tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post5509253578669007803..comments2023-05-29T02:55:29.750-05:00Comments on The Thrifty Homesteader: Are people really so clueless?Deborah Niemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-20752421751617687372012-06-06T05:32:43.770-05:002012-06-06T05:32:43.770-05:00However valid your viewpoint may be, I don't t...However valid your viewpoint may be, I don't think pointing a finger and calling out the commentors on another blog as "ridiculous" is helpful to anyone. Just my opinion, of course. I learn more from a positive argument than from mocking another's point of view.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-26155210666445207932012-06-04T18:37:29.602-05:002012-06-04T18:37:29.602-05:00Yes, People are that clueless! I'm "the ...Yes, People are that clueless! I'm "the other half" of a chiropractic wellness center and we are constantly educating people about life, nutrition and the human body. Ignorance is no excuse, especially with thousands of amazing blogs at your finger tips!Mary Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525958667762567812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-53140481119524637742012-04-24T18:07:15.926-05:002012-04-24T18:07:15.926-05:00English muffins are so ridiculously easy to make.
...English muffins are so ridiculously easy to make.<br /><br />People really are that stupid and lazy.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879162672311458964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-1541225913847142042012-04-22T14:12:23.583-05:002012-04-22T14:12:23.583-05:00My husband's aunt thinks we are horrible kille...My husband's aunt thinks we are horrible killers (her words) because we hunt and fish and only consume meat we have killed ourselves. We live in Alaska, she lives in SC. When confronted as to where she gets the meat she and her husband consume, she said "In the store, of course. It is cleaner and healthier for us and isn't cruel like shooting a poor deer in the woods."<br /><br />SIGH.Grandma Tillies Bakeryhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Grandma-Tillies-Bakery/221658317879523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-56723504147052312942012-04-16T17:39:26.373-05:002012-04-16T17:39:26.373-05:00The people who make those comments are probably th...The people who make those comments are probably the same sort of people responsible for the state of the country. <br />While it is possible the comments are from 'trolls' of the food industry, it is also probable that these people are indeed as clueless as they seem.<br />My brother asked me why I wanted to learn how to make butter when I could just go to the store and buy it.<br />And I've heard people ask why should we kill chickens to eat when we can just buy chicken in the store.<br />Oi.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-30987953783059160332012-04-16T14:21:28.618-05:002012-04-16T14:21:28.618-05:00I understand your irritation in this but you have ...I understand your irritation in this but you have to remember that the people who write these comments do not read 'Look how easy and cheap it is to make your own food instead of going to MacDonalds' they read 'I am better than you because I make my own food and do not go to MacDonalds'.Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401440551873070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-48962789269559529522012-04-16T10:29:47.351-05:002012-04-16T10:29:47.351-05:00If I can make a big batch of English muffins with ...If I can make a big batch of English muffins with 3 small kids, pregnant with the 4th, and work it around farm chores, it can't be that hard. The upside of making them, is that I get so many, I end up freezing a bunch to use as needed. the reheat very well too!<br /><br />I have family members that are eager to use these excuses are a reason they NEED processed foods, but then complain about the costs of the medicines they need to control their cholesterol. It just makes me shake my head.Mr. and Mrs. Hoosier Homesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940020256219007377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-39150702303884464542012-04-16T10:08:02.042-05:002012-04-16T10:08:02.042-05:00I am somewhat amused by all the comments, even tho...I am somewhat amused by all the comments, even those above! I have one of these people in my life-my own mother. She honestly believes she is a healthy eater, and never considers the start point for the foods she puts in her mouth. Well, except for eggs,(hold on to to your britches for this one, she says "I like store bought eggs better, the chickens are kept in cages where they can't eat yucky stuff like worms". And another amazing quote "That's why there are grocery stores, so people don't have to be out rooting in the dirt." Her parents grew most of what they ate, I'm betting her health is far more likely attributed to her childhood fare than her current diet. We are slowly educating her, and the recent "pink slime" articles captured her attention. But then my father announced that he liked the taste of pink slime and was not bothered a bit by it. These are my parents, I am 50 years old, if I had not left home to see the world, I would probably be just like them. The only way to reach folks like these is to make the education a part of their world, just like the fast food companies do. My parents would NEVER buy a sustainable farm book, or read a homesteading blog, but they watch t.v. and read billboards. I'm working on them, but if "Food Inc" were an ABC movie of the week, it would have more impact!texomamorganladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066415340321509730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-67899826113806690072012-04-16T09:59:00.555-05:002012-04-16T09:59:00.555-05:00Well, this is terribly sad, yes. The other sad th...Well, this is terribly sad, yes. The other sad thing as mentioned by "the mom" is how low the growers are paid, I'd also like to say it's sad how low fast food workers are paid. Consider this...if they all just quit that made less than $10/hr (or especially anybody under $16.27 LOL)then much of America would be at a stand-still. So if fast food workers were really paid for the value of what they provide to all these folks whose time is too valuable to make their own food, then the prices of said convenience food would easily double. There is so much more value in the knowledge of what you're eating, how humanely it was produced...and the calories burned preparing it. HAJonesynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-39745294873679650112012-04-16T07:50:10.845-05:002012-04-16T07:50:10.845-05:00It is incredibly sad. Apparently the time of the ...It is incredibly sad. Apparently the time of the people cooking is far more important than the time of the poor people who are paid a pittance to care for these animals and veggies. It's always cheaper in the long run to cook from scratch. Especially when you consider the health of our bodies and the health of our earth.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-59171629425287196312012-04-16T06:25:47.023-05:002012-04-16T06:25:47.023-05:00Sadly these are probably real people, real lazy pe...Sadly these are probably real people, real lazy people who will think of any way they can to justify why they eat the way they do, b/c it is "easier" then cooking from scratch.An Everyday Housewife!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11471666136985907078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-68953745852925987092012-04-16T06:22:13.282-05:002012-04-16T06:22:13.282-05:00That's funny. But not funny. Where should we a...That's funny. But not funny. Where should we add in how much per hour we're not earning while we sit waiting at the doctor's office from ailments caused by our Egg McMuffin diets?<br /><br />I waffle between feeling uplifted at so many like minds posting great stuff on their blogs and feeling defeated by the sheer volume of comments like these. <br /><br />And publications like The Atlantic and The New York Times make me feel even worse because you can see how attached intellectuals are to the product of their jobs - commenting seems to be a nasty form of sport in those publications.<br /><br />I'm not sure which side is gaining, but I have to limit my exposure to it or it really sucks the wind from my sails.Jackie @ Auburn Meadow Farmhttp://www.auburnmeadowfarm.comnoreply@blogger.com