Language warning ahead, but it is exactly how I feel. Exactly.
I am so sick of chain letter. I've received several over the past week and I'm absolutely sick of them. Why are people obsessed with sending anything that sounds interesting to everybody in their address book? And more importantly, why don't they even take five seconds to verify if it is true?? Here are the chain letters I never want to see again:
- The shit about 'in god we trust' being removed from the new dollar coins. It is right there printed all the way around the edge of the coin, you retards!! Before you forward an email requesting everybody to refuse the coins, you should at least verify that it is true!!
- Anything that says 'we will track this email and reward you for how many times it is passed along' is even more ridiculous than the coin one! It isn't possible to track emails like that!!! IDIOTS! Do you seriously believe everything you read??
- Anything that says "this is the last time or only time it has happened in a thousand years" have to go. That stupid one about the moon being closer than it has ever been is just the worst. Yeah, it is half a micron closer than it was last year. SO FREAKING WHAT?? Geeze people, don't you have anything better to do?
- NEVER send me another "01/01/01 or 01/02/03 or any other emails about dates that will never happen again. DUH FREAKIN DUH!!! Not only do I not care, but I DON'T CARE!!
Can you tell I'm going to be a great anti social recluse someday? I totally am. I hate getting pointless emails. I don't mind funny jokes or funny videos, but these absolutely wrong factual emails are going to drive me insane!! At least check the facts on SNOPES.COM before sending them on. These stupid emails are meant to do only one thing: MAKE YOU LOOK STUPID FOR FORWARDING THEM ON! Don't fall for it! Just delete them!
For years people have looked for a way to ensure freshness in their bread purchases from their local grocery store. Squeezing or smelling the loaves is one method you commonly see while shopping. Though your mom might have told you to try these methods, these are not reliable indicators of freshness when it comes to purchasing bread at your grocery store. Have you noticed the twist ties on your bread loaf? No? Take a moment to look. What color twist tie is there? The next time you visit your grocery store, take a look in the bread section. You will notice that the twist ties on the “day old” bread are different from some of the others on the shelf.
Fresh bread is delivered to retail outlets on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Why are bread deliveries not made on most Wednesdays? Most commercial bakeries utilize Wednesdays for “emergency only” deliveries; customer care calls and as a day off for their drivers as they also have Saturday deliveries to make. That means most bakery drivers have a “split” weekend with Wednesdays and Sundays off.
Each day’s delivery has a different colored twist tie associated with it, these are the most common color tie designations:
Monday – Blue
Tuesday – Green
Thursday – Red
Friday – White
Saturday – Yellow
(Notice that the colors were assigned in alphabetical order.)
So, if today was Thursday, you would want to purchase a loaf with a red twist tie - not a white one which was a Friday delivery (almost a week old)! This coding system has been used in the U.S. for over ten years, though some bread companies have created their own color “schemes” for their daily deliveries.
Most bread delivery personnel will tell you all about their company’s coding system should you catch them at your local store. It is a universal way for the both the store management and the re-stocking delivery person to easily pick out the loaves that need to be returned. By streamlining re-stocking and inventory, the delivery person is able to make more stops and move more efficiently. This also gives the company a better response reputation and improved bottom line.
Knowing about your commercial bakery’s coding system helps the everyday consumer to identify fresher bread. You can also buy the “day old” product with a better idea of just how many “days old” it is! The next time you grocery shop – test out this information and take the guessing out of choosing fresh sliced bread.
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