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Eggs and milk are still perishables, especially if electricity is rationed.
by jacobush 7y ago
Eggs and milk are still perishables, especially if electricity is rationed.
- hobofan 7y agoIt's a quarantine not an apocalypse.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoTruth. But, people aren’t thinking clearly. Two things could make this situation a lot worse. 1. A worker strike because of panic, or overwork, or opportunity, or inequality, or whatever. I hope everyone has realized the truck drivers and shelf stockers are way more important than Hollywood celebs. But I wouldn’t “rely” on shelves just being magically stocked as panic increases. There is unfortunately a smug level of “well of course they’re going to drive the trucks and stock the shelves! They need to because they’re poor, they wouldn’t do these jobs if they weren’t”, wether people have that as a conscious realization or not. 2. Terrorist attack (terries getting froggy). Obviously this is a bad time to try and blow up a car at Times Square, but, what do you think the reaction would be if 5 people across the country went and shot up three or four grocery stores each? It would be BAD with let’s say compared to 9/11 it would take extremely little effort. All that’s needed to make this worse is more panic, and the media is trying their hardest on that.
- belltaco 7y ago>I hope everyone has realized the truck drivers and shelf stockers are way more important than Hollywood celebs The issue with pay isn't just how important a job is. It also depends on how replaceable people are in a job,and how much skilled and educated you need to be in order to do that job. Pretty much anyone that isn't too old or disabled can stock shelves, including kids. Not everyone can entertain millions of people to a high degree, or be a doctor or lawyer. A strike in this situation will probably result in automation being pushed harder, because there will be a sense of "these people will abandon their duties just when they're most needed". There is also a sense of duty that nurses and doctors have towards their professions. Plus there are hundreds of thousands who got laid off or got their hours cut, and those would gladly take any jobs of strikers right now.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoYea, for stocking shelves, sure. But for truck drivers? No, I don’t think you are right. If you think trucking is a no skill no experience needed job with instantly replaceable workers, there isn’t much we’ll agree on. I think the side you aren’t considering is forget “striking”, what happens if there is enough panic to make people not do the things they’re supposed to do? Or whatever reason that keeps people from keeping the gears moving. How long do you think it takes to run out of the “replaceable” people?
- Consultant32452 7y agoI agree 100%. Hurricane season will start before we're through this. You've still got tornadoes in the midwest. We could have major storms/flooding. All the normal disaster risks are still here.
- sabujp 7y agoupvote for terries getting froggy, is that from key and peele?
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoMerely coincidence I’m sure. To my original point, draxx them sklounst.
- dillonmckay 7y agoPowdered or canned milk should be fine. Eggs are an issue.
- cjbenedikt 7y agoEggs are only a problem in the US. In Europe they aren't cooled as they weren't washed after collecting.
- mrob 7y agoEggs aren't refrigerated in supermarkets, but even unwashed eggs keep better if refrigerated, so most people refrigerate them at home. Supermarkets have enough turnover that it's not worth the cost. Eggs can also be frozen if you remove the shells.
- dx87 7y agoI've never been to a supermarket where the eggs weren't refrigerated. They're usually right next to the milk.
- jcomis 7y agoin europe and a lot of the rest of the world they are not refrigerated
- williamdclt 7y agoIn Europe? I (european) have never been to a supermarket where the eggs were refregirated
- magicalhippo 7y agoNorway, and none of the supermarkets or similar shops here have unrefrigerated eggs. Then again, our egg manufacturers have also paid for ads saying their eggs last a lot longer than expiration date they're mandated by EU to put on the boxes.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoMaybe it’s just my area but I’m not seeing any rational panic buying anywhere. My stores have PLENTY of non-perishable items, but you know what’s missing for me? Russet potatoes, bottled water (which will last you like a week without a means to make more), frozen pizzas, bananas, bread, milk, eggs. I don’t get it.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoThat sounds like pretty rational panic buying to me. We can be confident at this point that the pandemic isn't going to sever the food supply; the threat model is that you might get a fever, and have to stay at home for a week or two without being able to re-up on pizza and milk and eggs.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoI think my point is, if that’s your panic buying, you’re going to have to do that every two weeks (minus the pizzas).
- gruez 7y ago>the threat model is that you might get a fever, and have to stay at home for a week or two without being able to re-up on pizza and milk and eggs. Also, not wanting to make unnecessary trips to the supermarket where you can potentially come in contact with infected people.
- matwood 7y agoPlenty of milk, eggs, water here. Oddly enough, bananas, bread and chicken are what disappeared. I went this morning though and chicken, fruit, bread, etc.. is fully stocked again. Just missing paper and cleaning products. My goto 'cheap' meal is bacon, eggs, sautéed tomatoes/mushrooms. It's more than $1.50/day, but has good nutrition and tastes good. Potatoes have also not been an issue here. So another feed the family, reasonable meal is pot roast.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
- chrisseaton 7y agoEggs don't need to be refrigerated. And they'll last a month or more after being laid.
- Tenoke 7y agoDepends where you are. In some places (us) you have to refrigerate them in others (eu) you don't. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/should-you-refrigerate-eggs https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/should-you-refrigerate-...
- rolph 7y agoreality prevails here CYA regulations are not something to cling to for a little while
- three14 7y agoThe article explains - in the US, the eggs are washed, which removes a protective layer from the eggs. They are therefore less safe when kept at room temperature than in other countries.
- rolph 7y agoyes and washing like that is not nessecary and removes a protective layer of albumen. regulations that are about promoting quick consumption are out of place in this situation, so in US unless you produce your own eggs, parboiling/blanching, and oiling will keep it good.
- jrootabega 7y agoIn the US that's debatable. We wash our eggs before selling, but I guess we also wash off the bacteria in the process? I've personally kept eggs on the counter for weeks and not gotten sick, but the taste might have been a little off.
- rolph 7y ago
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