Page 172 of 229
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:36 am
by Deleted User 89
i’m wishing we would have gotten a bigger chest freezer back in february
kinda want to stock up more than we already are
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:52 am
by Walrus
With likely hyper inflation coming, price controls may happen. If that happens, the urban areas will see long lines and food shortages. It's definitely wise to stock up now.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:59 pm
by twocoach
Walrus wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:52 am
With likely hyper inflation coming, price controls may happen. If that happens, the urban areas will see long lines and food shortages. It's definitely wise to stock up now.
Man, I'll bet underground bunker companies are making a fortune off of people like you right now.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:08 pm
by ousdahl
If only those sortsa folks would just hide in their bunkers.
As far as I can tell, many are vacationing in Colorado instead.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:12 pm
by Deleted User 310
twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:59 pm
Walrus wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:52 am
With likely hyper inflation coming, price controls may happen. If that happens, the urban areas will see long lines and food shortages. It's definitely wise to stock up now.
Man, I'll bet underground bunker companies are making a fortune off of people like you right now.
Are you not worried about inflation?
There were food shortages earlier this year (at least for certain products, not super extreme, but we came close to a real problem.
If this gets worse once weather turns colder and more people begin going back to work/school then i expect similar issues.
Now, personally i am not worried about doomsday type scenarios for this pandemic because covid isnt deadly for most people who get it....but when the next pandemic rolls around, which will happen, i do worry that if it is super deadly we have already proven our "american culture/american attitudes will be make it impossible for us to have a really good response.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:54 pm
by TDub
Beef prices dropped to 11-22 cents a pound (on the hoof) in April, i think theyve come back a little but theyre still low. Ranchers were dumping cattle, same with pigs. Wholesalers are hoarding meat.
https://www.agriculture.com/news/busine ... see-market
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:19 pm
by zsn
Pence was fearmongering about Biden/Harris interfering with meat supply. I was thinking about it and you posted: the meat wholesalers are messing quite successfully on their own without any interference from anyone else.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:15 pm
by sdoyel
I just bought a pound of ground beef at the grocery store for $7.49....
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:53 pm
by Deleted User 310
sdoyel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:15 pm
I just bought a pound of ground beef at the grocery store for $7.49....
Less than $7/lb for organic grassfed here.
Less than $5.50/lb for regular ground beef.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:34 pm
by TDub
National average is $4.01 per lb
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:53 am
by Deleted User 289
Master of the obvious here but just a reminder to those discussing ground beef prices - it's similar to gasoline. Different "grades" and one place might be selling it for 25% more or 25% less than the place across the street.
As far as national averages, I'm sure that's as accurate as "they" can come up with but I'm curious - are "they" including ALL and EVERY place in the country that sells ground beef?
Reminds me of when people produce surveys and polls. First thing I ask is, were YOU included in that survey/poll? I then say, me neither.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:05 am
by TDub
Youre right gutter. That was the price for either 85/15 or 90/10. Can't remmeber now.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:26 am
by twocoach
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:12 pm
twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:59 pm
Walrus wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:52 am
With likely hyper inflation coming, price controls may happen. If that happens, the urban areas will see long lines and food shortages. It's definitely wise to stock up now.
Man, I'll bet underground bunker companies are making a fortune off of people like you right now.
Are you not worried about inflation?
There were food shortages earlier this year (at least for certain products, not super extreme, but we came close to a real problem.
If this gets worse once weather turns colder and more people begin going back to work/school then i expect similar issues.
Now, personally i am not worried about doomsday type scenarios for this pandemic because covid isnt deadly for most people who get it....but when the next pandemic rolls around, which will happen, i do worry that if it is super deadly we have already proven our "american culture/american attitudes will be make it impossible for us to have a really good response.
We ran low on toilet paper for a bit and for a day or two but thats because spastic overzealous worry warts bought 100 rolls of it.l at the first sign of reduced availability. I assume that stored will better limit purchases the next time around.
I had to buy 90% lean ground beef instead of 85% for maybe a week or two. There were a few days where the canned veggies my kid prefers weren't in stock. We worked through it just fine. If that's what qualifies as a "food shortage" then no, I am not concerned at all.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:28 am
by twocoach
sdoyel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:15 pm
I just bought a pound of ground beef at the grocery store for $7.49....
The 85% lean we just bought was $3.99 a pound.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:15 pm
by sdoyel
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:08 pm
by ousdahl
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:45 pm
by sdoyel
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:34 pm
by Walrus
Previously, I would have said Biden. But now with all the riots, I think Trump is going to win. The left promoting the riots has turned out to not age well.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:28 am
by twocoach
Walrus wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:34 pm
Previously, I would have said Biden. But now with all the riots, I think Trump is going to win. The left promoting the riots has turned out to not age well.
Promoting the riots? At least try to be rational.
Re: who ya got?
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:41 am
by ousdahl
It’s crazy how Trump is getting away with showing images of Trump’s America to illustrate how lawless Biden’s America would be.