tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post4203915399327386120..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: After The Cattle DrivesWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-74628435553139247282021-07-30T18:27:15.127-05:002021-07-30T18:27:15.127-05:00JES, it was a pretty disgusting read, but a very i...JES, it was a pretty disgusting read, but a very influential book. Thanks for reading and commenting.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-89650907277477061262021-07-29T06:11:31.209-05:002021-07-29T06:11:31.209-05:00I've never been able to finish reading The Jun...I've never been able to finish reading The Jungle ... I have way too much imagination and it just makes me physically ill to think about the way it was. I still cringe when I see one of the chicken transport trucks headed to the slaughterhouse in our town.JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-86328359926576039612021-07-27T15:53:34.662-05:002021-07-27T15:53:34.662-05:00Cheryl, I bet your friend did have some good stori...Cheryl, I bet your friend did have some good stories. The USDA instituted new inspection methodologies in the 90s which have helped make our meat, poultry, and egg products safe, healthy and wholesome. So, eat beef. I'd hate to think I had anything to do with creating another vegan.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40416547745151714832021-07-27T15:49:30.019-05:002021-07-27T15:49:30.019-05:00I appreciate that. Thanks, pard.I appreciate that. Thanks, pard.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-69383839063088504362021-07-27T15:48:41.952-05:002021-07-27T15:48:41.952-05:00Thanks, Angela. I used to work at a large poultry ...Thanks, Angela. I used to work at a large poultry processing plant in Wisconsin. It took years after I left for me to be able to eat chicken again. Not because there was anything wrong with it, but just because I saw so much of it. Thanks for your comment.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-18862853407340723122021-07-27T15:44:16.378-05:002021-07-27T15:44:16.378-05:00Lol...sorry I ruined your breakfast. Thanks for co...Lol...sorry I ruined your breakfast. Thanks for commenting, Jeff.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-56956307587727024092021-07-27T13:41:32.530-05:002021-07-27T13:41:32.530-05:00Mike, that is --gulp-- eye opening. A friend of ou...Mike, that is --gulp-- eye opening. A friend of our family worked in a meat packing plant in TX and the stories he told...and this was in the 60's and 70's. EWWW I would love to be vegan...but I think the best I'll ever manage is to cut back on my meat. I'm not sure I could do away with it completely. Even knowing what I know now... Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-21554948533042944022021-07-27T09:48:54.959-05:002021-07-27T09:48:54.959-05:00I also want to add, thanks for your efforts keepin...I also want to add, thanks for your efforts keeping our food safe. That's such an important task, and probably doesn't get enough appreciation.Jeff Mariottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790263549073835597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-5359756019432842842021-07-27T08:57:11.275-05:002021-07-27T08:57:11.275-05:00Another great post. Thanks. My grandfather would t...Another great post. Thanks. My grandfather would truck chickens into that area of Chicago for slaughter. Small world. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-90103271358151372162021-07-27T08:46:11.186-05:002021-07-27T08:46:11.186-05:00I probably shouldn't have read that before bre...I probably shouldn't have read that before breakfast, Mike, but it's a fascinating piece of work. Well done.Jeff Mariottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790263549073835597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-70679411800157558572021-07-26T16:17:17.650-05:002021-07-26T16:17:17.650-05:00Thanks for checking this out, Vicky. Read my reply...Thanks for checking this out, Vicky. Read my reply to "Unknown" above and eat all of the Dinty Moore you desire.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-54314174119028550262021-07-26T16:14:25.912-05:002021-07-26T16:14:25.912-05:00Thanks, Keith. I love that quote by Sinclair. It j...Thanks, Keith. I love that quote by Sinclair. It just goes to show you that the thing we're aiming at just might not be the thing we're supposed to hit.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-38566862289620308992021-07-26T16:12:28.899-05:002021-07-26T16:12:28.899-05:00Thanks for reading and commenting, Patrick. I alwa...Thanks for reading and commenting, Patrick. I always value your opinion.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-17528649687530705882021-07-26T16:11:47.927-05:002021-07-26T16:11:47.927-05:00I appreciate your reading and commenting. For the ...I appreciate your reading and commenting. For the past nineteen years, I have worked for the USDA/Food Safety Inspection Service which is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing Federal food safety regulations. We exist because of the legislation brought about by Upton Sinclair and The Jungle. You can rest assured that your meat, poultry and egg products are the safest and most wholesome in the world.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84687016687013785822021-07-26T14:36:48.014-05:002021-07-26T14:36:48.014-05:00Nice article, thank you. My dad, a cattleman, woul...Nice article, thank you. My dad, a cattleman, would never let us eat canned stews or chilis because he said they bought the poorest, sickest cows they could to put in those things. But as a teenager I loved Dinty Moore and tried not to think about it!<br />Vicky Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351058753278492695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-18628596286254494802021-07-26T11:51:38.310-05:002021-07-26T11:51:38.310-05:00A fascinating post, Mike. And the irony is so beau...A fascinating post, Mike. And the irony is so beautifully summed up by Upton Sinclair. Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-52207576672994040712021-07-26T11:27:01.121-05:002021-07-26T11:27:01.121-05:00Nice article, Michael. Well-written and informati...Nice article, Michael. Well-written and informative.Patrick Dearenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983713166654854463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-1127527742034915182021-07-26T11:08:41.764-05:002021-07-26T11:08:41.764-05:00Very good article. Thanks much. We need a reminder...Very good article. Thanks much. We need a reminder of these sort of things.<br />(I'm having a salad today.)Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782084654054643226noreply@blogger.com