Thursday, April 16, 2020

More reasons to end the Moo Goo Gia Panic

As I mentioned the other day, dairy operations cannot simply shut down during this dempanic. Right now, America's dairy operators are dumping between 2.7and 3.7 million gallons of milk per day.
Think about those numbers. That is happening because the kids are not in school. That means the kids are drinking things other than milk. Soda anyone? Other dairy products are not being consumed either. Lots of cheese is used in school cafeterias. Butter as well. The packaging requirements for a large facility vs a family home are quite different. It is not easy to make the changes needed to continue getting milk, cheese, and other products to homes rather than to kitchens, restaurants and other places that prepare mass quantities. That leaves us with excess at the farm, and a shortage in the stores. So far we are not seeing the shortage on the shelves. Doesn't mean it won't happen. The typical American consumes nearly half of their daily food intake away from the home. For some it is higher.
For example, I grab a breakfast sandwich on the way to work. I don't eat at work. Supper is at home six day out of the week. If I have shopping to do, I typically grab supper at a drive through.
Prior to the dempanic, I used to eat out two or three times a week with friends.
Dairy products are not the only thing being hit. Schools don't get their veggies in 15.25oz cans. Most families are not able to consume a number ten can of beans in a week, and with Socialist distancing, you are NOT sharing with the neighbors.
Our hospitals are not over run from the Wuhan flu.Because of the ban on elective surgery, many doctors and staff are stuck at home. That leaves patients with out care. Some surgeries deemed elective are life saving. This dempanic may very well kill off more people than it saves. On the flip side, nine months from now may see a surge in births on par with that which happened after our troops came home from WW2. Baby boom redux, here we come. That's good, more workers contributing to my retirement here in twenty years. Why couldn't this have happened sooner? I'd like to be retired in another ten. Sigh.
And those Constitutional rights? You obviously didn't need them anyhow. Time to kiss them good bye. It's a new world in the morning.it sucks.

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