The New Year’s Resolution

Well, another year has come and gone.  2018 was a year of incredible oddities, especially in politics.  The whole thing leaves you wondering how much longer we can continue this charade of lies and deceptions.  Maybe 2019 will be the turning point for our nation to solve its many problems (kind of doubt it).  Meanwhile, at midnight, everyone will make the annual promises/goals that few ever keep.

I have a hope that the billionaire corporations who rule our food and product companies will make a New Year’s resolution themselves—to provide better quality products to customers.  Recently, during one of my usual jaunts to a regional food store, I purchased a sandwich (an Italian Club) that looked delicious.  Hungry and absolutely stoked about this sandwich, I sat down at home and began my quest for appetite satisfaction.

Unfortunately, the first bite of the sandwich revealed a taste that could not be associated with any kind of Italian meat, at least none that I have ever tasted.  The taste of the sandwich made stale ass seem like a step up.  It became very apparent, very quickly that the sandwich was not edible.  This sandwich was no cheap acquisition, costing over 8 bucks, and was labeled “gourmet”.  Really?  My dog turned his nose up at it and walked away.

This was not the only bad food experience I have had lately, a week ago while shopping at a different regional store, I picked up a package of ice cream drumsticks.  Again, very pumped up over the delectable delight that awaited me, I was once again disappointed.  It seems that the drumsticks had been melted then refrozen, looking like they had been run over by a truck.  I had just enough health classes in high school to understand that these drumsticks are not edible.

Now, of course, I could get a full refund, but that’s not the point here, how many other food products are not maintained at a safe (not to mention legal) temperature?  Many food items could thaw or be allowed to heat up without showing outward signs of poor preservation.  I have recently read where cases of food poisoning are on the rise in the US.  Go figure!  It was obvious in the case of the sandwich that the meat was spoiled.

So, here is your chance Corporate America, make a new resolution to give us customers quality products that we can consume without fear of becoming a statistic.  Even if food is discounted, it does not give you the right to poison people.  Everyone works hard for the few dollars that they earn and deserve the right to safe, edible food and decent quality products.

As for me, my New Year’s resolution for 2019 is to continue to be Grumpy and to point out every occasion where we customers get screwed by billionaires whose only love and concern are for money.  HAPPY NEW YEAR YA” LL!

Talk To Ya Later

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