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SleeplessinSoCal

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22. "One look at us and they charge twice" - Stephen Sondeim, 1957
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 08:28 PM
Oct 2017

[West Side Story]

Puerto Rico, my heart's devotion
Let it slip back in the ocean
Always the hurricanes blowing
Always the population growing
And the money owing
And the sunlight streaming
And the natives steaming
I like the isle of Manhattan
Smoke on your pipe and put that in


(I like to be in America
OK by me in America
Everything free in America
Boys: For a small fee in America

G: Buying on credit is so nice
B: One look at us and they charge twice
G: I have a new washing machine
B: What will you have though to keep clean?

G: Skyscrapers bloom in America
G: Cadillacs zoom in America
G: Industrial boom in America
B: Twelve in a room in America

G: Lots of new housing with more space
B: Lots of doors slamming in our face
G: I'll get a terraced apartment
B: Better get rid of your accent

G: Life can be bright in America
B: If you can fight in America
G: Life is all right in America
B: If you're all white in America

G: Here you are free and you have pride
B: Long as you stay on your own side
G: Free to be anything you choose
B: Free to wait tables and shine shoes

B: Everywhere grime in America
B: Organized crime in America
B: Terrible time in America
G: You forget I'm in America

B: I think I go back to San Juan
G: I know a boat you can get on
B: Everyone there will give big cheer
G: Everyone there will have moved here)

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K&R... spanone Oct 2017 #1
What's the governor waiting for? Say yes, then say when can you get started? brush Oct 2017 #2
Everyone is waiting for him to remove his lips from the Moron's ass. DK504 Oct 2017 #6
he did answer Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #9
The Governor did NOT wait. He gave a very positive answer. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #16
thats correct, he's welcoming elon musk's offer with open arms onetexan Oct 2017 #20
Surpass the US in renewable energy production please onit2day Oct 2017 #38
KNR sheshe2 Oct 2017 #3
At the very least they could help get the smaller/rural areas up and running Afromania Oct 2017 #4
Elon will save Puerto Rico Not Ruth Oct 2017 #5
Germany is also sending power packs for hospitals burrowowl Oct 2017 #23
K&R... spanone Oct 2017 #7
K&R, AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2017 #8
I would have said, "HELL YES, when can you start? BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #10
Damn - awesome reponse/offer. salin Oct 2017 #11
K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #12
What would be the time frame for this? If it is a matter of years, justhanginon Oct 2017 #14
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #13
Hey CNN aeromanKC Oct 2017 #15
And may as well replace the cars -- with Teslas. NCjack Oct 2017 #17
One step at a time Sam McGee Oct 2017 #18
Is there a price tag? lame54 Oct 2017 #19
Hmmm... let me look in my crystal ball here. hunter Oct 2017 #21
My crystal ball suggests pressure will be put on international banks NOT to fund this in any way. AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #34
Yep. There is immense pressure to privatize the system. hunter Oct 2017 #36
"One look at us and they charge twice" - Stephen Sondeim, 1957 SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2017 #22
I have had that song in my head a lot these days. murielm99 Oct 2017 #40
Wonderful idea.....how is it going to be funded? paleotn Oct 2017 #24
I LOVE this! volstork Oct 2017 #25
Exactly what the GOP & Libertarians want. Crash2Parties Oct 2017 #26
Yeah, color me cynical. LisaM Oct 2017 #39
PowerWall info OxQQme Oct 2017 #27
Donnie and the fascists won't stand for this out of pure ideological spite. Thomas Hurt Oct 2017 #28
This project will need financing. AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #35
Sounds like a great idea. greytdemocrat Oct 2017 #29
Given Puerto Rico's Current Debt Issues, How to Pay for Tesla's Offer is a Consideration dlk Oct 2017 #30
This is so exciting! lark Oct 2017 #31
Makes sense. kentuck Oct 2017 #32
LongTomH mentioned South Australia. SwissTony Oct 2017 #33
It's not much of a backup... a little over an hour on the system it's on. hunter Oct 2017 #37
oh, this would be wonderful niyad Oct 2017 #41
Wouldnt it be something if PR became the worlds first "renewable" on a grand scale? 7962 Oct 2017 #42
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