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When private equity came for trailer parks
1 hour ago
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Site of the Day.....
This is the blog from an engineer at ford who built a boat and is sailing to Oz with 3 other friends. Lots of photos and clips to see and log to read .....quite interesting. - Pete Hurrell
Follow their progress HERE
Sooooo true: Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of S**t That Doesn't F**king Work.
And there is me wanting a Vaio P.
Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of S**t That Doesn't F**king Work
H/T Canis 61
It's NOT monopoly money...........from Rico
If anyone is paying attention they know (1) this 'bailout' money isn't Monopoly money, and (2) it's "borrowed" money (meaning we don't HAVE the money, but WILL have to pay it back).
I know $9.7 trillion dollars is a mind-boggling number. A number not well-suited for viewers of "American Idiot" or "Prancing with the Stars" ...or 52% of the voting electorate. Let me break the numbers down, then try to 'splain it (someone has to, our politicians and media aren't).
Ignoring this morning's headlines that the "bailout" of GM and Chrysler to prevent them from going bankrupt has morphed into a convenient story that GM and Chrysler may be put into bankruptcy to protect the US taxpayer dollars.
- This is also called soliptic logic.
$9.7 trillion:
- 1 trillion in stimuless
- 3 trillion in lending
- 5.7 trillion in agreements to provide financial aid (which will expand soon when noted tax-expert Treasury Secretary Geithner announces his new 'plan')
The FED, Treasury, and FDIC have already LENT or SPENT $3 trillion and pledged to provide up to $5.7 trillion more.
Reading that this was enough money to give every person alive in the world $1,430 dollars did not make my head hurt any less (nor will it yours), so I tried looking at it another way: THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IS ALMOST ENOUGH TO PAY-OFF EVERY HOME MORTGAGE THAT EXISTS IN AMERICA. Cool! Wonderful! I'd LOVE it if Harry Pelosi, Nancy Reid, and ObaMarx paid-off my mortgage. Really I would!
- Then I realized why they are trying to get all this "done" in such a hurry. What if everyone that had a mortgage realized that these clowns have just put them further into debt by the amount of their mortgage? Not a pretty thought is it?
I'd better scan the news for the Golden Globe Awards or 'whatever' is being passed-off as newsworthy instead and not pay any attention to the greatest THEFT of American wealth by Government in recorded history.
- Uncle Sam is making Bernie Madoff look like a real amateur at the Ponzi game!
News....
Jacqui's expenses don't add up. Even the Guardian don't like the crooked cow.
About Iran. Jules on Obambi's attitude towards Iran.
After the freeze, the floods: A month's rain in one night as winter storms sweep across Britain. Bloody wet and cold this global warming.
Single mothers have created generation of 'uber-chavs' who are costing taxpayer a fortune, claims deputy head. Get rid of child benefit and replace it with higher tax thresholds for those in work.
New fiasco for Home Office as just 35 of the 7,000 illegal immigrants involved in security vetting scandal are deported. The Home Office is a total joke.
Rat infestations hit record levels as rubbish piles up on streets. I hear Whitehall is over run with rats and other vermin.
Australia's grief as fire death toll 'could hit 300'... and police close in on arsonists. A tragedy. Those responsible should hunted down and shot.
I was forced out for trying to axe Muslim-only assemblies, claims headmistress. If the Muslims don't like it they can piss off.
Barack Obama: economic stimulus bill will prevent American 'catastrophe'. Absolute twaddle. This is going to be a 4 year bull-fest.
Cambridge University college in row over colonial-themed ball. Celebrating the Empire. Great idea.
Hamas leader ready for truce with Israel. There will never be peace in the region while Hamas exists.
US porn actress 'to run' for Senate against disgraced politician. Talk about f**king your way to the top.
Fighter jets scrambled after UFO follows plane over Athens. They are everywhere.
Mugabe's hard-liners try to scupper unity government. Send in troops to take them out.
Labour and Gordon Brown in poll wipeout despite economy hopes. Time for Labour to be 'removed' from power for the sake of the country.
David Miliband: Nato troops stuck in an Afghanistan 'stalemate'. How did we end up with this fool as Foreign Secretary.
Robert Mugabe binges on champagne and caviar as Zimbabwe starves. Send him a MOAB instead of Moet.
16 illegals sue Arizona rancher. I wasn't aware that illegals had rights.
No He Can't....by Anne Wortham. Someone else doesn't support Obambi.
Not the change she wanted. A mother of a USS Cole victim sticks it to Obambi.
The case for bonuses. There isn't one.
It was Balls. Maybe he is after the top job.
and finally.
Not Yours To Give Davy Crockett on Government Handouts. (H/T JM Heinrichs)
Things you learn as a Redneck ...
1. An opossum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South ..
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live near us ..
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.
5. 'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.
7. 'Jaw-P?' means, 'Did y'all go to the bathroom?
8. People actually grow and eat okr
9. 'Fixinto' is one word.
10. There is no such thing as 'lunch.' There is only dinner and then there is supper..
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar.
12. Backwards and forwards means, 'I know everything about you.'
13. The word 'jeet' is actually a phrase meaning, 'Did you eat ?'
14. You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH EM.
16. You measure distance in minutes.
17. You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
18. All the festivals across our state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
19. You know what a 'DAWG' is.
20. You carry jumper cables in your car --- for your OWN car.
21. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete, Tabasco and Ketchup.
22. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and high school football.
23. You learn that the first day of deer season is like a national holiday.
24. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm.'
25. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
26. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as 'goin' Wal-Martin' or 'off to Wally World.'
27. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good stew weather.
28. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
29. We don't need no dang driver's ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit.
30. What's a "Turn Signal"?
H/T Dick B
Monday, 9 February 2009
A 'Great' British Invention......'The Fanwing'
This is truly novel.
"One of the few truly new aircraft since the Wright Brothers" Clive Thompson, New York Times
H/T DucSup
BEER TEMPERATURE TEST........
For the true and discriminating aficionado, a glass of the finest beer should only be partaken if it is the correct temperature. The subtle nuance of the melded grains...the fragile, fleeting taste of the brewer's art... can only be truly appreciated if that golden elixir is properly chilled.
To this end, advanced studies candidates in the Graduate Engineering Department of The Ohio State University have developed an easy to use, fully portable Beer Temperature Tester, which very accurately determines whether the beverage is acceptably chilled or not. To test the beer, simply insert the tester into the glass.
After the tester has been immersed for a period of not less than fifteen seconds, remove probes and observe:
Click pic to see which is colder.
H/T Rico
Article of the Day....
Pigeons, Rats, and Democrats. It could have been writtten about Labour.
H/T Rico
Mexican words of the day....
1. *Cheese*
The teacher told Pepito to use the word cheese in a sentence. Pepito replies: Maria likes me, but cheese fat.
2. *Mushroom*
When all my family get in the car, there’s not mushroom.
3. *Shoulder*
My fren wanted 2 become a citizen but she didn’t know how to read so I shoulder.
4. * Texas *
My fren always Texas me when I’m not home wondering where I’m at!
5. *Herpes*
Me and my fren ordered pizza. I got mine piece and she got herpes.
6. *July*
Ju told me ju were going to tha store and July to me! Julyer!
7.*Rectum*
I had 2 cars but my wife rectum!
8. *Chicken*
I was going to go to the store with my wife but chicken go herself.
9. *Wheelchair*
We only have one enchilada left, but don’t worry wheelchair.
10. *Chicken* *wing*
My wife plays the lottery so chicken wing.
11. *Harassment*
My wife caught me in bed with another women and I told her honey harassment nothing to me.
12. *Bishop*
My wife fell down the stair so I had to pick the bishop.
13. *Body wash*
I want to go to the club but no body wash my kids.
14. *Budweiser*
That women over there has a nice body, budweiser face so ugly?
H/Ts Everyone
News....
50 De-Stimulating Facts. And I thought Brown was the master of wasting taxpayers money.
High-ranking Foreign Office diplomat arrested over anti-Semitic gym tirade. Sums up the FO's attitude to Israel. The whole lot are bloody useless.
Climber who fell 370ft rescued after helicopter spots lighter flame from eight miles away. Lucky escape. Why not create a mobile phone with a homing beacon/panic button for emergencies.
Labour areas receive FOUR times more Lottery cash than Conservative constituencies. No s**t.
Golly-phobia gets the Beeb in a right tizz. Sod the BBC.
Families of British servicemen killed in Iraq to get Government help to visit country. A good idea. There again if they had been properly equipped many of them would still have their sons and daughters.
Giant bird goes on Rod Hull and Emu rampage. How had is it to catch a bird?
Zimbabwe cholera epidemic 'will hit 100,000'. Hopefully it will spread to South Africa, then they may drop their support for Mugabe.
Barack Obama is a novice - and it shows. I can think of several much better words.
US military develops anti-aircraft laser. Will it survive Obama's defence cuts?
Iran, 30 Years On: Was it worth it? They wanted change and have been suffering from it ever since. Serves them right.
Treasury’s bank bonus team to get own payout. Why? And how much will be 'donated' back to the Labour party.
Compulsory visas for South Africans. As long as we let the Zimbabweans in.
Taleban release video of Pole being beheaded as warning to foreigners. We must wipe them out by any means necessary.
Australian PM says arsonists guilty of mass murder as bushfire toll rises to 131. Hope they catch them. Does Oz have the death penalty?
Money Saving Tips......
In these harsh times we all seem to be looking for ways to stretch our meagre salaries or savings out.
I hope my following suggestions may give some ideas how to best manage in these dark days:
DON'T waste money on expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune and hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead.
DON'T waste money on expensive paper shredders to avoid having your identity stolen. Simply place a few dog turds in the bin bags along with your old bank statements.
HOMEOWNERS: Prevent burglars stealing everything in the house by simply moving everything in the house into your bedroom when you go to bed. In the morning, simply move it all back again.
SAVE money on expensive personalised car number plates by simply changing your name to match your existing plate. - Mr. KVL 741Y,
DON'T waste money buying expensive binoculars; simply stand closer to the object you wish to view.
AN empty aluminium cigar tube filled with angry wasps makes an inexpensive vibrator.
SAVE electricity by turning off all the lights in your house and walking around wearing a miner's hat.
HOUSEWIVES, the best way to get two bottles of washing-up liquid for the price of one is by putting one in your shopping trolley and the other in your coat pocket.
OLD telephone directories make ideal personal address books, simply cross out the names and address of people you don't know.
SAVE on booze by drinking cold tea instead of whisky. The following morning you can create the effects of a hangover by drinking a thimble full of washing up liquid and banging your head repeatedly on the wall.
SAVE a fortune on laundry bills. Give your dirty shirts to Oxfam, they will wash and iron them and you can buy them back for fifty pence.
OLD people, if you feel cold indoors this winter, simply pop outside for ten minutes without a coat, when you go back inside you will really feel the benefit.
CAN'T afford contact lenses? Simply cut out small circles of cling film and press them into your eyes.
WHY pay the earth for expensive jigsaws? Just take a bag of frozen chips from the freezer and try piecing together potatoes.
MIX tea with coffee, and leave in the fridge to cool. Hey presto! Toffee.
MAKE your own inexpensive mints by leaving blobs of toothpaste to dry on a window sill. Use striped toothpaste to make humbugs.
SHOPPERS, when buying oranges, get more for your money by peeling them before taking them to the counter to be weighed.
WOMEN: Don't waste energy faking orgasms. Most men couldn't care less anyway and you could use the saved energy to Hoover the house afterwards
H/T AJD
Navy releases prisoner.......
U.S.Navy releases Al Qaeda Terrorist
The US Navy today announced that it has released a senior Al Qaeda terrorist after questioning him extensively for 27 days while being held prisoner aboard a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea .
In a humanitarian gesture, the terrorist was given $50 US and a white 1962 Ford Fairlane automobile upon being released from custody.
The attached photo shows the terrorist on his way home just after being released by the Navy.
H/T Rico
Must See Video of the Day: Convoy ( GB )
.. they just played the original Convoy by CW MacCall so I thought I would post the British version. It's a brilliant spoof.
Ice Cream News.......
Baskin Robbins is introducing a new ice cream in honor of the new President, "Barocky Road".
It's half vanilla, half chocolate, surrounded by fruits and nuts!
H/T Nebraska Bob
People were in their pews at church....
Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the congregation. Everyone started screaming and running for the entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from Evil Incarnate. Soon everyone had exited the church except for one elderly gentleman who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seeming oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence.
So Satan walked up to the old man and said, “Don't you know who I am?”
The man replied, “Yep, sure do.”
“Aren't you afraid of me?” Satan asked.
“Nope, sure ain't,” said the man.
“Don't you realize I can kill with a single word?” asked Satan
“Don't doubt it for a minute,” returned the old man in an even tone.
“Do you know that I can cause you profound horrifying AGONY for all eternity?” persisted Satan.
“Yep,” was the calm reply.
“And you're still not afraid?” asked Satan.
“Nope,” said the old man
More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, “Well, why aren't you afraid of me?”
The man calmly replied, “Been married to your sister for 44 years.”
H/T Stormbringer
Sunday, 8 February 2009
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