[SMAUG] The State of the Union

[Jacob M Hunter]

I do not forward things very frequently, but I thought you all may find this
very interesting.
A perspective on California's situation that may be immanent.

jacob

----- Original Message -----
From: Jennifer Allgrove <jennifer@netline.com>
To: <md@netline.com>; <bobby@netline.com>; <bob@netline.com>;
<patty@netline.com>; <vmf@netline.com>; <joey@netline.com>;

Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:14 AM
Subject: Warning to the US


> This is short-sighted and erroneous, but still fun:
>
> THE STATE OF THE "UNION"
> America has engaged in some finger wagging lately because
> California doesn't have enough electricity to meet its
> needs. The rest of the country 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.
>
> California grows more than half the nation's fruit, nuts
> and vegetables. So 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, kiwi fruit, 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
> software to spare. 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 shot 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 of it 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 grow 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
>
>