The Autumn that would not die

Earlier I wrote about the impending winter and the bleak landscape. That was a month ago, and yet now a month later the winter still has not come. We had a week of winter, complete with snow, ice and -15 degrees. But strangely it did not last, and today was 12 degrees again. Amazing. This autumn is breaking all the records for the warmest temperatures recorded for this time of year. Global warming is truly here, in the sort of climate altering temperature changes that will seriously stress the planet. And yet the government of the little third world excuse of a country to the south (the USA) still won't admit to it or reduce their world leading emissions.

Wanna Park this in Taipei???

Today I was listening to the CEO of GM (who are busy going out of business) complaining that Japan should not be allowed to import the number of cars into North America that they do, and that GM should be allowed to send more cars to Japan and Korea. As if the problem with their company could be blamed on factors beyond their control. Bullshit, they make crap cars. I drive one, and I really like it to be honest, but as good as it might be, you cannot sell it in Asia. If you have spent more that an hour in any Asian city you will realize that a 6.6l engine and massive frame is impossible to navigate around a city with. So the main product line of the GM company, big SUV's and trucks, will simply not sell in the Asian markets. And their small cars are unreliable and inefficient on fuel, with dodgy build quality. Compared to the average Japanese car, reliable, fuel efficient and well finished, there is no grounds to sell a single one in the orient. It's not that the East does not like foreign cars. German cars are common and indeed desirable in the far east. They just don't like crap there, like everyone else. Even most North American's are catching on and buying real cars, like European ones and Asian ones. Make a worthwhile, environmentally responsible, reliable and cheap car and you might recover GM, but stop whinging. America likes to think they invented the capitalistic society, or at least perfected it, then whines when their crap doesn't rule the world. Grow up or go home! And use a foreign car to get there, or you might break down on the way................

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