Meet and Greet

[vnud29]

Thanks Kali You should come cook for me cause that sounded awesome!!!!

Awww shucks....thanks thobuon . Welcome to the forums though! I'm Yuri, as you already know . Nice to meet you as well. It was my pleasure making this thread.

[celticmusicrocks]

Did anyone know that KFC grows their own chickens to slaughter? I mean....I suppose its a good thing since if they didnt a lot of the chicken produced would be bought by them...but on the downside they seriously PACK the cages they grow them in. WHICH! Brings up the issue of animal cruelty which I don't want to talk about since its a nasty issue. ALSO! Did you know that they check the chickens for tumors before they kill them? Apparently, two tumors is ok....But if there's three! It can't be processed.

Errr, since my college degree deals with some of this, let me see if I can provide some sort of reasoning behind some it. KFC produces and slaughters their own chickens most likely because of economics. It's more economically feasible if you can cut out the middle man and vertically integrate most of your business, since it keeps the cost of production down. If you can keep your cost of production down, and your sales high, then you make more profit. Also, I've heard that they're kinda picky about the various sizes and weights of parts of the chicken. Take, for example, if a drumstick is larger than what they plan for, then it will use up more batter. Which will cause them to have to make/order more and spend more money. If a drumstick if smaller, then the customer is unhappy because they feel cheated out of their money and potentially won't come back. Oh, and I'm pretty sure that controlling the genetic makeup and breeding programs of the birds play a huge part in it too. As for packing the cages, chickens don't really need a lot of room to maximize growth and remain healthy, so why waste the space by giving them more room when they don't need it? Actually, they don't really live all that long as it is, so it's kind of a moot point in my opinion. And as for the tumors thing, I'm not a veterinarian, but in my opinion one or two tumors (and nothing else visibly wrong with the bird) give a reasonable indication that the tumors are benign and not malignant. If there are three or more, then yeah, I'd say that the bird needs to be put down.

And this is kinda a pet peeve of mine, but the USDA inspectors will NOT allow any animal slaughtered for human consumption to enter the our food supply if any trace of antibiotics remains in the carcass. Which means, that when companies say they have antibiotic free chicken, they're running a marketing gimmick intended to play off of this growing popular opinion of buying only "free of this and free of that" because the chicken is already free of all traces of antibiotics when it's served to you on your plate! Gah, I do dislike the marketing techniques of some companies, they twist the truth a bit and get people all freaked out for no reason at all, other than to bring in more customers than their competitors.


Hey Thobuon! How's it going? I'm glad you found the forum!

[Bardeyes]

And on the flipside, if the majority of Americans worked for a day in a meat packing plant, they'd never eat that kind of meat again - or they wouldn't eat it again for a long time.

After lasting 8 days in a pork processing plant 20+ years ago, and I couldn't eat pork for years. The visuals and retched smell were just too intense in my memory.

Gotta run now - a pork loin needs a nice long marinade in sour orange, garlic, thyme, salt, sugar, and black pepper. I suppose I just can't amend my carnivorous ways...

[celticmusicrocks]

Yeah, that's true. The smells can get to you, especially when its pigs and they're removing the hair from the carcass. *grimace* This is why I happily buy my meat at the grocery store since I don't live in the time period where I'd have to slaughter my own animals.

That does sound good Bardeyes! If I randomly show up on your doorstep, would you feed me some? LOL, j/k. Wow, that does put me in the mood to grill though. Maybe some nice BBQ tonight...

[Bardeyes]

Yeah, that's true. The smells can get to you, especially when its pigs and they're removing the hair from the carcass. *grimace* This is why I happily buy my meat at the grocery store since I don't live in the time period where I'd have to slaughter my own animals.

That does sound good Bardeyes! If I randomly show up on your doorstep, would you feed me some? LOL, j/k. Wow, that does put me in the mood to grill though. Maybe some nice BBQ tonight...

Yes, we would. Though not at random.

[celticmusicrocks]

Well, damn. *quickly cancels plane ticket* *Looks around while whistling innocently*

[silverwriter01]

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*tries to ease in the forum door without being spotted*
*gets caught with a spotlight shining on her*
Now, see, umm, there's a reason I didn't come home before curfew....

Lol, hey ladies and gentlemen. Sorry I've been gone so long. Real life came to see me and said I couldn't come play with yall anymore until I get things settled.
To get you caught up:
-I took my last math class during June and July. It was also the last class I needed to have to graduate.
-It was really rocky there to see if I would pass. But I did! I got a C. I now have a BS in Mathematics.
-I'm about to start graduate school Monday. Tis a Master's of Education degree in Workforce Education and Development Track. Don't ask me exactly what the Workforce Education and Development is or does. They just put me in it. Truly they did. I asked for the Career and Technology track, but I didn't get it.
-I'm now a part-time instructor for the community college I received my AS from. An adjunct professor. I'm teaching two classes called Math 97. Tis basically beginners algebra, the stuff you learned in high school.

That's about all I can think of. Hopefully I can keep up with the forum more. Until later folks.

[vnud29]

To my absolute horror, this thread got knocked off the front page! Suppose partly my own fault

ok update on my life!
I started College! My major is in Psychology and I love it here.
I live off campus with two other roomates in an apartment. It's Lovely.
My girlfriend of two years broke up with me like a month ago But as they say....things happen for a reason.


So that's about all the major stuff in the past months. I love the classes I'm taking and I've had tests already and did really good on them
Right now I'm about to leave to head to campus for an honors lab. Basically, for five weeks i'm gonna go to local elementary schools and teach a class. I'm teaching 4th graders. Yay me right? I'm kinda nervous! Wish me luck!

Much love,


Yuri

[celticmusicrocks]

Random wisdom of the day...

When programing a time machine, make sure you put in the correct year.

[celticmusicrocks]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[celticmusicrocks]

I dunno about you, but I'm going absolutely crossed eyed from trying to shop online this year. So many cool things and so not enough money in the world!

[MercJan]

HELLLO ALLLLLL!!!!

thanx so very much for creating this thread....it was a most wonderful and wecolmed idea....My name is Janna i am currently living in Ca. but was uprooted from my wonderful birthing place new orleans la. after Katrina...i find it a great joy to find a place like this dedicated to readers and writers to come and just relax in the wonderful world of fiction(no matter fanfiction, org, or uber, etc)...so thanx to the creators aswell....I love reading with a passion and found some of the best authors in you guys that post your very delightful stories, i to write though have been undergoing a very very bad writers block, so i come here and read and feel just a little bit closer to home...


thanx again, Janna

[celticmusicrocks]

Hey Janna! Welcome to the forum! My name is Amber and I'm sorry about not responding more soon, real life decided it needed more attention for a while, lol. I agree, this place rocks. So Katrina booted you out of Louisiana a few years ago? That sucks. I hope CA is treating you alright!

[charlie13]

Hi everybody !
I know it has been a long while since I have posted her but have been dealing with real life and alot of health issues! Right now I was wondering if anybody out there has any old yarn they are not using or going to use. Due to my health issues I can't do alot but I can still crochet, so I was thinking about making hats, blankets and other stuff for the homeless shelters in my area. But I also don't have alot of extra money to buy yarn. So if you happen to have any laying around. Could you let me know and I could get it from you.
Thanks Charlie13!! Have a great day !

[K.W_Jordan]

A few posts back someone had commented that they'd been reading works that weren't available elsewhere in a discussion group. I was hoping someone could help me. Mavis Applewater had a few exclusives in her group files, but yo mavis is now gone, and I was hoping to recover three of her works. Road Trip part two, Desperately Seeking Clark part two, and the third in her conqueror series. If someone could assist me with this, I would be very grateful. Thanks!

[Rio]

I didn't know those stories had sequels, KW Jordan. If anyone has them, I'd like a copy, too.

Thanks,
Rio

[Rocky]

Email me. I should be able to help.

[Rio]

I'm still not sure if these stories actually exist. (Thanks for looking, though, Rocky) I asked about them on a Facebook forum and no one seemed to know about them or else they thought it was just two parts of a single story. Even Mavis wasn't sure but said she would post the Conqueror story if she found it. Does anyone happen to have these or know if they even exist?