Not sure if it is still communist but the Communist Party used to win the elections there years ago and control it's state and local governments. <Yes the term *communist* is denigrating, especially to people that have lived it. Just look at the nations that have abandoned it. I'm certain China would if the party didn't control the army and police forces. But we do have wonderful nations with a good communist party ... like Cuba and North Korea!
From: Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Ya been there? Seemed to be very prosperous small businesses there and little or no begging (they give those folks jobs selling things). Cochin is a very modern city. Not sure is the state government "communist" or "socialist" since the former is a denigrating term fascists use to scare people.On 01/03/2014 11:09 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: >No, I'm sure you would love Kerala. Nice communist state government. > > > >From: Bhairitu mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 11:05 AM >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room > > >Global warming is so retro just as "climate change." The new term "climate >disruption." Gotta stay up to date. A friend and his wife went on their >honeymoon in June a couple years ago. They went to New Zealand.... and came >back with colds. Duh! Hey, I'd be living in the tropics if I had my choice. >But then those regions tend to have really corrupt or unstable governments. >Southern India like Kerala might not be bad (87 degrees year round) but they >drive on the wrong side of the road. :-D On 01/03/2014 10:41 AM, Mike Dixon >wrote: > >>It's not *climate disruption* dude, it's global warming! Brrrrrrrrrrrr. The >>ship that got stuck in ice was researching global warming, media didn't say >>much about that. Isn't it summer in the Southern Hemisphere? >> >> >> >>From: Bhairitu mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net >>To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >>Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:25 AM >>Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room >> >> >>Thanks. I find it "interesting" to find out what people are doing with >>climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home >>temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as >>electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time. >>On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: >> >>>Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. >>>It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 >>>tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. >>> >>> >>>Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has >>>stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up >>>to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again >>>to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) >>>Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. >>> >>> >>>Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? >>> >>> >>>(We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was "real"; that's a >>>complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his >>>resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same >>>mistake.) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>><< For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US >>>is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time >>>talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with >>>"climate disruption?" Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or >>>more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the >>>70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks >>>in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't >>>surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains >>>on the water Nazis parade. >>
