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>The small farmer and wrancher and their families who depend on their
> annual crops and harvests to survive (not prosper) may be severely hurt or
> even wiped out as this runs its course. This is a tragic situation and my
> heart goes out to all those who are affected.
and
>We should all say a prayer. Even those who
> dont believe in prayer.
Marcel,
you are indeed seeing a side of this epidemic/crisis (i dont know how to
best address it) that many osf us aren't seeing. although it won't affect
any relatives of mine directly, there are friends of mine whose family
business are going down the drain as we speak.
at the moment my college is off, for the reading weeks, and i haven't seen
these particular people in almost two weeks.. i got a txt msg form Aine,
telling me of her misery these past few weeks. so i rang. she is happy
that her geology field trips to Mayo have been cancelled, but hers is one of
those families asked to quarantine the farm. not to leave the house. and
all sorts of other restrictions involving the animals that i don't quite
understand. her fathers is a small family run business. they have a
comfortable life, but they rely on the whatever yield it is they get.
regardless of how quickly the situation gets sorted, her family will have to
make sacrifices in the year that follows.
it is true that EU meats have been banned from the US. the Irish diplomats
have apparently been trying to get an exemption from this ban considering
that no confirmed cases have occured here. even if they succeed, how many
americans can say that they will buy irish meat? i for one find the idea a
little "icky". diseased or not, all this talk makes one wish to be a
vegetarian. and all week, i've been living off mushrooms, broccolli,
potatoes!
for the sake of those directly affected by this crisis i do indeed hope it
clears up quickly. Marcel, you are right, a prayer would be in order.
GARRET
