Honestly? I don't know what's going on.
I guess I could blame it on something if I really wanted to get into a conspiracy theory frame of mind. I could blame the new COVID variant, or Trump. The overwhelming proliferation of home repair shows or the bevy of medication television ads. Climate change. Any number of things could be fair game. I mean, the list is potentially endless.
What am I talking about? I'll tell you what I'm talking about. Corn. Sweet corn, specifically. And, more exactingly, sweet corn right here in Northern California.
You see ... last week? It was 10 for $1 at the local grocer. Grab as much as you want. 10? 20? A couple cases? No matter, knock yourself out. It's all for the taking, corn o'plenty. It was almost a corn free-for-all.
This week? It was a different story completely. This week (and the sale ended this Tuesday past) corn was 4 for $1, limit 4 items. Four measly ears of corn, take it or leave it. What the hell happened ... !??
The brakes got put on the cornucopia, such that it was. That party got cut short. Those halcyon days of maize got the kybosh put down, chop chop. The grain got grounded.
And it's all the public's fault. Thanks, public. Thanks a lot. You went kernel crazy and now we're going to be paying for it. Literally. And with conditions.
Today, if you want your fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants courtesy of that staple corn you're going to be paying a lot more for it. Because the buying public succumbed to the frenzy of 10 ears for a buck. 10 ears weren't enough. You needed more than enough, you greedy bastards.
And so, here we go. Thrust right into the throes of The Great Northern California Corn Shortage: The Beginning.
And, if you haven't felt the pinch to date, you're going to experience it first hand in the coming days.
Courtesy of the greedy public who decided it needed more ears than it knows what to do with ...
.......... Ruprecht ( STOP the greed)
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