Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
I frequently get into discussions on forums regarding the minimum wage. There are actually two ways to solve the problem of an inadequate minimum wage but most folks only see one: raise the minimum wage. The other which they are blind to or think is impossible or perhaps don't understand or don't want is fix the out-of-whack cost of living which has gone too high. This also proves that liberals can be just as one dimensional as conservatives. But this mess has been building for over 30 years as the last time the economy was in balance was in the 1970s. It probably won't get solved until everything collapses. The "modern American" believe that can't happen but they may well have a surprise coming just as the "modern Americans" of the 1920s got a surprise. So the BART problem is just symptomatic of a much larger problem which is really starting to come to the surface. The funny thing about the "Tea Baggers" is they don't like to admit who is the real cause of the problem: the bankers and their malfeasance (unless it really was a conspiracy to put everyone in debt slavery). On 07/02/2013 06:46 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > I agree that it is very expensive here, and getting more so. And, yeah, execs > making too much is *always* a pain in the butt. If BART is being run > unsafely, that should definitely change, too. Security for the employees is > one of the larger issues, so I've heard, but once they throw additional $$$ > and benefits into the mix, it becomes too much. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> The issue is very complex. I listened to a variety of interviews from >> both sides over the weekend. One thing we know is that: >> >> 1) the cost of living in the Bay Area is getting ridiculous. I've seen >> restaurants at our downtown area raise prices on a sandwich that might >> have only cost $6 two years ago to $9. There's all kind of reasons for >> this but it's mostly because their landlords are demanding higher rent. >> Like many small towns in the Bay Area much of the downtown buildings are >> owned by a few unscrupulous bastards (and by few it's often 3). So the >> BART workers do need a raise but so do all of us. But that too will >> fuel inflation. >> >> 2) BART management is unreasonable and pays their top execs too much. >> According to the union have been guilty of violating safety regulations >> which have resulted in electrocutions of workers. >> >> 3) You and I agree BART is a joke. It's an expensive design proposed >> back in those days when they thought we were going to have flying and >> auto driving cars by the end of the 20th century. >> >> 4) I was a member of the AFM (American Federation of Musicians) and >> thought even in the 1960s it was a bit out of step. It was mainly run by >> over-the-hill musicians who liked carrying a briefcase instead of an >> instrument case. So I know that unions have be to blame too. They >> missed opportunities to set up working relationships with small startup >> clubs to keep the live music scene going. >> >> 5) I worked with Bay Area politicians on projects back in the 1990s. I >> know how clueless they can be regardless of what side the aisle they are >> on. Since Gavin Newsom became Lt. Governor he has been outspoken about >> how corrupt the California state government is. Like yeah, just look at >> why the capital is in Sacramento of all places! Some overly rich dude >> paid for it to be there. >> >> On 07/02/2013 02:00 PM, doctordumbass@... wrote: >>> Yep - I am sorry BART employees are unhappy. I think collective bargaining >>> in government departments is a joke. Most of BART's revenue comes from >>> taxes, anyway, so to force a pay raise, which will increase taxes, and >>> fares, seems like a terrible idea. Government workers also overlook how >>> difficult it is to fire them, the exact opposite of working for a private >>> company. I am however, very very pro-union, when it comes to private >>> manufacturing and service jobs. >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: Maybe they should send the bun bouncers to the Bay Area? They might be able to bounce over the Bay with commuters on their shoulders to get them to their jobs. We've mentioned here what a joke BART is and now in the second day of a strike tempers are flaring more and more with the help of the high pitta weather. The Tea Party crew are all out in regalia on the local news blogs. They hate unions of course. Fun to play with their puny brains on the comments sections. Wonder how the Tea Partiers would like being slave laborers? http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23581449/full-speed-ahead-day-2-bart-strike Yes, it is kinda hard to ask for pay increases when many people don't even have jobs and no healthcare. OTOH, we have the chief BART administrator scammed herself a big $325K plus yearly salar
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
I agree that it is very expensive here, and getting more so. And, yeah, execs making too much is *always* a pain in the butt. If BART is being run unsafely, that should definitely change, too. Security for the employees is one of the larger issues, so I've heard, but once they throw additional $$$ and benefits into the mix, it becomes too much. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > The issue is very complex. I listened to a variety of interviews from > both sides over the weekend. One thing we know is that: > > 1) the cost of living in the Bay Area is getting ridiculous. I've seen > restaurants at our downtown area raise prices on a sandwich that might > have only cost $6 two years ago to $9. There's all kind of reasons for > this but it's mostly because their landlords are demanding higher rent. > Like many small towns in the Bay Area much of the downtown buildings are > owned by a few unscrupulous bastards (and by few it's often 3). So the > BART workers do need a raise but so do all of us. But that too will > fuel inflation. > > 2) BART management is unreasonable and pays their top execs too much. > According to the union have been guilty of violating safety regulations > which have resulted in electrocutions of workers. > > 3) You and I agree BART is a joke. It's an expensive design proposed > back in those days when they thought we were going to have flying and > auto driving cars by the end of the 20th century. > > 4) I was a member of the AFM (American Federation of Musicians) and > thought even in the 1960s it was a bit out of step. It was mainly run by > over-the-hill musicians who liked carrying a briefcase instead of an > instrument case. So I know that unions have be to blame too. They > missed opportunities to set up working relationships with small startup > clubs to keep the live music scene going. > > 5) I worked with Bay Area politicians on projects back in the 1990s. I > know how clueless they can be regardless of what side the aisle they are > on. Since Gavin Newsom became Lt. Governor he has been outspoken about > how corrupt the California state government is. Like yeah, just look at > why the capital is in Sacramento of all places! Some overly rich dude > paid for it to be there. > > On 07/02/2013 02:00 PM, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Yep - I am sorry BART employees are unhappy. I think collective bargaining > > in government departments is a joke. Most of BART's revenue comes from > > taxes, anyway, so to force a pay raise, which will increase taxes, and > > fares, seems like a terrible idea. Government workers also overlook how > > difficult it is to fire them, the exact opposite of working for a private > > company. I am however, very very pro-union, when it comes to private > > manufacturing and service jobs. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> Maybe they should send the bun bouncers to the Bay Area? They might be > >> able to bounce over the Bay with commuters on their shoulders to get > >> them to their jobs. We've mentioned here what a joke BART is and now in > >> the second day of a strike tempers are flaring more and more with the > >> help of the high pitta weather. The Tea Party crew are all out in > >> regalia on the local news blogs. They hate unions of course. Fun to > >> play with their puny brains on the comments sections. Wonder how the Tea > >> Partiers would like being slave laborers? > >> > >> http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23581449/full-speed-ahead-day-2-bart-strike > >> > >> Yes, it is kinda hard to ask for pay increases when many people don't > >> even have jobs and no healthcare. OTOH, we have the chief BART > >> administrator scammed herself a big $325K plus yearly salary after being > >> fired in Seattle. And BART officials ignore OSHA requirements too. > >> > >> On second thought the bun bouncers would make SF more woo-woo than it > >> already is. > >> > >> PS: gotta admin how bad Marissa Myer's crap company is with errors like > >> this: > >> Sending of message failed. > >> The message could not be sent because the connection to SMTP server > >> smtp.att.yahoo.com was lost in the middle of the transaction. Try again > >> or contact your network administrator. > >> > >> "Middle of a transaction", really? Hire more message hamsters I guess. > >> > >> On 07/01/2013 08:21 PM, doctordumbass@ wrote: > >>> Dude, I just went in halfsies with a guy in Dubai, to eventually build, > >>> The Mall of Enlightenment, "ME", for short, in Kansas, near the > >>> Brahmastan! Its gunna be big! Everyone who just dumped Paula Deen is on > >>> board, and we just landed a confirmed, "Fuck off", tweet from Madonna, so > >>> I think she's IN!! > >>> > >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > >>> wrote: > Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the > real action is! > > --- In Fairfield
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
The issue is very complex. I listened to a variety of interviews from both sides over the weekend. One thing we know is that: 1) the cost of living in the Bay Area is getting ridiculous. I've seen restaurants at our downtown area raise prices on a sandwich that might have only cost $6 two years ago to $9. There's all kind of reasons for this but it's mostly because their landlords are demanding higher rent. Like many small towns in the Bay Area much of the downtown buildings are owned by a few unscrupulous bastards (and by few it's often 3). So the BART workers do need a raise but so do all of us. But that too will fuel inflation. 2) BART management is unreasonable and pays their top execs too much. According to the union have been guilty of violating safety regulations which have resulted in electrocutions of workers. 3) You and I agree BART is a joke. It's an expensive design proposed back in those days when they thought we were going to have flying and auto driving cars by the end of the 20th century. 4) I was a member of the AFM (American Federation of Musicians) and thought even in the 1960s it was a bit out of step. It was mainly run by over-the-hill musicians who liked carrying a briefcase instead of an instrument case. So I know that unions have be to blame too. They missed opportunities to set up working relationships with small startup clubs to keep the live music scene going. 5) I worked with Bay Area politicians on projects back in the 1990s. I know how clueless they can be regardless of what side the aisle they are on. Since Gavin Newsom became Lt. Governor he has been outspoken about how corrupt the California state government is. Like yeah, just look at why the capital is in Sacramento of all places! Some overly rich dude paid for it to be there. On 07/02/2013 02:00 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > Yep - I am sorry BART employees are unhappy. I think collective bargaining in > government departments is a joke. Most of BART's revenue comes from taxes, > anyway, so to force a pay raise, which will increase taxes, and fares, seems > like a terrible idea. Government workers also overlook how difficult it is to > fire them, the exact opposite of working for a private company. I am however, > very very pro-union, when it comes to private manufacturing and service jobs. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> Maybe they should send the bun bouncers to the Bay Area? They might be >> able to bounce over the Bay with commuters on their shoulders to get >> them to their jobs. We've mentioned here what a joke BART is and now in >> the second day of a strike tempers are flaring more and more with the >> help of the high pitta weather. The Tea Party crew are all out in >> regalia on the local news blogs. They hate unions of course. Fun to >> play with their puny brains on the comments sections. Wonder how the Tea >> Partiers would like being slave laborers? >> >> http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23581449/full-speed-ahead-day-2-bart-strike >> >> Yes, it is kinda hard to ask for pay increases when many people don't >> even have jobs and no healthcare. OTOH, we have the chief BART >> administrator scammed herself a big $325K plus yearly salary after being >> fired in Seattle. And BART officials ignore OSHA requirements too. >> >> On second thought the bun bouncers would make SF more woo-woo than it >> already is. >> >> PS: gotta admin how bad Marissa Myer's crap company is with errors like >> this: >> Sending of message failed. >> The message could not be sent because the connection to SMTP server >> smtp.att.yahoo.com was lost in the middle of the transaction. Try again >> or contact your network administrator. >> >> "Middle of a transaction", really? Hire more message hamsters I guess. >> >> On 07/01/2013 08:21 PM, doctordumbass@... wrote: >>> Dude, I just went in halfsies with a guy in Dubai, to eventually build, >>> The Mall of Enlightenment, "ME", for short, in Kansas, near the Brahmastan! >>> Its gunna be big! Everyone who just dumped Paula Deen is on board, and we >>> just landed a confirmed, "Fuck off", tweet from Madonna, so I think she's >>> IN!! >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" >>> wrote: Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real action is! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: > I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With > all thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about > this thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its > not a big city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I > would NOT retire there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority > now. The time has past. Forget about it. > >>> > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
Yep - I am sorry BART employees are unhappy. I think collective bargaining in government departments is a joke. Most of BART's revenue comes from taxes, anyway, so to force a pay raise, which will increase taxes, and fares, seems like a terrible idea. Government workers also overlook how difficult it is to fire them, the exact opposite of working for a private company. I am however, very very pro-union, when it comes to private manufacturing and service jobs. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Maybe they should send the bun bouncers to the Bay Area? They might be > able to bounce over the Bay with commuters on their shoulders to get > them to their jobs. We've mentioned here what a joke BART is and now in > the second day of a strike tempers are flaring more and more with the > help of the high pitta weather. The Tea Party crew are all out in > regalia on the local news blogs. They hate unions of course. Fun to > play with their puny brains on the comments sections. Wonder how the Tea > Partiers would like being slave laborers? > > http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23581449/full-speed-ahead-day-2-bart-strike > > Yes, it is kinda hard to ask for pay increases when many people don't > even have jobs and no healthcare. OTOH, we have the chief BART > administrator scammed herself a big $325K plus yearly salary after being > fired in Seattle. And BART officials ignore OSHA requirements too. > > On second thought the bun bouncers would make SF more woo-woo than it > already is. > > PS: gotta admin how bad Marissa Myer's crap company is with errors like > this: > Sending of message failed. > The message could not be sent because the connection to SMTP server > smtp.att.yahoo.com was lost in the middle of the transaction. Try again > or contact your network administrator. > > "Middle of a transaction", really? Hire more message hamsters I guess. > > On 07/01/2013 08:21 PM, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Dude, I just went in halfsies with a guy in Dubai, to eventually build, > > The Mall of Enlightenment, "ME", for short, in Kansas, near the Brahmastan! > > Its gunna be big! Everyone who just dumped Paula Deen is on board, and we > > just landed a confirmed, "Fuck off", tweet from Madonna, so I think she's > > IN!! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > > wrote: > >> Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real > >> action is! > >> > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: > >>> I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With > >>> all thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about > >>> this thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its > >>> not a big city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I > >>> would NOT retire there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority > >>> now. The time has past. Forget about it. > >>> > > > > >
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
Maybe they should send the bun bouncers to the Bay Area? They might be able to bounce over the Bay with commuters on their shoulders to get them to their jobs. We've mentioned here what a joke BART is and now in the second day of a strike tempers are flaring more and more with the help of the high pitta weather. The Tea Party crew are all out in regalia on the local news blogs. They hate unions of course. Fun to play with their puny brains on the comments sections. Wonder how the Tea Partiers would like being slave laborers? http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23581449/full-speed-ahead-day-2-bart-strike Yes, it is kinda hard to ask for pay increases when many people don't even have jobs and no healthcare. OTOH, we have the chief BART administrator scammed herself a big $325K plus yearly salary after being fired in Seattle. And BART officials ignore OSHA requirements too. On second thought the bun bouncers would make SF more woo-woo than it already is. PS: gotta admin how bad Marissa Myer's crap company is with errors like this: Sending of message failed. The message could not be sent because the connection to SMTP server smtp.att.yahoo.com was lost in the middle of the transaction. Try again or contact your network administrator. "Middle of a transaction", really? Hire more message hamsters I guess. On 07/01/2013 08:21 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: > Dude, I just went in halfsies with a guy in Dubai, to eventually build, The > Mall of Enlightenment, "ME", for short, in Kansas, near the Brahmastan! Its > gunna be big! Everyone who just dumped Paula Deen is on board, and we just > landed a confirmed, "Fuck off", tweet from Madonna, so I think she's IN!! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: >> Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real >> action is! >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: >>> I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With all >>> thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about this >>> thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its not a >>> big city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I would NOT >>> retire there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority now. The time >>> has past. Forget about it. >>> > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
Dude, I just went in halfsies with a guy in Dubai, to eventually build, The Mall of Enlightenment, "ME", for short, in Kansas, near the Brahmastan! Its gunna be big! Everyone who just dumped Paula Deen is on board, and we just landed a confirmed, "Fuck off", tweet from Madonna, so I think she's IN!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" wrote: > > Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real > action is! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: > > > > I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With all > > thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about this > > thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its not a > > big city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I would NOT > > retire there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority now. The time > > has past. Forget about it. > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@... wrote: > > you don't care about either Aw, don't be sore. Alex is one of the funniest guys at FFL. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > > Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real > > action is! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: > > > > > > I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With > > > all thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about > > > this thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its > > > not a big city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I > > > would NOT retire there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority > > > now. The time has past. Forget about it. > > > > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
you don't care about either --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" wrote: > > Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real > action is! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@ wrote: > > > > I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With all > > thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about this > > thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its not a > > big city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I would NOT > > retire there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority now. The time > > has past. Forget about it. > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@... wrote: > > I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With all > thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about this > thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its not a big > city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I would NOT retire > there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority now. The time has past. > Forget about it. > Do people really preface someone's name with " raja" and keep a straight face? If so, they must be enlightened.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Forget Fairfield
Yeah, forget Fairfield! The Brahmastan out in Kansas is where all the real action is! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, srijau@... wrote: > > I was just hearing Raja Wynne talking up Fairfield/ M.Vedic City. With all > thats going on in the movement worldwide now what should I care about this > thing that is neither here nor there, Purusha is not there but its not a big > city, its not at a Brahmastan, its cold in the winter so I would NOT retire > there. Why would anyone want to make this a priority now. The time has past. > Forget about it. >
