Time to get a new butcher, unless its a one man shop. Our 2 meat shops are 2 weeks out on packages. Like they always have been.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 9:39 AM Steven Kenney <st...@wavedirect.org> wrote: > Time to get your hunting attire out. > > -- > Steven Kenney > Network Operations Manager > WaveDirect Telecommunications > http://www.wavedirect.net > (519)737-WAVE (9283) > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> > *To: *"af" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:15:10 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > Just saw on FB that the butcher we use is booked up through the rest of > the year and aren't taking 2021 appointments until June 1st. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 28, 2020 6:34:16 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > I recently bought some halal chicken thighs at the grocery store. They > were actually quite good, maybe a little larger than the typical Tyson or > Perdue ones, but more skillfully trimmed. > > > > I suppose there’s no such thing as halal pork, though. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 6:18 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > Our farm recently started to put on a more public-facing presence. It was > slow going at first, but man has it really picked up speed now. If we can > keep 1/2 of the people coming back in a year, we'll be doing great. People > are loving the product. Five star Facebook reviews have been coming in. > > > > > > But yeah, the local butchers to turn the animal into meat were already > backed up. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"David Coudron" <david.coud...@advantenon.com> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 28, 2020 6:09:15 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > I think what he is referring to is that there is an over abundance of the > product available to manufacture/distribute. I grew up as a farm kid and > when we were young, every farmer had pigs, beef cattle (we called them > feeder cattle) and dairy. Now, it has all moved to highly efficient, > large operations. Most farmers can’t make any money as a small dairy or > hog operation, and it is way too much work for what you can make. So > everything consolidated into large, efficient operations. As many know, > they have been dumping milk because they have to milk the cows, they cannot > skip a rotation or the cows get infections (mastitis). Same with the > large pig operations. They have pigs that are mature and have to moved > out of the feed lots/buildings. This is due to the cost of continuing to > feed them, and the need to make room for the smaller ones that are coming > in regardless. So next week back where I grew up, they are starting to > shoot the pigs, and they’ll have to bury them. So what is going to happen > is that we will be killing pigs and burying them, but there will be no meat > on the shelves because of the meat packing plant issue. I supposed it is > more accurately called manufacturing rather than distribution, however, I > might argue feed and water are the raw materials and the growing/finishing > is the manufacturing, it is the long pole in the tent for timing. Meat > packing is a pretty short time period and it is probably manufacturing, but > only the tail end of it. It takes 6-9 months to grow a hog to slaughter > weight, and 3-5 days to get it to your table. > > > > I am not commenting on whether his comments are right or wrong, but my > wager is that in two weeks meat will be the next toilet paper if it isn’t > already. As you said, I am not sure how well that will work to force them > to stay open, but things are going to get very nuts of we have 3-4 weeks of > most meat packing plants being closed. Of course most of the issue will be > over-reaction like the toilet paper thing. > > > > Really sad to see farmers have to destroy finished hogs and stores with no > meat in them. But, like the sheetrock shortage 20 years ago, the > antifreeze shortage 15 years ago, the LCD screen shortage (whenever that > was ) these highly consolidated, highly efficient, low margin supply > chains don’t deal with disruption very well. Not really anyone’s fault, > but tough to see. > > > > Regards, > > > > *David Coudron* > > david.coud...@advantenon.com | *Mobile: *612-991-7474 > > > > *Advantenon, Inc. * > > i...@advantenon.com | 3500 Vicksburg Lane N, Suite 315, Plymouth, MN > 55447 | www.advantenon.com | *Phone:* 800-704-4720 | *Local: * > 612-454-1545 > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 5:47 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > So I was out all day today actually doing work, and now that I’m home I > see this: > > > https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-plans-to-order-meat-processing-plants-to-stay-open-during-coronavirus/ar-BB13kBRq > > > > I have no f’ing idea how that’s gonna play out. > > > > Also the article quotes him as saying there’s plenty of supply, it’s a > distribution problem. I have to suspect the reporting got it wrong and he > was talking about milk or green beans or potatoes. Because I would not > refer to a slaughterhouse as “distribution”. > > > > On a semi related note, with all the ethanol plants shutting down because > gas sales are down, why can I still not buy Purell? We should be swimming > in ethanol. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 5:11 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > "long pig" is different than ordinary pig... > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:26 PM James Howard <ja...@litewire.net> wrote: > > Since when have pigs not been people? > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2:57 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > I’m waiting for someone to start a Soylent Green conspiracy theory about > why there are thousands of infections at meat packing plants but we don’t > hear about lots of deaths. > > > > Chuck is safe, though. His Vienna Sausages are new old stock. Made the > old fashioned way, from snouts and feet and tails and everything but the > squeal. But at least they’re not people! > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:08 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > when my dad was in korea during vietnam, he didnt question the source of > the "beef". but then again, he also drank booze that was made in a pit in > the ground that you had to strain the squiggly live things out of. So im > pretty sure a dog or cat with the kimchi wasnt any isue > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 12:54 PM Steven Kenney <st...@wavedirect.org> > wrote: > > I've seen some things in China that would scar you for life what they do > to dogs/cats/animals. I guess when you are hungry you'll do anything. > Used to think it was cliche or just a joke about over there. Its not. > > > > -- > Steven Kenney > Network Operations Manager > WaveDirect Telecommunications > http://www.wavedirect.net > (519)737-WAVE (9283) > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"James Howard" <ja...@litewire.net> > *To: *"af" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:07:41 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > So you’re saying the cat should have been pictured sitting in a lunch box? > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Steven Kenney > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:53 AM > *To:* af <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > I don't think they keep cats as pets...... > > > > -- > Steven Kenney > Network Operations Manager > WaveDirect Telecommunications > http://www.wavedirect.net > (519)737-WAVE (9283) > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> > *To: *"af" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:59:59 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > and Facebook will publish a thousand variations. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 4/28/2020 7:47 AM, Steve Jones wrote: > > google will remove this truth from the internet > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 9:39 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > Yes! > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:53 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: What Really Happened in Wuhan > > > > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > ------------------------------ > > *Total Control Panel* > > Login <https://asp.reflexion.net/login?domain=litewire.net> > > To: ja...@litewire.net > <https://asp.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=242260993&domain=litewire.net> > > From: af-boun...@af.afmug.com > > *You received this message because the domain afmug.com <http://afmug.com> > is on your allow list.* > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > *Total Control Panel* > > Login <https://asp.reflexion.net/login?domain=litewire.net> > > To: ja...@litewire.net > <https://asp.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=242260993&domain=litewire.net> > > From: af-boun...@af.afmug.com > > *You received this message because the domain afmug.com <http://afmug.com> > is on your allow list.* > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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