Should I start buying rice?

[sakuraba]

I don't really eat it, but now that there is a run on rice I feel oddly compelled to hoard. Sure people may be starving in other places, but hell what about Chinese and Japanese restaurants out here? What are they going to do? If we want to keep this country great we must keep our Rice Superiority! We cannot afford to lose our place in the world!

[Dagmar]

Buy this.

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/1/Q/condoleeza_rice.jpg

[TheDave]

And people actually argue with me about the 100 post rule...

[SonOfLe-loLang]

Its actually a real problem. Due to the climate change (and this fascination with corn ethanol), rice is not nearly as plentiful as it once was. Even Costco and Sam's club will only let you buy something like one bag a week. Also, by this summer, there will be no more rye bread made in america apparently...it will all be imported. This food crisis is kind of a big deal and people should take note of it.

[alkemical]

I don't really eat it, but now that there is a run on rice I feel oddly compelled to hoard. Sure people may be starving in other places, but hell what about Chinese and Japanese restaurants out here? What are they going to do? If we want to keep this country great we must keep our Rice Superiority! We cannot afford to lose our place in the world!

Dammit, i knew Uncle Ben and Zatarin's were up to no good!

[alkemical]

Its actually a real problem. Due to the climate change (and this fascination with corn ethanol), rice is not nearly as plentiful as it once was. Even Costco and Sam's club will only let you buy something like one bag a week. Also, by this summer, there will be no more rye bread made in america apparently...it will all be imported. This food crisis is kind of a big deal and people should take note of it.

I agree - Baja mentioned global food shortage and when i googled it i saw about the rice, etc. Then the news broadcast on the tele had a story about 1bag per week at sams.

[Spider]

good idea sell the trucks and trailers , invest every penny into rice and become rice barons ..........

[alkemical]

Interesting google search result for food shortage:

http://www.larouchepub.com/other/1995/2249_food_intro.html

[Beantown Bronco]

Even Costco and Sam's club will only let you buy something like one bag a week.

It was on the news last night around here. They are limiting people to 4-20 pound bags per visit......they didn't limit the number of visits you could make in a week though. Like they could track it if you paid in cash anyway and simply hopped from register to register. Most of them are self-checkout now anyway, so they couldn't even stop you if they wanted to. What a useless policy.

If it was enforceable, though, look out! I just don't know what I'd do if I couldn't get more than 80 pounds of rice at a time.

[SonOfLe-loLang]

It was on the news last night around here. They are limiting people to 4-20 pound bags per visit......they didn't limit the number of visits you could make in a week though. Like they could track it if you paid in cash anyway and simply hopped from register to register. Most of them are self-checkout now anyway, so they couldn't even stop you if they wanted to. What a useless policy.

If it was enforceable, though, look out! I just don't know what I'd do if I couldn't get more than 80 pounds of rice at a time.

You can make jokes now, but this is the type of America is invincible thinking that will get us all in trouble. Rome fell too, ya know

[alkemical]

It was on the news last night around here. They are limiting people to 4-20 pound bags per visit......they didn't limit the number of visits you could make in a week though. Like they could track it if you paid in cash anyway and simply hopped from register to register. Most of them are self-checkout now anyway, so they couldn't even stop you if they wanted to. What a useless policy.

If it was enforceable, though, look out! I just don't know what I'd do if I couldn't get more than 80 pounds of rice at a time.

my bad, it was 4-20lb bags - must be the same AP story....

If your "card" tracks you, they could enforce it.

[Beantown Bronco]

my bad, it was 4-20lb bags - must be the same AP story....

If your "card" tracks you, they could enforce it.

The exact quote from them is:

Sam's Club said it will limit customers to four bags at a time of imported jasmine, basmati and long grain white rice.

The idiots forgot to define what "at a time" means. There's nothing there that says you couldn't just go out to your car, unload, and go back in....and call that "another time".

They really need some lawyers to review their press releases before they go public. That's just sloppy.

[DomCasual]

It was on the news last night around here. They are limiting people to 4-20 pound bags per visit......they didn't limit the number of visits you could make in a week though. Like they could track it if you paid in cash anyway and simply hopped from register to register. Most of them are self-checkout now anyway, so they couldn't even stop you if they wanted to. What a useless policy.

If it was enforceable, though, look out! I just don't know what I'd do if I couldn't get more than 80 pounds of rice at a time.

Yeah, you laugh, you arrogant little putz! I personally consume 80 lbs. of rice about every two days. I have really healthy stool.

[alkemical]

The exact quote from them is:

Sam's Club said it will limit customers to four bags at a time of imported jasmine, basmati and long grain white rice.

The idiots forgot to define what "at a time" means. There's nothing there that says you couldn't just go out to your car, unload, and go back in....and call that "another time".

They really need some lawyers to review their press releases before they go public. That's just sloppy.

So it's like the 6pack law

[Hotrod]

The great rice scare of 2008

[Beantown Bronco]

Yeah, you laugh, you arrogant little putz! I personally consume 80 lbs. of rice about every two days. I have really healthy stool.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you're posting on a laptop from the can right now. May as well just set up a home office in there if you're eating that much rice. :)

[DomCasual]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you're posting on a laptop from the can right now. May as well just set up a home office in there if you're eating that much rice. :)

Actually, I'm squatting in the backyard. I use so much water making rice, I have to look for every possible opportunity to save money.

[dbfan4life]

Don't eat much rice with my frijoles these days so doesn't matter to me yet. But, I did pay like $4 for 18-pack large eggs the other day. Used to cost like $1.50 or something like that.

[NaptownChief]

And the next thing you know that Y2K bug is going to come back and swallow us all......again.

[Spider]

It was on the news last night around here. They are limiting people to 4-20 pound bags per visit......they didn't limit the number of visits you could make in a week though. Like they could track it if you paid in cash anyway and simply hopped from register to register. Most of them are self-checkout now anyway, so they couldn't even stop you if they wanted to. What a useless policy.

If it was enforceable, though, look out! I just don't know what I'd do if I couldn't get more than 80 pounds of rice at a time.

so in other words my plan doesnt have much of a future ?

[NaptownChief]

so in other words my plan doesnt have much of a future ?


It might but I might go from making stir fry once every two months to once every six months and foil the plan. ;D

[Spider]

It might but I might go from making stir fry once every two months to once every six months and foil the plan. ;D

LOL you would to ........ I canceled the business cards saying .....Spider the Rice Baron

[alkemical]

I eat rice with milk and fruit for breakfast

[TailgateNut]

I always struggle to decide if I should use 1 or 1-1/2 CUPS of rice. Who the **** buys these 40lb bags of rice.
The only thing I buy in 50lb quantity is dog food and crab legs.

[TailgateNut]

I eat rice with milk and fruit for breakfast

I'm sorry.

[BMF Bronco]

the biggest concern, what effect is this going to have on saki?!

[NaptownChief]

The only thing I buy in 50lb quantity is dog food and crab legs.




Goodness.....Whats the scoop behind 50lbs of crab legs at a time? Big parties, run a resturant?

[TailgateNut]

Goodness.....Whats the scoop behind 50lbs of crab legs at a time? Big parties, run a resturant?


I usually get great deals on crab right after the crab harvest. They have 25# boxes at half the regular price. I scoop up a few and stash them in the deep freeze for those days I get a hankering for a leg or two. Tailgates also make a big dent in the stash.

[theAPAOps5]

I pour perfectly good rice down the garbage disposal. But I also celebrate **** the Earth Day, and try to throw everything away. But hey thats how I roll.

[NaptownChief]

I usually get great deals on crab right after the crab harvest. They have 25# boxes at half the regular price. I scoop up a few and stash them in the deep freeze for those days I get a hankering for a leg or two. Tailgates also make a big dent in the stash.



Gotcha....I love crab legs. Usually make a dinner with crab legs about once a week.

[SonOfLe-loLang]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24072532/

Laugh all you want, people are rioting and dying over this. This could be the sign of things to come...perhaps it will be averted, but shouldnt be taken lightly.

[NaptownChief]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24072532/

Laugh all you want, people are rioting and dying over this. This could be the sign of things to come...perhaps it will be averted, but shouldnt be taken lightly.


Grown women rioted over Cabbage Patch Dolls also.

[SonOfLe-loLang]

Grown women rioted over Cabbage Patch Dolls also.

Wow...wow is all i have to say

[400HZ]

They just had one of the most productive harvests in recent memory in North Dakota, and it happened to coincide with the highest crop prices in recent memory. Clearly, the goddamn farmers are behind this whole mess.

[NaptownChief]

Wow...wow is all i have to say


I think there was a pretty feverish run on Tickle Me Elmo also back in the day but fortunately we as a country was able to pull through.

[Spider]

They just had one of the most productive harvests in recent memory in North Dakota, and it happened to coincide with the highest crop prices in recent memory. Clearly, the goddamn farmers are behind this whole mess.

Talking with your Phillip Rivers action figurine again I see

[theAPAOps5]

Don't forget the great Wii shortage of 06. A period of dark times those day.

[Hotrod]

Oddly this thread makes me want some rice at lunch and I dont even care for that ****.

[Beantown Bronco]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24072532/

Laugh all you want, people are rioting and dying over this. This could be the sign of things to come...perhaps it will be averted, but shouldnt be taken lightly.

baja - is that you?

[SonOfLe-loLang]

Look at what's happening with egypt and the food crisis. Just google it. You guys worried about terrorists? Well, we're making some more there. They are blaming america for the crisis and they aren't all wrong.

Now if youll excuse me, i must dress up as wolverine and entertain children.

[DomCasual]

Don't forget the great Wii shortage of 06. A period of dark times those day.

I had to buy one on in the secondary markets. I paid about 350% of retail. I hope I never have to go through anything like that again.

[Dudeskey]

I agree - Baja mentioned global food shortage and when i googled it i saw about the rice, etc. Then the news broadcast on the tele had a story about 1bag per week at sams.

If you intend on "stocking up" you could go down to H-Mart in Aurora or Pacific merchantile in Lodo.. As far as I know there are no restrictions @ either one. I know the Aussies are cutting back on rice production by 98% due to drought the last few growing seasons.

[Dagmar]

I like chicken fried rice.

[NaptownChief]

They are blaming america for the crisis and they aren't all wrong.





Well of course it is big bad USA's fault. Some Irishman just duck hooked his tee shot into the road on the south course at the K Club and the USA is most certainly at least partially to blame for that also.

[Hotrod]

I like chicken fried rice.

Now fried rice I like. The navy used to make the best fried rice almost every night. They would throw in the left overs from breakfast & lunch. It was very good.

[TailgateNut]

. They would throw in the left overs from breakfast & lunch. .


YIKES!!!

[Bladerunner]

I can't believe someone would think that hungry Egyptians are more important than the foundation for my General Tso's chicken.

That's crazy talk.

[theAPAOps5]

I also order a large side of rice at dinner. Then I take two bites and toss the rest. It makes me feel..... well proud to be an American.

[broncosteven]

Who want's to Invest with me in my new Soylent Green Processing Centre?

We can setup shop in Oakland then when that population is eliminated move to KFC, then Canada.

[Bronx33]

Who want's to Invest with me in my new Soylent Green Processing Centre?

We can setup shop in Oakland then when that population is eliminated move to KFC, then Canada.


I will take care of the shipping/logistics.

[alkemical]

Interesting google search result for food shortage:

http://www.larouchepub.com/other/1995/2249_food_intro.html

Here's one person's say on who is responsible....

[alkemical]

http://www.disinfo.com/content/story.php?title=United-States-Food-Shortage-Is-Real-Wal-Mart-Rations-Rice

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Sam's Club wholesale club chain is limiting the sale of some rice to four bags per member visit because of what it described as "supply and demand trends."

Jasmine, basmati and long-grain white rices will be subject to those purchase restrictions, as long as they are allowed by law, in the 594 clubs across the U.S., said Sam's Club spokeswoman Kristy Reed. New Mexico and Idaho are the only two states that forbid such practice, she said.

Reed declined to comment specifically on whether the restriction stemmed from a shortage in imports or a rush among consumers to hoard these commodities. Wal-Mart said at this point, it's not limiting purchases of flour or oil.

"We are working with our suppliers to address this matter to ensure we are in stock," Wal-Mart said in a statement.

Sam's Club's, the No. 2 U.S. wholesale club, made the announcement after the media reported that Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. wholesale club, is limiting sales of items such as rice and flour.
...
The global food inflation has led to riots in some developing countries as well as to cutbacks on rice exports from Asia, the world's largest exporter of rice.

[kmonty]

Mmmm... rice. I seriously eat white rice or brown rice or rice-a-roni 3 times a week for dinner. With meat. MMmmmm...

I never used to eat rice that much, but my wife's part Chilean and it's kind of become a staple with everything. It's so good though.

[broncosteven]

I will take care of the shipping/logistics.

We should be able to get a lot of "product" out of Boob. The soap prospects alone are staggering.

[DomCasual]

Mmmm... rice. I seriously eat white rice or brown rice or rice-a-roni 3 times a week for dinner. With meat. MMmmmm...

I never used to eat rice that much, but my wife's part Chilean and it's kind of become a staple with everything. It's so good though.

So, if you max out your per-visit ration, it should only last you about 17 months.

[Bronx33]

We should be able to get a lot of "product" out of Boob. The soap prospects alone are staggering.


Thousands of Empty lotion bottles? Hmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmm....

[Los Broncos]

On earth day, I drove around with an areasol can out the window, then I hit a deer.

[PLOWHORSE]

I subbed rice for wide egg noodles. Cheaper, and much better for you too!

Yummy.

[broncosteven]

On earth day, I drove around with an areasol can out the window, then I hit a deer.

At my daughters Daycare they went around the daycare property picking up trash and talked about the environment.

My wife picked my daughter up in our 14.5 MPG Durango, 8 cyl w/ HEMI.

My Daughter then wanted to pick up garbage in our yard. Too bad I did all that work Saturday and didn't wait for one day to celebrate earth.

I had to take her to the park to find trash to pick up. Nothing like picking up hillbilly's beercans at the park. Just glad there were no condoms. Fing earthday sucks.

[Hotrod]

I also order a large side of rice at dinner. Then I take two bites and toss the rest. It makes me feel..... well proud to be an American.


way to represent ^5

[Hotrod]

I live up in the mountains and its colder then **** here in the winter. The last few years I've been burning old tires in the back yard trying to break thru that pesky ozone layer and get me some global warming......so far no luck

[broncosteven]

We could have won Vietnam war if we f'ed up the environment 40 years ago.

[Los Broncos]

At my daughters Daycare they went around the daycare property picking up trash and talked about the environment.

My wife picked my daughter up in our 14.5 MPG Durango, 8 cyl w/ HEMI.

My Daughter then wanted to pick up garbage in our yard. Too bad I did all that work Saturday and didn't wait for one day to celebrate earth.

I had to take her to the park to find trash to pick up. Nothing like picking up hillbilly's beercans at the park. Just glad there were no condoms. Fing earthday sucks.

Hillybilly cans ROFL!

[theAPAOps5]

On Earth Day I celebrated **** the earth day. I turned on every light in my house, ran the heat then the ac then the heat. I turned on my car and let it run. Then I poured antifreeze into the local stream with some oil. it was a great **** the earth day.

[Dudeskey]

I subbed rice for wide egg noodles. Cheaper, and much better for you too!

Yummy.

pretty good w/ tofu

[sakuraba]

What?! It took 49 posts for someone to mention Soylent Green. Is everyone slipping? Now I started this to get some good old serious Americun ingenuity stoked.

Look we have a homeless problem.......we have a food shortage.

Well.........

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this one out.

[BMF Bronco]

had some sushi and rice tonight in celebration

[kmonty]

So, if you max out your per-visit ration, it should only last you about 17 months.

DUDE..... I eat a lot of rice... :wiggle: