NationStates Jolt Archive

Every now and then I stop to reflect on the world, and how it has changed. From Communism, to Democracy. From Iraq, to the newly liberated Iraq. Things change all the time, and it mostly makes me sad.

I feel that milk, which there is a never ending supply of, is priced too high. In the old days it was cheap and it was delivered to you. Now a day it's required that if you want milk, you must drive to the store. To drive, you need a car ($18,000), and to drive a car, you need gas ($50 weekly), plus the cost of insurance. And then you need to keep it refrigerated, so you have to buy a fridge ($1,000), and you must have electricity.

So, to buy one gallon of milk, it costs $20,000+.

Milk is to blame for global warming, and poverty.

Ban milk, or buy a cow?

It costs more to put the hormones in the cow, therefore the price of milk is directly affected

You also might have a less expensive way about it if you lived next to market and drank the milk on the way home. Aha.

But we might just want to ban milk.

It costs more to put the hormones in the cow, therefore the price of milk is directly affected

You also might have a less expensive way about it if you lived next to market and drank the milk on the way home. Aha.

Good sir, logical thinking is not allowed in my threads.

But we might just want to ban milk.

Thatta boy!

its bullshit, i know

i think everything grown should be free. fuck profit for the farmers. its for the good of the rest of society, if ppl can get food theres no hunger

:( Higher milk prices = higher CHEESE prices.
Higher cheese prices = higher pizza prices.
Higher milk prices = higher ice cream prices.

What ever will a kitty do if she can't afford milk?! :(

Fortunately (?!) McDonald's burgers should not rise in price as they don't use real cheese, real beef..... (j/k).
*twitch*

:( Higher milk prices = higher CHEESE prices.
Higher cheese prices = higher pizza prices.
Higher milk prices = higher ice cream prices.


Fortunately (?!) McDonald's burgers should not rise in price as they don't use real cheese, real beef..... (j/k).

its bullshit, i know

i think everything grown should be free. fuck profit for the farmers. its for the good of the rest of society, if ppl can get food theres no hunger

Annnnnnd, how do we grow that food for free if the farmer must pay for the land, pay for the grain, pay for the animals, pay for the water, pay for the buildings, pay for the tractors, pay for the gas, pay for the vet, pay for the supplements, pay for the labor......

Oh, right. Fuck the farmers for doing all the work and expecting to be able to eat at the end of the day.

D'ya think the farmer might say "fuck you" to that idea?

What ever will a kitty do if she can't afford milk?! :(


*twitch*

Actually, real cats shouldn't drink milk. Makes them ill.
This Kat can, but needs to take lactase with it.

Fortunately (?!) McDonald's burgers should not rise in price as they don't use real cheese, real beef..... (j/k).

No J/k... its true.


Milk is about the only thing more expensive than gasoline.

Soymilk!!!

Actually, real cats shouldn't drink milk. Makes them ill.
This Kat can, but needs to take lactase with it.

As far as I can remember, most of the people in the world cannot drink cow milk either, for the same reason as for the cat. People of European descent, and some other groups here and there, are, however, able to metabolize lactose (milk sugar).

Actually, real cats shouldn't drink milk. Makes them ill.
Interesting. I thought it was ok for them.

*stops listening to the people on TV who give the lost kittens milk*
This Kat can, but needs to take lactase with it.

Lactose intolerance for the lose. :(

Lactose intolerance for the lose. :(

It's not that bad, lactose-free milk is sweeter.

Mandatory cow ownership. When the government enacts compulsory vegetarianism, the cows have to go somewhere.

Soymilk!!!

I know I should agree with you, but I've TASTED soymilk. :p

Interesting. I thought it was ok for them.

*stops listening to the people on TV who give the lost kittens milk*


Lactose intolerance for the lose. :(

http://www.pets.ca/pettips/tips-45.htm

It's not that bad, lactose-free milk is sweeter.

True. I like Lactaid brand milk.

I know I should agree with you, but I've TASTED soymilk. :p

I haven't, I consider myself lucky.

Hmm, still 66p for two Imperial pints here (1136ml), that's 58p/litre when bought in that quantity. (I actually think it used to be 69p/2 pints, so it might have gone down.)

Diesel had gone down to 94p/litre when I filled up the other day, I think, so milk is cheaper here :D

I know I should agree with you, but I've TASTED soymilk. :p



http://www.pets.ca/pettips/tips-45.htm



True. I like Lactaid brand milk.

I have too... I share the same intolerance to lactose as you. There's also Ricemilk, but it always tasted like sandpaper to me, and I find Lactaid too sweet.

Humans shouldn't be drinking milk anyway.

Humans shouldn't be drinking milk anyway.

It's a necessary component of tea.

Humans shouldn't be drinking milk anyway.

but...but...my ovaltine!... :(

It's a necessary component of tea.

And chocolate milk.

its bullshit, i know


Bulls have nothing to do with milk.. and it doesn't come out of a cows behind either... wrong on two counts!

I think your maths is a bit off ;p

You wont spend the $50 a week on gas juts to get milk.

Hell if you had a store near by / wernt so lazy you;d walk.

And no, i'd end up eating the cow :(

Humans shouldn't be drinking milk anyway.

I wonder what what going through the mind of the person who found out cows gave nice milkies.

Every now and then I stop to reflect on the world, and how it has changed. From Communism, to Democracy. From Iraq, to the newly liberated Iraq. Things change all the time, and it mostly makes me sad.

I feel that milk, which there is a never ending supply of, is priced too high. In the old days it was cheap and it was delivered to you. Now a day it's required that if you want milk, you must drive to the store. To drive, you need a car ($18,000), and to drive a car, you need gas ($50 weekly), plus the cost of insurance. And then you need to keep it refrigerated, so you have to buy a fridge ($1,000), and you must have electricity.

So, to buy one gallon of milk, it costs $20,000+.

Milk is to blame for global warming, and poverty.

Ban milk, or buy a cow?

You'll need a house to keep that fridge. Your estimate is far too low.

It's not that bad, lactose-free milk is sweeter.
Hm..

Who makes this?
Mandatory cow ownership. When the government enacts compulsory vegetarianism, the cows have to go somewhere.
Wrong cow. :p
I know I should agree with you, but I've TASTED soymilk. :p

I liked chocolate soy milk. Yes, flavored. :p
http://www.pets.ca/pettips/tips-45.htm
*learned something new*

You'll need a house to keep that fridge. Your estimate is far too low.

Shit! True!

Thats.. that's..

What's the average price for a house?

Soymilk!!!

Squeezing those tiny nipples are a pain. :(

Squeezing those tiny nipples are a pain. :(

Hahahahaha :D

I think your maths is a bit off ;p

You wont spend the $50 a week on gas juts to get milk.

Hell if you had a store near by / wernt so lazy you;d walk.

And no, i'd end up eating the cow :(

Yes, but who goes to the gas station to buy one gallon of gas?

Hm..

Who makes this?



The Lactaid brand makes specifically lactose free milk... chocolate too...
There are also other brands that have lactose free products, but they're mostly organic I think, and that would make your milk even more expensive

Squeezing those tiny nipples are a pain. :(

I didn't know soybeans had nipples :eek:

Actually, real cats shouldn't drink milk. Makes them ill.
This Kat can, but needs to take lactase with it.

Mmmm, enzymes.

Hmm, still 66p for two Imperial pints here (1136ml), that's 58p/litre when bought in that quantity. (I actually think it used to be 69p/2 pints, so it might have gone down.)

Diesel had gone down to 94p/litre when I filled up the other day, I think, so milk is cheaper here :D

It is $1.50 for the cheapest litre of milk I could find and it is about $1.35-$1.45 for a litre of petrol here. Don't know about diesel though.

And chocolate milk.

And Mocha.

My family goes through about five or six gallons of skim milk per week. It's most of what I drink.

I didn't know soybeans had nipples :eek:

Now you know. Afterall, you can't have milk without nipples. *nod*

Bulls have nothing to do with milk.. and it doesn't come out of a cows behind either... wrong on two counts!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Katganistan/katsseal-1.jpg

mandatory cow ownership

by neighborhoods not individual families. dairy cows put out far too much milk for one family to deal with.

in the big city....i dunno.... turn parks into pastures?