[SunRescue] OT: CA: It's Our Turn

[Jeff Workman]

California: The Land Of Fruits And Nuts

Jeff

Stoned koala bears drooled eucalyptus spit in awe as Mike Nicewonger 
exclaimed:

> Proof positive that California is indeed a big bowl of granola.
>
> Mike N
>
>> > > > America has engaged in some finger wagging lately
>> > > > because California doesn't have enough electricity to
>> > > > meet  its needs.
>> > > >
>> > > > The rest of the country (including George W.  Bush's
>> > > > energy secretary Spencer Abraham, who wants
>> > > > Californians to suffer through blackouts as
>> > > > justification for drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic
>> > > > National Wildlife Refuge) seems to be just fine with
>> > > > letting Californians dangle in the breeze without
>> > > > enough power to meet their needs.  They laugh at
>> > > > Californians' frivolity.
>> > > >
>> > > > Well, everybody, here's how it really is:
>> > > >
>> > > > California ranks 48th in the nation in power consumed
>> > > > per person.
>> > > >
>> > > > AND
>> > > >
>> > > > California grows more than half the nation's fruit,
>> > > > nuts and vegetables. We're keeping them.  We need
>> > > > something to eat when the power goes out.
>> > > >
>> > > > We grow 99 percent or more of the nation's almonds,
>> > > > artichokes, dates, figs, kiwifruit, olives,
>> > > > persimmons,  pistachios, prunes, raisins and
>> > > > walnuts. Hope you won't miss them.
>> > > >
>> > > > California is the nation's number one dairy state.
>> > > > We're keeping our dairy products.  We'll need plenty
>> > > > of fresh ones since our refrigerators can't be relied
>> > > > upon.  Got milk?
>> > > >
>> > > > We Californians are gonna keep all our high-tech
>> > > > software in state. Silicon Valley is ours, after  all.
>> > > >  Without enough electricity, which you're apparently
>> > > > keeping for  yourselves, we just plain don't have
>> > > > enough software to spare.
>> > > >
>> > > > And we're keeping all our airplanes.  California
>> > > > builds a good percentage of the commercial airliners
>> > > > available to fly you people to where you want to go.
>> > > > When yours wear out, you'd better hope Boeing's
>> > > > Washington plant can keep you supplied. There isn't
>> > > > enough electricity here to allow us to export any more
>> > > > planes than we need ourselves.
>> > > >
>> > > > And while we're at it, we're keeping all our high-tech
>> > > > aerospace stuff, too, like the sophisticated weapons
>> > > > systems that let you sleep  at night, not worried you
>> > > > might wake up under the rule of some foreign  kook.
>> > > > Oh, yeah, and if you want to make a long-distance
>> > > > call, remember where the satellite components and
>> > > > tracking systems come from.  Maybe you could get back
>> > > > in the habit of writing letters.
>> > > >
>> > > > Want to see a blockbuster movie this weekend?  Come to
>> > > > California. We make them here. Since we'll now have to
>> > > > make them with our own electricity, we're keeping
>> > > > them.  Even if we shoot them somewhere else, the labs,
>> > > > printing facilities, editing facilities, and sound
>> > > > facilities are all here.
>> > > >
>> > > > Want some nice domestic wine?  We produce over 17
>> > > > million gallons per year. We'll need all it now to
>> > > > drown our sorrows when we think about the fact that no
>> > > > matter how many California products we export to make
>> > > > the rest of America's lives better, America can't see
>> > > > its way clear to help us out with a little
>> > > > electricity.   You can no longer have any of our wine.
>> > > >
>> > > > You all complain that we don't build enough power
>> > > > plants.  Well, you don't grown enough food, write
>> > > > enough software, make enough movies, build enough
>> > > > airplanes and defense systems  or make enough wine.
>> > > >
>> > > > This is your last warning, America.  Lighten (us) up
>> > > > before it's too late.
>> > > >
>> > > > Love,
>> > > > The Californians
>> >
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