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WE HAVE A GLOBAL COFFEE SHORTAGE!😮

  • VERY BAD NEWS from Brazil continue to worsen, with ongoing SEVERE drought coupled with EXTREME heat about to wipe out all hopes left for even a REMOTELY medium-good 2nd flowering after the 1st 2026 crop flowering FAILED to generate much fruit. The World IS RUNNING OUT OF COFFEE !
  • Arabica coffee continued to RALLY on the fast expanding CROP DISASTER in Brazil and daily growing global SUPPLY DEFICIT,
  • You are totally right my dear Ernie, because regardless of where the US Tariff-game ends, and regardless of how much and if and when the EUDR may MAY be implemented, none of this will change the fact that the world of #coffee is facing an UNPRECEDENTED supply deficit with ZERO hope for #KC supply recovery until 2029-2030 earliest !!
  • If #KC tariffs are reduced NONE OF THIS will help bring a recovery to the supply that is not there and the #COFFEE IS NOT THERE - and it won't come in from ANY NEW CROPS in time to cover WINTER CONSUMPTION demand !!
  • BRAZIL coffee exports are in near FREE-FALL for this entire year, running about 8M-9M bags BELOW year ago level so fa
 
Good morning wonderful Spoonies!
I finally dug up the "sausage apples recipe" that I mentioned a few days ago...

The sausage apples are a homemade (lazy-man) spin of mine, so you might not find them online...

Oven at 350, toss in sweet potatoes for a side dish, as they take the longest to cook.
Cut nice semi-sweet apples in half, stem to button, and remove seed core.
Put a chunk of butter in the "seed void" facing up. I use a glass pan.
Bake uncovered to "jump start" the apples.
Patty up and brown some big, good, hot sausage patties.
Get your pan of apples out, drizzle honey on them, place sausage patties on top, COVER, and finish baking until apples are desired tenderness.
Note: there will be some savory, spicy, buttery, sweet, tart heavenly goodness in the bottom of the pan... It's great, spooned on top of the sausage apples at serving, as well as spooned onto cornbread stuffing...

Sorry I can't give exact cooking times, as I cook "by feel"... They also cook nicely in cast iron on campfire coals.
 
So…I reread my post above and shamed myself as being a lightweight…so I went and knocked out my 3 miles! 😂. It was misting rain and breezy but not too cold so it kept the casual strollers away. Only dog walkers a jogger, and a couple of us die hards.

I’m not quite at that, must walk at all costs place, but I’m getting there.

The great coffee scare is well…scaring me! 😫
 
Greetings from The Great White North, hosers and hosettes. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
That ain't north! You're still south of here! :ROFLMAO:
(I joke that I live north of a lot of Canadians!)

Interesting day yesterday. Someone pulled in the driveway, all the way past the gravel into the yard and just sat there. After a minute or two I had to go investigate. Some woman, hands covered in tats, looking pretty rough, blood shot eyes, and as best I can tell high as a kite. Looking for someplace way south of here somehow figured my private driveway was some old business she was looking for.
Why? Because there was a car just like the other place was supposed to have sitting in my driveway. A car, that was sold by the millions. She apologized, and zoomed down the driveway in reverse.

The worst thing is, it's one of those moral dilemma things. Do I try to stall her from leaving and get the cops involved, or just hope she gets out and forgets all about this place. I don't want anyone on the road hurt, but don't want to collect a stray somehow. Sigh. Don't do drugs boys and girls...
 
That ain't north! You're still south of here! :ROFLMAO:
(I joke that I live north of a lot of Canadians!)

Interesting day yesterday. Someone pulled in the driveway, all the way past the gravel into the yard and just sat there. After a minute or two I had to go investigate. Some woman, hands covered in tats, looking pretty rough, blood shot eyes, and as best I can tell high as a kite. Looking for someplace way south of here somehow figured my private driveway was some old business she was looking for.
Why? Because there was a car just like the other place was supposed to have sitting in my driveway. A car, that was sold by the millions. She apologized, and zoomed down the driveway in reverse.

The worst thing is, it's one of those moral dilemma things. Do I try to stall her from leaving and get the cops involved, or just hope she gets out and forgets all about this place. I don't want anyone on the road hurt, but don't want to collect a stray somehow. Sigh. Don't do drugs boys and girls...
Drugs or not, my past experiences have taught me that virtually everything is best resolved without involving cops.
 
Drugs or not, my past experiences have taught me that virtually everything is best resolved without involving cops.
I'm finding out that we got some "out of the area folks" inviting freshly "out of prison folks" to the area to recover.
We f'n don't want either around here!

Fortunately a few hundred inches of repellent falling in winter usually drives them away.
Apparently the average newcomer lasts two years before getting the hell outta here.

I'm starting to wonder what they know that I don't... :unsure:
 
I'm finding out that we got some "out of the area folks" inviting freshly "out of prison folks" to the area to recover.
We f'n don't want either around here!

Fortunately a few hundred inches of repellent falling in winter usually drives them away.
Apparently the average newcomer lasts two years before getting the hell outta here.

I'm starting to wonder what they know that I don't... :unsure:


I have an idea for Out West when I (finally) move there. I have noticed once a group of squatters camping out down a drive to an abandoned house. We'll make notes on the area and then identify any spots which could be magnets. We'll also check resources to find out what's available for people in that situation so we can offer solutions instead of just rousting folks.
 
Long day, for no good reason. Didn't feel too bothered to do much today. Meh. It happens sometimes. It was cold-n-damp today, more like November. Which will be here Saturday.


Driving the truck back to Worktown tomorrow. Got to move some stuff for work.


Off to read.


*belches meatloaf*
 
No, today is Dr.'s appointment day, and I have a call about Mom's future living arrangements. I'll drive back to Worktown in the morning before the crack o' dawn. You know how that slut Dawn loves to show us her crack, daily at that.


I dunno, I just woke up. I can crash later.
Get some sleep before you drive.

How is mom? Did she behave herself at the appointment?
 
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