It’s come out today that a Trump campaign flunkie - a woman not surprisingly - is to blame for the fuck up. The Trump hoard is innocent of all charges including being assholes.

I have a Ph.d. with specialties in meteorology and climatology. You do not and you did not read the link I embedded. Read it. You will see why I slipped it in.

I owned a 1976 Fiat 128 for ten years. I kind of know a bit about them.

The Gulf station at 2nd Ave. and First Street is demolished. So sad for it was a fun place to meet Indian and Pakistani taxi drivers, get a Coke, and just savor eclectic NYC. The East Village is dying I fear. Money, greed, and redevelopment to attract the wannabe SoHo wealthy type hipsters. Memories live on.

I wish I had know this wisdom. Then.

I left my heart in Turin.

They might appeal to former Fiat and Alfa drivers - those still alive of course - who loved bare boned cars that drove like hell and broke when least convenient, e.g.,

Your 4C commentary is exhilarating. Exhilarating like any Italian car if one can overlook myriads of problems. [I miss my hated and loved Fiat.] Thanks.

No, you are not amirite. When you get your Ph.d in climatology, or atmospheric science, or physical geography, I’ll listen to you.

I forever miss my 1976 Fiat 128 station wagon. Purchased new in White River Junction, VT. Blue. Four speed standard. Kept it running 10 years in the rusty northeast and rust belt Michigan. Very unreliable on to and from midwest trips - had an alternator and thermostat go within two hours on I-80. Always a nervous…

The TED talk is for the younger and uninitiated. And it’s rather simplistic. For a more thorough, nuanced, and award-winning documentary, see:

Just subsidiaries of fewer and fewer companies. Steiger is not the same Steiger (Case IH which is in turn owned by FIAT). New Holland is a brand. Now owned by FIAT/CNH mostly made in Italy. Just as Jaguar is not the same Jaguar (Tata Motors) nor are Rolls Royces real Rolls (owned by BMW with BMW engines). Same with…

Cow methane, folks. Yup. Methane and cows. It’s warming the air. Right? Those fuzzy liberals again. It’s all wrong! Wrong! Remember Lying Hillary? You do? Good because she believes this crap too. Believes it. Yup. Believes it. That’s disgusting. She’s a liar! Cow shit and Hillary. Can you believe it?

I think Trump must have set free the nuclear launch codes prior to gunning Hillary with that Colt .45.

You have not, of course, because what me worry? The air is the same as in 1932.

Oh, they got a million of ‘em including, “We’re heading into an ice age” and “Global warming stopped in 1998,1995, 2002, 2007,2010, ????”

We can only assume you think the hockey stick is broken?

There you go again.

Well, Steiger, New Holland, Allis-Chalmers, IH, are but a few implement manufacturers that no longer exist. Near monopolies always work the same.