Monday, February 20, 2023

Sky High Egg Prices and Another Balloon in the News

Did you know that a large white balloon was spotted floating at 50,000 feet and 600 miles northeast of Hawaii on Sunday?

To my utter surprise there's hasn't been a word from the Biden administration. No plans to shoot it down. No air space warnings. No news conference denying that it's a UFO. Nada.

So, what's up?

A week ago, any mention of another balloon in the skies by an American state would have set off a public panic and the Pentagon would have shot it down in an abundance of caution.

(Photo above taken inside cockpit by pilot who reported a large white balloon in vicinity of 2639N15021W.)

I'm only guessing now but I have a hunch the administration was embarrassed with how badly they handled the last three balloon incidents and are content to study floating objects as long as they don't present a verified security challenge. The shoot first strategy didn't go over too well.

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Get Use to Sky High Egg Prices

America is entering the second year of the deadly bird flu that is driving up egg prices nationally. The current outbreak is worse than the bird flu outbreak in 2015.

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and consumer prices for eggs, chicken and turkey have gone sky high.

And it gets worse.

With the outbreak entering its second year and the spring migratory season looming, there is no end in sight. There is very little farmers can do beyond the steps that they've already taken.

The key problem with the bird flu is that the highly contagious virus is spread easily by wild birds through their droppings and nasal discharges.

It might be time to start thinking about what you can replace eggs in your diet with. The option of course is you pay top dollar and be glad you can still get them.

As it stands, what goes up eventually comes down... hopefully!

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