In article <bo0v04pj6qc7jmmotk9tkn08669vr9dp1d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:46:38 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
> >> Same here. Started that already and need to make a run to the
> >> bookstore.
> >
> >Just call your local extension office. Seriously.
>
> Thanks!
>
> >>
> >> >I'll also stock up on ammo so I can hunt my own meat...
>
> Yep. Can't have too much.
>
> >> >Squirrel is tasty in season and I have a hunting license.
>
> Tastes pretty good out of season too, if necessary. ;-)
>
>
> >Going for it this weekend.
> >For both dad and I, and my sister's family. Canned and dry goods.
> >
> >Things that store.
>
>
> Good on ya! Both my boys were here this morning, I had sent them this
> article. They took off for the store and are beginning to build their
> inventory. I found buckets and gaskets lids at the lumberyard and we
> are going to start packing soon. The grocery in town carries dry ice,
> so we're set on that account.
>
> Don't forget seeds. Heirlooms if possible. This year I intend to hit
> the stores at the end of the planting season and buy large quantities
> of seeds, hybrids and all, when they go on sale for next to nothing and
> pack some longterm buckets of them. Cheap insurance, one shot for the
> hybrids, but a seasons worth of food anyway.
>
Great idea. Don't tell anyone else;-)
>
> >
> >Thank gods I had a tax return. Was going to use it for debt reduction
> >but I've partially changed my mind.
>
> Same here.
>
> >>
> >> And some prices are rising even more quickly. The latest data show
> >> cereal prices rising by more than 8% a year. Both flour and rice are
up
> >> more than 13%. Milk, cheese, bananas and even peanut butter: They're
> >> all up by more than 10%. Eggs have rocketed up 30% in a year. Ground
> >> beef prices are up 4.8% and chicken by 5.4%.
> >>
> >> These are trends that have been in place for some time.
> >>
> >> And if you are hoping they will pass, here's the bad news: They may
> >> actually accelerate.
> >
> >This is not sustainable.
>
> Sure isn't, but if folks think things thru, prepare to whatever degree
> they feel is prudent, and learn to simplify, some may make it ok. We
> have been discussing making the ****ft right now, as if things had
> downturned severely already, both to increase our skills and to get in
> the mindset of making do with less. Plus it will be healthier. And
> save us some cash that we can use on necessities.
>
> >Armageddon is nigh. :-(
>
> It is going to be difficult... very, very difficult for many, if not
> most of us. You, like us, have family. This is a great benefit.
> Community of some sort is a necessary aspect of making it thru
> difficult times.
>
> G'luck to you and all of us.
>
> Charlie
O.K., Way too much fun going on here.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/23/usa2
Spectre of food rationing hits US
The spectre of food rationing arose in America today as retailers began
imposing limits on rice and flour sales following bulk purchases by
customers alarmed by rocketing global prices for staple foods.
Wal-Mart's cash-and-carry division, Sam's Club, announced that it would
only sell a maximum of four bags of rice per person to prevent supplies
from running short.
Its decision followed s****adic caps placed on purchases of rice and
flour by certain store managers at a rival bulk chain, Costco, in parts
of California.
The commodity cost of rice hit an all-time high on the Chicago Board of
Trade this week and in some stores, retail prices have doubled over the
course of a few weeks.
Retail experts said there was little evidence of "panic" hoarding by the
public - but that restaurants and smaller retailers were buying up
stocks at warehouse wholesalers in the expectation that the cost was
heading even higher. Shops said Filippino residents in the US were also
making large purchases to send to relatives in the Philippines, where a
shortage of supplies is causing concern.
"What you're seeing is people who buy in larger quantities, who have a
restaurant or a corner store, stocking up because of media re****ts that
prices could go higher," said Dave Heylen, a spokesman for the
Californian Grocers' Association.
Since the beginning of the year, rice producing countries including
China, India, Vietnam and Egypt have imposed limits on ex****ts in order
to keep prices down at home. This week, a top World Bank official
predicted that Thailand, the world's largest rice ex****ter, might follow
in restricting ****pments.
Restrictions at Sam's Club, which has 580 warehouse stores across the
US, apply to Jasmine, Basmati and long grain white rices - the type
typically used for dishes such as curry. The chain said the limits were
"due to recent supply and demand trends".
At Costco, chief executive James Sinegal said only very large purchases
would face sanctions: "If a customer came in and said 'I want 10 pallets
of flour', we'd probably say, 'No we can't give you that. We can give
you one pallet.'"
The owner of one restaurant in Oakland told a local television station
that the price of a typical sack of rice had risen from $20 to $40 in a
matter of weeks. Son Tran of the Le Cheval Vietnamese restaurant said
his stockpiles were dwindling - and that the price of some vegetables
had also risen by as much as 50%.
Industry leaders sought to calm fears. Tim Johnson, chief executive of
the California Rice Commission, said there was no prospect of an overall
shortage of food - and that stores' supplies were quickly being
replenished.
"The reality is, at least for the next several years, we've seen a new
level for what food costs are going to be in the US and probably
internationally, too," said Johnson, who added that a typical serving of
rice cost less than 10 cents. "It's still the best deal on your plate."
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Enjoy dinner tonight;-)
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Billy
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