Comrades, I for one can't wait until Obama imposes a smart energy scheme here in the US. Just think, no more having to adjust your smart thermostat. It will automatically know when you feel chilly. Perhaps our Chinese friends can help us attain this worthy goal.


Since the Communists came to power, November 15 has been circled in red on many Beijing calendars. It's not Mao Zedong's birthday. November 15 is the day when city officials dutifully flick the switch to turn on the capital's centrally-controlled heating system, supplying warmth to most of Beijing's 22 million residents.

In one of the last vestiges of collective living, Beijing's coal plants pump heat to city apartments on a strict schedule, from November 15 to March 15, every year. Since the 1950s, the schedule has rarely changed, even if temperatures plummet before the appointed day.

After enduring record heat-waves this summer, with the mercury soaring to its highest mark in 60 years, and thick pollution in the fall (which the government blamed on "fog"), Beijingers are now suffering through the early onset of bitter cold. China's state-run media reported October 18 as the city's coldest autumn day since 1986, with temperatures peaking at 48 degrees and then dropping to 44.

Many residents of the capital city are counting down the days to November 15 hunched over their computer keyboards, commiserating about the frigid weather and lack of government-provided relief.

"I can't function in Beijing's October without a hot-water bottle and an electric blanket," complains one Chinese internet user. Others employ greater creativity to stay toasty.

"I highly recommend doing slow-motion exercises while surfing the internet in order to stay warm," suggests one energetic web chatter. Most local apartments don't have thermostats, so residents have no idea whether it's warmer inside than outside. Many use electric space heaters and turn their air conditioners to the "warm" setting to thaw their icy homes.

Until the grim mid-November countdown is over, Beijingers have little to do but sit, shiver and, ironically, pray for extremely cold weather. Local officials have promised to turn on the heat if the mercury dips below 40 degrees for five days in a row, or if the city is blanketed in snow.

And those wishes may be answered soon; a cold front is expected to hit Beijing on October 23. Miserable meteorologists warn, however, the capital won't likely be blanketed in snowflakes... but sheets of cold rain instead. That probably won't get the heat turned on.

This story was filed by CBS News correspondent Celia Hatton in Beijing.

Comrade Whoopie:

Upon first glance, this picture looked a lot one of Obama's senate campaign offices in southside Chicago. Same posters in the windows.

Ps: Isn't it great that when you need to log in on the People's Cube, Joseph Stalin is there to greet you ? With a smile on his face and a song in his heart, no doubt.

Also, I thank Red Square for adding this "special touch" as a continual reminder of just how compassionate socialism has been and will be to all of us.

Krasnodar out.

Yes Comrades,
The individual [peasants] are not smart enough to correctly operate the O.N./O.F.F. switch without extensive and costly retraining.

In my home gulag the electricity have been placed under the discretion of the compassionate electrical company. The flow of electrical current can arbitrarily be cut off at any time for any reason.

I am glad all this responsibility has been turned over to the bureauweenis at central power control.

glory to central power.

This is a wonderful idea! i like the Chinese/American friendship center. i can tell they want to help us repair the damages done to the capital by bushitler. look has hammer removed dents on the dome, that must be a union hammer.

"I can't function in Beijing's October without a hot-water bottle and an electric blanket," complains one Chinese internet user. Others employ greater creativity to stay toasty.

He will not have trouble staying "toasty" when the government hears his complaint . . he is likely to go directly to the electric chair, after which, he'll hit room temperature. Such complaining is frowned upon, is it not?
Mr. Ding Dong Dung has since revised his complaint and is complaining no long. The last words heard as he was escorted out of his hobble were, "但是它是笑话!!" (loosely translated means "but it was a joke!!"). I hope he returns to finish is blog.

Krasnodar, you have correctly fallen upon a point. I myself also thought that was dearest Leaders campaign headquarters. (umm, are we sure it is not? He doesn't have so many friendlies in glorious China?) I am still chuckling... but I digress.... I can not wait to our Leader implements the same for the collective here, who certainly waste way to much utilities. How many times a day do they really need to flush a toilet, I ask?! Would not an ice chest do instead of a wasteful refrigerator?! Think about it proles!

Speaking of China and how they plan to help America, here's a short video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTSQozW ... r_embedded

Oh and here's a video of me and the Frau Trick or Treating at the White House...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI08582 ... r_embedded

Alright...what's the deal ? Twice this morning, I've been requested by Uncle Joe to report for log-in ! TWICE.
Am I under State surveillance ? Oh, I forgot, we are always under State surveillance.

Fraulein P......" Mr. Ding Dang Dung ".....that is very good ! But don't look for posts from him anytime soon. ( or so my friend in the Collective's Thought Crime Division tells me.)

Also, in your previous post, were you considering using either an ice chest or a wasteful refrigerator rather than flushing the toilet ? For Dear Leader's sake, let us hope not !

Oh , now I get it ! A waste- full refrigerator ! ...............It's still gross. Or perhaps the ol' fridge could be used as a storage tank for our " fertilizer" to be used on " organic " crops next spring. Now that's just frig'n brilliant. No....really !

Krasnodar out.

Comrade Whoopie, it was so good to see our Halloween trickery video once again. We were sly ones, were we not?! And I hate to say... so I will speak softly, but I found dearest Leaders cheapness in candy redistribution, most disappointing, especially when we saw Mama MO and whatstheirnames, chopping on bags and bags of goodies. He could not share to spare of chocolates?
But I did love our outfittery and will wear it again this year when visiting Fannie May and Feddie whatsit.

Krasnodar , "Am I under State surveillance ? Oh, I forgot, we are always under State surveillance" . . DID YOU THINK NOT???? (chuckle chuckle chuckle)

You must learn to read what is thought and meant and not what is in particular written!!! You proles are such troubl... now, let me be clear.... there is no need to flush and waste water over and over and over. And by using smaller, un-electrifed ice chest, no wasteful electric eating frig is of necessity!

Now back to the beet fields with you. We will all expect an extra portion to be delivered to our hacienda's by 7pm.

Krasnodar wrote:Alright...what's the deal ? Twice this morning, I've been requested by Uncle Joe to report for log-in ! TWICE. Am I under State surveillance ? Oh, I forgot, we are always under State surveillance.Krasnodar out.

Agitation.... Forgetfulness....Not focused like a laser on the Prog Agenda?

Comrade Krasnodar are you sick?
I HoPeY you do not have OUS.

But if you do, please follow the following Party ™ order:

I am sorry for my disorientation..... but there's quite a good reason for its occurrence.

A few subjects up the Blog list, you'll find Comrade Darski's post " We Win " . Nothing unusual there, but into the conversations, A new conscript, Comrade Tooorisky, asked what an MTE was. Check out the picture. You will know why I'm a little off- balance.

Comrade Laika....not to worry ! The MTE is not particularly fond of space travel. So you're good. And Fraulein, if your still listening, are you making your legendary beet enchiladas again? We can smell them out in the fields. But no complaints.... the bugs aren't bothering us anymore.