So far no major outages here. I have noticed a few times that the milk cooler was more barren than usual, and zero chocolate milk (come on, brown cows, keep up!) or buttermilk offerings a few times.
That said, the railroad strike ordeal still isn't over with yet:
President Joe Biden called on Congress to intervene to avoid a strike that he said would ‘devastate our economy.’
theconversation.com
That deal hinged on ratification by a majority of members at all 12 of those unions. So far, eight have voted in favor, but four have rejected the terms. If even one continues to reject the deal after further negotiations, it could mean a full-scale freight strike will start as soon as midnight on Dec. 5, 2022. Any work stoppage by conductors and engineers would surely interfere with the delivery of gifts and other items Americans will want to receive in time for the holiday season, along with coal, lumber and other key commodities.
My boys used to drink chocolate milk all the time, they don’t anymore which is crazy but I think they read it’s bad for working out or maybe too much sugar, not sure. Either way, chocolate milk was always something that would disappear pre-pandemic. We’d go to multiple grocery stores because they only liked a couple types way better but it’s a specialty type item so they’d often sell out. I’d buy up to 4 gallons at a time, yep, 4 gallons.
Ha. Oddly enough I always drink about 8oz of chocolate milk after my workouts. Read somewhere many years ago that it was actually a pretty good post-workout bc it does have a little sugar to go along with he protein. As anything, just need moderation. It's easy to chug half the carton. As for brands, Borden has always been the gold standard for me, but as of a couple months ago, we can't get it any more. I guess because of this:
MACON, Ga. — On Aug. 3, Borden Dairy announced it would be closing its processing plants in Dothan, Alabama, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi by Sept. 30, along with associated distribution branches. The move left milk producers scrambling to access processing facilities and some school districts...
www.morningagclips.com
They've replaced it with another brand (can't recall which) that is palatable, but def not Borden. Promise Land is also pretty good but more expensive. It is thicker and tastes like melted chocolate ice cream. It may actually BE melted chocolate ice cream.