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The heading of this thread strangely reminded me of this.....

https://news.yahoo.com/lawsuit-accuses-costco-neglect-abandonment-162101155.html

A new lawsuit accuses Costco of 'neglect and abandonment' of its $4.99 rotisserie chickens

  • Two Costco shareholders filed a lawsuit that claims the company mistreats its chickens.
  • The lawsuit says Costco's rotisserie chickens are bred too big to stand on their own and suffer.
  • Costco has previously said that it maintains ethical and humane processes in its supply chain.
Costco is facing a lawsuit over its breeding and treatment of chickens that are sold in stores as $4.99 rotisserie chickens, The Nebraska Examiner first reported. Plaintiffs say that Costco is violating its fiduciary duty to shareholders by not acting lawfully.

The lawsuit, filed in Costco's home state of Washington, accuses the membership club of "illegal neglect and abandonment" in its Nebraska chicken facility. This mistreatment is "an integral part of the company's poultry production strategy and its business model," according to the lawsuit viewed by Insider.

Costco did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The company previously told Insider that "Costco is committed to maintaining the highest standards of animal welfare, humane processes, and ethical conduct throughout the supply chain," in response to a 2021 report by an animal-rights group, Mercy for Animals.

The new lawsuit is centered on Costco's chicken-processing plant. To keep costs as low as possible, in 2019 Costco opened the $450 million facility in Nebraska, which processes about 2 million chickens a week, with plans to eventually supply nearly half the chain's total chickens.

The suit was brought by two Costco shareholders who say that Costco knowingly breeds chickens too large to stand up, and the "disabled birds slowly die from hunger, thirst, injury, and illness." Costco executives are named as defendants for ignoring reports of the abuse....................
 
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This is a good point. As inflation rises, financial penalties for crimes will not increase immediately, so criming may become an attractive option.

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Consumer spending grew just 0.2% in May, the smallest gain this year, and down from a 0.6% gain in April. Worse, after inflation May consumer spending declined by 0.4%, the worst showing this year. Why? After-tax inflation-adjusted income has been declining for a year, albeit this month by just 0.1%. Thus, the savings rate has steadily declined from 10.4% in 5/21 to 5.4% in 5/22, nearly a decade low.
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It other news, I saw gas below $5 today for the first time in a bit. I know oil dropped below $100, not that we'll see that at the pump any time soon. Way too many factors.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
And currently, flying into Kona is very much cheaper than flying into Hilo.
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I left my truck parked at the Hilo airport for two years and when we got back there it was covered in dust with a dead battery...the guys who worked there jump started it for me and I drove off like it was yesterday....not many airports where you could leave a car for two years and find it when you got back..one of the most chill airports on earth...that parking lot was always empty
 
riverman said:
I left my truck parked at the Hilo airport for two years and when we got back there it was covered in dust with a dead battery...the guys who worked there jump started it for me and I drove off like it was yesterday....not many airports where you could leave a car for two years and find it when you got back..one of the most chill airports on earth...that parking lot was always empty
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There seems to be abandoned cars all over the Island.....and no one seems too concerned. But then, between the climate and the shitty roads and highways, vehicle longevity isn't a thing here.......
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
There seems to be abandoned cars all over the Island.....and no one seems too concerned. But then, between the climate and the shitty roads and highways, vehicle longevity isn't a thing here.......
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My first car on the island was a 250 dollar rust bucket Toyota hatchback that I soon found out...every other Hawaiian I met had owned at one time or another.....car theft has a short shelf life on an island with one 3oo mile long road. They'll find your car. I never took the keys out of the ignition of my car there...seemed pointless.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
There seems to be abandoned cars all over the Island.....and no one seems too concerned. But then, between the climate and the shitty roads and highways, vehicle longevity isn't a thing here.......
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Have you been to the Hilo dump? There are huge Banyon trees growing through old 1940s cars..it's really abstract to see. Maybe Pele wiped out that spot ...
 
riverman said:
Have you been to the Hilo dump? There are huge Banyon trees growing through old 1940s cars..it's really abstract to see.
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There are transfer stations all over the Island and we go every 3-4 days but I haven't been to the Hilo site. Mountainview is closed because a tree fell on the roof covering the drop boxes (and Island Time decrees there is no big hurry to fix it). So we use the Volcano station. You meet all kinds of interesting folks at these places. And if you're looking for a free range chicken dinner, the transfer stations are like open air supermarkets. All you have to do is be crafty enough to catch them......
 
What flightmare? Delta posts a whopping $735 million profit in second quarter even as it canceled more than 4,000 flights in May and June and CEO admitted 'none of us were up to our best'
  • Delta Airlines executives announced on Wednesday the company earned a whopping $735 million in the second quarter of 2022
  • Its earnings per share, though, fell short of Wall Street expectations, which executives blame on high fuel prices and widespread cancelations
  • The Atlanta-based carrier had the most canceled flights over the Memorial Day and Juneteenth weekends, canceling more than 4,000 in May and June
  • CEO Ed Bastian has now admitted 'none of us were up to our best'
  • He said the company tried to make up for two years of lost revenue during the pandemic and get the most out of a post-pandemic travel boom
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...35-million-profit-sees-strong-revenue-3Q.html
 
Chickens started laying a few days ago.....getting 3 eggs a day now to start....life is good. Should get half a dozen a day in another week or so.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
Idk where to say this....this thread seems as good as any.

Nebraska is full of it with their homeless numbers. Either I stumbled about the two places they all hang out, or they are lying about their numbers.
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They fudged their covid death totals the first year of lockdown to keep the hospice elderly care biz thriving...they didn't want to lose new clients so all those covid deaths were chalked up to old age....Nebraska has a lot of senior care facilities. My high school girlfriend's family owns most of them. Nebraska also has a few really large Native american reservations that used to be pretty impoverished...not sure how they are in 2022
 
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US oil giants post blowout earnings: Exxon earned more than $2,200 every SECOND last quarter with profit of $17.9B while Chevron's income hit $11.4B as gas prices for Americans reached record highs last month
  • Exxon Mobil and Chevron both posted record quarterly revenues on Friday
  • Sales numbers were bolstered by surging prices for oil and natural gas
  • Industry profits last quarter were roughly double what they were a year ago
  • US gasoline prices hit a record high last month, but have since eased back
  • Fat profits are sure to draw ire of politicians who blame greedy companies
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...owout-earnings-bolstered-high-oil-prices.html
 
SlyPokerDog said:
US oil giants post blowout earnings: Exxon earned more than $2,200 every SECOND last quarter with profit of $17.9B while Chevron's income hit $11.4B as gas prices for Americans reached record highs last month
  • Exxon Mobil and Chevron both posted record quarterly revenues on Friday
  • Sales numbers were bolstered by surging prices for oil and natural gas
  • Industry profits last quarter were roughly double what they were a year ago
  • US gasoline prices hit a record high last month, but have since eased back
  • Fat profits are sure to draw ire of politicians who blame greedy companies
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...owout-earnings-bolstered-high-oil-prices.html
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