Town Hall Meetings -how to fool all the people all the time….

The most popular and regularly used symbol of democracy in Barbados in recent years has been the so call ‘Town hall Meeting’. The local version of this popular American feature involves a meeting called for 7.00 p.m. on a week night, in a school hall or some similarly uncomfortable and unattractive location – to discuss some complex subject that Government (and increasingly, many of our large businesses) have long since finalized.
These meetings are advertised liberally in the press and are usually well attended – by the officials who are there to sell their case (and who were given time off from work during the day to be available for the meeting). The regular trend, however, is that the general public is conspicuous by their notable absence.

Spectacular Incompetence #2

It appears that our Central Bank, charged with the responsibility of protecting our money supply, our foreign exchange accounts, and overseeing the local banking system have been unable to account for a few million in $100 bills of money in their safekeeping….

The announcement came in the form of a request for us Bajans to check our wallets to see if any of that money had strayed into our possession….

As Peter Boyce asked…. These people right in their head? Unless Bush Tea was some kind of masochist, please explain what would motivate me to bring a perfectly legal $100 bill to the central bank in exchange for another one; to probably find myself interviewed by police, lawyers, press and lord-knows-who; to have to fill out forms; waste time etc….ALL BECAUSE SOME IDIOT AT CENTRAL BANK DID NOT DO THEIR JOB????

And does anyone care to bet that no one at a high level of responsibility will be fired? The people at the top will be totally innocent of ANY responsibility -although they hired the above idiot(s), set the failed policies, managed the place, and are always on TV taking any possible credits that are available?

But how can they be found wanting? When these same people are in place during the current investigation? OF COURSE they will be keen to assist in providing relevant information that will demonstrate their incompetence….

…Then again… if the police can investigate themselves why not let the Central Bank investigate themselves too…. Hell, why not let our criminals set up their own court?

What a place!!!!

NB- No smart comments from bloggers about any truth to the last statement will be entertained. That was a tongue-in-cheek statement!!!

SPECTACULAR INCOMPETENCE # 1

ABC highway roundabouts lanes blocked for months -with a few workers standing around for 6 hours each day……

Is Bush Tea the only one who is totally SICK and TIRED of the idiocy that has been happening on the ABC highway for YEARS now?!? but especially last two months?

Who in their right mind would block off the highway AT EVERY roundabout for months on end – just to make a few adjustments to the lanes? Which IDIOT is in charge of this work?

We know that HONORABLE MINISTER ENGINEER John Boyce is is charge of this ministry. Does he drive? Can he see? Does anyone work for him – anyone who can see?

Even if there is a good reason why this has to happen – HAS ANY OF THEM EVER HEARD OF PR?

…..WHAT THE SHIRT!!

If Bush tea was paranoid (that diagnosis was over 18 month ago… LOL), I would think that ru4real is supervising that project and trying to prove that we need flyovers….

Can someone who KNOWS please explain why this deliberate frustration of drivers every day??? …AND EXACTLY WHEN IT WILL END.

Large groups just make easier targets

Posted by Sadam Hussein

Bobby Morris spent the early days promoting that firms should “bulk up”. Man he mek mah laff.. I was in prison then of course watching my team of Lawyers get gun down in the streets like dogs because the puppet government refuse to give dem protection, but Mr Morris, trade unionist no less, was a source of great comedic relief in my long stay as a detainee. When Sagicor decided to sell stock on the UK stock exchange an Billy Miller said “Yes Barbados, Barbados” I remember my Republican Guard that I had retreating all in one area at the same time. Man dey can’ even find bodies to bury. Size matters because the really Big fish are lazy. They prefer to gobble up one big fish than go through the hassle of many eating small fry.

Thank you BU David……(sarcasm)

An innocent session of browsing on WordPress has landed the Bush Man in hot water …. Before realizing what had happened – a new blog was born.

It seemed like a workable idea at the time, so Bush Tea was quietly setting about trying to unravel the secrets of WordPress, when the ever-ready David of Bajan Underground fame somehow uncovered the bushman’s secret…( CIA connections David?)

So now my visitor stats has jumped to 12 (up drastically from 0)

Welcome to everyone. If you can stand the errors and snail pace associated with learner drivers you are welcome to join the bush debate when things finally get going..

Thanks for the good wishes all…

What CSME What!?

Ten years ago, when then political leaders in Barbados were running around like chickens without heads promoting CSME as ‘the only way to meet the challenges of Globalization’, we excused them. Even though it was obvious to all of us who had eyes and ears that it was just a convenient distraction for leaders who, finding themselves out to sea, would clutch at any straw presented. We assumed that they would soon recognize the folly of pursuing CSME and get on with the REAL agenda.

When in Sunday’s newspapers therefore, we can read of high level government officials continuing to pledge commitment to CSME and talking about it being ‘our only hope of facing the challenges ahead’ Bajans must fear for their future.

Either politicians are infected with some disease of idiocy upon taking office; or (more likely) they allow the same civil service idiots (that misled the last bunch of jokers) to write their speeches too….

On Barack Obama’s Loss

Despite all my instincts, Bush Tea could not but admire the political brilliance of now President-Elect Barack Obama. No question that the gentleman – and above all else, that is the image that he managed to portray- managed to rise above the temptation to get down into the dirt with McCain and Palin. And he maintained an air of calm intelligence, wisdom and confidence.

During the debates, Obama confounded all his critics with the most powerful debating tactic in existence – humility, and respect for his opponent; thus destroying McCain -who staked his hopes on a battle hardened approach of relentless attack.

It was therefore no surprise to the Bush Tea when Obama went on to lose the election so convincingly on November 4. It serves him right, in my humble opinion….

Who in their right mind, living in the USA, speaks in terms of consensus, and of actually listening to the opinions of one’s enemies instead of “Shock and Awe”? Anyone really thinks that Obama could be serious?

What Obama What?!?! I too glad he lost!!!

Bush tea remedies

Is your life complicated by problems, stress and conflict? are you at your wit’s end? Do you wish that you could access wise, genuine counsel and advice?

Ask Bush Tea!!

What Christine What?!?

What Dear Abby What?!?

come to BUSH TEA with your problem and be assured of the best advice.

Write to ‘Dear Bush Tea….’

The End (and Beginning) is here

No doubt a few bloggers would have been swayed, by the global scale of events over the past months, to concede that our world is at the beginning of a period of turmoil of unprecedented proportions. Indeed, my good friend Micro Mock Engineer has gone strangely quiet on me – no doubt a result of his having carefully read the article entitled ‘The Collapse of Civilization’ recently headlined in no less a publication that New Scientist (April 2008).

With even our most conservative scientists, economist, sociologist and even optimists now resigned to the realization that global chaos is imminent, Bush Tea no longer has any need or indeed any desire, to continue to warn of the chaotic ending of phase 1 of ‘Project Life on earth’ which most of us will be experiencing in the coming months and years.

In the event however that a few bloggers may be interested in an understanding of the larger picture, and of the unbelievably glorious objectives that are being pursued through the project that I like to call ‘Project Life on Earth’, I would like to take the opportunity to advise on some of what we can expect in the coming months and years.

Responding to the challenges of expensive energy

With the cost of oil ballooning to US $122 per barrel in May 2008, it has become apparent to just about everyone that we have a global crisis on our hands.

Cheap oil is the foundation on which everything that we hold dear stands; from the water we drink; the food we eat; the way we travel, communicate; etc to the very materials – especially PVC’s and plastics that we use.

Most of us only seem to have recognized this crisis now that the actual problem of high prices, scarcity, and even food riots and open chaos in some countries has hit us in the face.

Even more confusing, to my mind, has been the exercise of agreeing on how we need to respond to the crisis.