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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10137"><p>Vicki,</p><p></p><p>I appreciate your opinion. You know what they say: "Each person's perspective is their reality." Live in America, know nothing else but America and we tend to spout America. Now, I love my country and I'll go to battle for it, but it's definitely not perfect.</p><p></p><p>As for quality of health inspection, it varies from town to town. My former in-laws had a restaurant for several years, and it was immaculate, front and back. The health inspector said it was the only restaurant where he would eat. He used to bring his family in to celebrate birthdays, etc.</p><p></p><p>Now, last winter I walked into a McDonald's in Idaho and walked right back out. I seldom patronize McDonald's, but up until that day I had always found them to be acceptably clean. That particular store was gross! I was shocked.</p><p></p><p>I know meat processing facilities can be pretty bad, and I try to grow as much of our meat as possible. Friends borrow our pig feeder each year and grow an extra pig for us - we just pay for the one pig's feed and they do the labor.</p><p></p><p>We raise our own beef and I am comfortable with the quality. We choose our processing plant locally and it reeks of bleach each day before they are ready to close. If I had to, I would sit down and eat off their floor - it's that clean. The place is absolutely spotless. There have been times I've gone to pick up my meat and I knew my boots were dirty and I refused to walk through the back area - I went back outside and met the fellow on the dock. He would have been mopping and cleaning after I had walked through.</p><p></p><p>I would like to see country of origin labeling, if only to give the consumer an informed choice to make. When the canned seafood is labeled as coming from Thailand, or the grapes come from Chile, I do wonder what their safety standards are for food.</p><p></p><p>I've pretty much given up on the local fast food places. Some are very good, if the teenage help is closely supervised. Take away the close supervision and the sanitation can become iffy.</p><p></p><p>So, we pretty much stick with a locally owned regular restaurant, run by adults, whose owner is the cook. They have good beef, too.</p><p></p><p>> I like boycotts. It saves me money</p><p>> to begin with. At one point, my</p><p>> family didn't go or do anything</p><p>> for six months before hubby</p><p>> decided my pigheadedness was just</p><p>> downright BORING! Anyway, I am the</p><p>> one at the San Diego Farm Bureau</p><p>> convention a few years back that</p><p>> told a whole crowd of people that</p><p>> if you didn't want to label your</p><p>> food as coming from the USA...</p><p>> then maybe you should stop</p><p>> marketing your produce... better</p><p>> yet, get out of the business.</p><p>> There are just some things that</p><p>> America should stand for no matter</p><p>> what, and the best, safest food in</p><p>> the world should top the list.</p><p>> Yes, I may be tilting at</p><p>> windmills.... I am not even sure</p><p>> what that means, but spitting in</p><p>> the wind, I do understand. Reminds</p><p>> me of: Watch the words you say,</p><p>> keep them soft and sweet, for one</p><p>> fine day, you will find out which</p><p>> ones you have to eat. At any rate:</p><p>> If one does not set their</p><p>> standards high, then one is never</p><p>> disappointed when things slide</p><p>> into a morass. Call me a</p><p>> protectionist, but I have never</p><p>> understood why anyone in America</p><p>> was hungry since we are the ones</p><p>> that feed how many others in the</p><p>> world???? We don't need anything</p><p>> that anyone in the rest of the</p><p>> world has... we have it all right</p><p>> here. So, I don't care if we</p><p>> export or not. I object to us</p><p>> sending billions in foreign aid</p><p>> and having someone say we are</p><p>> "exporting".... ??? This</p><p>> big world view is downright</p><p>> confusing to me. Which is not to</p><p>> say it may exist, just that it</p><p>> doesn't make much sense..... the</p><p>> bottom line is: we all do what we</p><p>> personally are ready to take</p><p>> responsibility for. We are</p><p>> outspoken about what we think</p><p>> because there are so many around</p><p>> us who haven't made up their mind</p><p>> yet, and if we who know our</p><p>> product don't speak up, just who</p><p>> will? In the end, I believe that</p><p>> GOD is in control... thank GOD,</p><p>> since the brightest minds I have</p><p>> seen are woefully inadequate to</p><p>> sort out all the details. In the</p><p>> meantime, I will be out standing</p><p>> in my field, planning the next</p><p>> calving season. Until tomorrow,</p><p>> y'all have a good day, you</p><p>> hear???? lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10137"] Vicki, I appreciate your opinion. You know what they say: "Each person's perspective is their reality." Live in America, know nothing else but America and we tend to spout America. Now, I love my country and I'll go to battle for it, but it's definitely not perfect. As for quality of health inspection, it varies from town to town. My former in-laws had a restaurant for several years, and it was immaculate, front and back. The health inspector said it was the only restaurant where he would eat. He used to bring his family in to celebrate birthdays, etc. Now, last winter I walked into a McDonald's in Idaho and walked right back out. I seldom patronize McDonald's, but up until that day I had always found them to be acceptably clean. That particular store was gross! I was shocked. I know meat processing facilities can be pretty bad, and I try to grow as much of our meat as possible. Friends borrow our pig feeder each year and grow an extra pig for us - we just pay for the one pig's feed and they do the labor. We raise our own beef and I am comfortable with the quality. We choose our processing plant locally and it reeks of bleach each day before they are ready to close. If I had to, I would sit down and eat off their floor - it's that clean. The place is absolutely spotless. There have been times I've gone to pick up my meat and I knew my boots were dirty and I refused to walk through the back area - I went back outside and met the fellow on the dock. He would have been mopping and cleaning after I had walked through. I would like to see country of origin labeling, if only to give the consumer an informed choice to make. When the canned seafood is labeled as coming from Thailand, or the grapes come from Chile, I do wonder what their safety standards are for food. I've pretty much given up on the local fast food places. Some are very good, if the teenage help is closely supervised. Take away the close supervision and the sanitation can become iffy. So, we pretty much stick with a locally owned regular restaurant, run by adults, whose owner is the cook. They have good beef, too. > I like boycotts. It saves me money > to begin with. At one point, my > family didn't go or do anything > for six months before hubby > decided my pigheadedness was just > downright BORING! Anyway, I am the > one at the San Diego Farm Bureau > convention a few years back that > told a whole crowd of people that > if you didn't want to label your > food as coming from the USA... > then maybe you should stop > marketing your produce... better > yet, get out of the business. > There are just some things that > America should stand for no matter > what, and the best, safest food in > the world should top the list. > Yes, I may be tilting at > windmills.... I am not even sure > what that means, but spitting in > the wind, I do understand. Reminds > me of: Watch the words you say, > keep them soft and sweet, for one > fine day, you will find out which > ones you have to eat. At any rate: > If one does not set their > standards high, then one is never > disappointed when things slide > into a morass. Call me a > protectionist, but I have never > understood why anyone in America > was hungry since we are the ones > that feed how many others in the > world???? We don't need anything > that anyone in the rest of the > world has... we have it all right > here. So, I don't care if we > export or not. I object to us > sending billions in foreign aid > and having someone say we are > "exporting".... ??? This > big world view is downright > confusing to me. Which is not to > say it may exist, just that it > doesn't make much sense..... the > bottom line is: we all do what we > personally are ready to take > responsibility for. We are > outspoken about what we think > because there are so many around > us who haven't made up their mind > yet, and if we who know our > product don't speak up, just who > will? In the end, I believe that > GOD is in control... thank GOD, > since the brightest minds I have > seen are woefully inadequate to > sort out all the details. In the > meantime, I will be out standing > in my field, planning the next > calving season. Until tomorrow, > y'all have a good day, you > hear???? lol [/QUOTE]
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