AH, SWEET MYSTERIES OF LIFE…

 

AH, SWEET MYSTERIES OF LIFE….

As you are probably aware I am a man of many talents. One of which is finding answers to rather obscure questions you have always wanted to ask but never knew where you could find the information.

Well, I am here to introduce you to a new character in my blogs, say hello to Mr. Answerman.

My first question of the day comes from Mr. Vigil Ackermann of Westover, Iowa who wants to know…”What happens to the old bananas in the grocery store?”.

“Well, Mr. Ackermann….these are either sold to companies that use them for baking, given to charities or just  dumped in the trash.”

I hope that cleared that one up…

Our next question is from Miss. Idabel Dunkenschmidt of Port Oasis, Nevada who asks…” What happens to the old flowers in the grocery store?”.

Mr. Answerman responded with this: Well,  Miss. Dunkenschmidt ….these are either sold to companies that use them for funerals, given to charities or just dumped in the trash.

Our final question of the day comes to us from across the pond from a Mr. Archie Piebald of West Hampton Courts on the Green, Surrey who asks ..” How come when I go to turn on a lamp in my living room, the on/off knob is always in the back of the lamp, making it difficult to reach”.

Mr. Answerman replied with .. ‘No comment.”

So much for that part of today. The rest of today is about our use of expiration dates on foods that we buy. Is it really necessary to use them by the ‘best used’ date or before the ‘expiration’  date?

This is a discussion that goes on and on in millions of households throughout the world except in Iran, where it is against the law to eat or drink anything sanitary., according to Google and Facebook. But here in America, most men will drink milk that is still able to be poured as a liquid out of the container. If it becomes solid enough, they know that sooner or later it will become cheese. That is if only their wives will allow them to wait long enough. Lifelong bachelors manage to survive just fine using this cost and time saving tool. They also know that you can leave half eaten uncovered cans of chili in the refrigerator for over 5 days before the fuzz starts growing on the top. Penicillin was discovered this way by Dr. Alexander Fleming in 1928 when his wife left him for 3 months to take care of her aging mother.

I am of the firm belief that if the can is still intact (not swollen or open) than eating it will produce no harm, no foul. I along with many of my friends have eaten off of the food carts in small rural towns in Mexico and we are still alive. I think this kind of builds your resistance and immunity to various diseases. Your comments and thoughts are welcome on this matter.

See you next week, Peary Perry