>>>>>>> > Reign Of Terror. Nobody wants to give in here. If I was rich > > I'd > > > >>>>>>>> be tired of > > > >>>>>>>> > being called the bad guy all the time unless I really was the > > bad > > > >>>>>>>> guy in > > > >>>>>>>> > which case I wouldn't care a fig. I'd take my loot and go > > > >>>>>>>> somewhere else. > > > >>>>>>>> > God help us all. > > > > >>>>>>>> > dj > > > > >>>>>>>> > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:02 PM, archytas <[email protected]> > > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> > > There's a take on Occupy Wall Street at > > >http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/10/matt-stoller-the-anti-politics. > > > >>>>>>>> .. > > > >>>>>>>> > > - that sounds like Allan - a bit bullshitty (sorry Al - not > > you) > > > >>>>>>>> Chris > > > >>>>>>>> > > but an interesting take. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > I can't stand any standard politics now. It's madness. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > On Oct 6, 8:36 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> > > > I think there is where the problem lies,, several decades > > ago > > > >>>>>>>> the > > > >>>>>>>> > > > revolution was bassed off ideology differences (the Little > > Red > > > >>>>>>>> Book) > > > >>>>>>>> > > this > > > >>>>>>>> > > > really was not a valid reason.. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > today I see > > >http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/10/matt-stoller-the-anti-politics...,, > > especially in the US also to a > > > >>>>>>>> > > > lesser extent Europe.. in the US there are other problems > > > >>>>>>>> there are > > > >>>>>>>> > > > existing undergrounds outside of police intelligence,, > > there > > > >>>>>>>> are massive > > > >>>>>>>> > > > amounts of weapons out of site and out of mind and other > > than > > > >>>>>>>> the owner > > > >>>>>>>> > > no > > > >>>>>>>> > > > one knows about them.. Even I still have guns and I no > > longer > > > >>>>>>>> live > > > >>>>>>>> > > there.. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > The US is extremely Large,, there is also a large > > community of > > > >>>>>>>> motor > > > >>>>>>>> > > homes > > > >>>>>>>> > > > which have the ability move and potentially lower the > > cost of > > > >>>>>>>> living.. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > and organize.. the police are not unsympathetic either as > > they > > > >>>>>>>> often > > > >>>>>>>> > > times > > > >>>>>>>> > > > in the same or similar situation.. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > I do believe co-op-s will become more plentiful, > > underground > > > >>>>>>>> work will > > > >>>>>>>> > > > become more prevalent.. it will change,, I think the > > start > > > >>>>>>>> is in > > > >>>>>>>> > > > eliminating the political corruption that is so embedded.. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > sigh > > > >>>>>>>> > > > Allan > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > I hate change .. but greed is so wide spread.. a > > tremendous > > > >>>>>>>> lose > > > >>>>>>>> > > > of spirituality ,, but fundamentalism may have some > > perks > > > >>>>>>>> in the end,, > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > >>>>>>>> > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > I see BoA as an infinitely powerful entity, and can't > > > >>>>>>>> imagine the > > > >>>>>>>> > > behemoth > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > falling. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > On Oct 5, 2011 10:18 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> > > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > Pruning ain't the metaphor I'd choose Chris. Dexia > > Bank > > > >>>>>>>> has just gone > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > belly-up - it was 'worth' more than Belgium's GDP. The > > > >>>>>>>> 'money' in the > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > banking scam is at factors of ten in comparison with > > the > > > >>>>>>>> world of > > > >>>>>>>> > > real > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > work. My view is that it's in the way of capitalism > > and > > > >>>>>>>> democracy. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > The informed guess is they've been lending to crooks > > on a > > > >>>>>>>> scale > > > >>>>>>>> > > vastly > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > bigger than the barrel-loads of dollars gone in Iraq > > and > > > >>>>>>>> Afghanistan > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > without securing any 'mineral rights'. The kleft stick > > is > > > >>>>>>>> that they > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > can only make money through the same old scams, so > > > >>>>>>>> whatever we put > > ... > > read more »
