Overbearing, over-regulated governments like the U.S. are full of nothing but blue sky promises.

[jtuck004]

Or, one could live in China... They turned off all the furnaces and industrial stuff, shut off the cars, cleaned up the air for their big parade. The photo below is Beijing a day later.

Beijing (CNN)Well, that was quick.

Less than 24 hours after the end of China's massive military parade, Beijing is back to its usual smoggy self.

Residents woke up Friday morning to find the crystal blue skies that graced the city nearly two weeks suddenly gone -- in their place, the familiar sight and smell of dour gray pollution clouds.

Starting late August, Beijing enjoyed a rare string of continuously clear days as authorities took drastic action to ensure an azure backdrop for the largest parade it's ever held -- a showcase marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

Hundreds of factories were shut during this time, while half of Beijing's five million registered cars were banned from the streets.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/asia/china-beijing-blue-sky-disappears-after-military-parade/index.html

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. What's the point in being in a skyscraper penthouse

if all you see outside is the same grey smog as the guy on the second floor?