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From: Ed P <esp@snet.n>
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Subject: Re: Eggs and ethics
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 21:26:33 -0500
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On 2/7/2025 9:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 21:12:10 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
> 
>> I never thought about this before, but should we eat eggs every day?
>> Should we share?
>>
>> All of my life, eggs have been plentiful and cheap.  I like eggs and
>> most days have two for breakfast.  The bird flu has caused millions of
>> chickens to be destroyed, this eggs are in short supply.  Of course,
>> supply and demand had driven up the price.  I went to BJs and bought my
>> usual xtra lg eggs, two packs of 18.  Been buying them like that for
>> many years.  36 eggs at a time.  Not long ago, they were about $^, then
>> $8.50, then $12, and today, $18 or 50 cents an egg.
>>
>> Sure, I can afford them, but should I keep up consumption or reduce?  I
>> happen to like blueberry pancakes and when I make a batch, I get four
>> breakfasts from them.  I have them every other day, thus cutting egg
>> consumption in half.  Oh, I also bought enough blueberries to make two
>> batches.  I'll make some Sunday.
>>
>> Waffle House announced they are charging an extra 50 cents per egg until
>> prices go down.
> 
> Why would they charge 50 cents extra if an egg costs 50 cents in the
> supermarket (and probably less for them)? It's not as if eggs were
> free before this egg crisis.
> 

Because they can.  I've been to Waffle House twice.  The first time I 
ordered waffles.  Very disappointing.  Given the name, I had high 
expectations.

the other time was on a trip when I stopped for the night.  Short walk 
from the motel the only benefit.