Well I am sure the lobster men of New England appreciate her support.
Nice to know she is doing what she can to stimulate the economy. I like lobster once in a while also, don't you? Or are you implying people who can afford lobster shouldn't? Maybe you would have been happier if she had ordered mac and cheese? Or fried chicken and ribs?
From the Boston Globe: Lobstermen trapped by faltering economy Earnings for catch plummet while cost of diesel, bait surges By David Abel Globe Staff / October 10, 2008
Over the past 35 years, usually six days a week, no matter the weather, Bob Marcella has awoken before dawn and steered his old fishing boat to the hundreds of lobster traps he has set throughout Cape Cod Bay. Discuss COMMENTS (11)
It's a hard living that in the past few weeks has become much harder.
With fewer people willing to splurge on crustaceans, yesterday was an all-too-typical day for Marcella: Despite hauling in 180 pounds of lobster, he lost money after adding up his expenses.
"I've never seen it this bad,'' said Marcella, 50, who traps out of Hull. "What we're seeing is a very bleak picture. It's not good to go out and not make a dime.''
Over the past six months, the price local lobstermen are earning for their catch has plummeted -- dropping from about $6 a pound in the spring to less than $3 now. At the same time, the cost of diesel and bait has surged.
Making matters worse, the nation's economic crisis has crimped demand for lobster just as the autumn supply is peaking, leaving many lobstermen facing a Catch-22: The more they haul in, the lower the price gets -- and the higher their expenses rise.
As a result, for many of the 900 lobstermen in Massachusetts who catch on average 10 million pounds a year, it now often makes more sense to stay home, even though this is usually the time of year when they earn most of their money.
With a pound of lobster yesterday selling for about $2.50, Bill Adler, executive director of the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, said he expects more boats will "tie up'' instead of tending their traps.
He called on restaurants and supermarkets to drop their prices to stimulate demand. At a Shaw's supermarket in Dorchester yesterday, a pound-size lobster was selling for $9.99, and it was $12.99 a pound for those 1.5 pounds or more.
To buy a 1 1/4-pound lobster by mail-order at Legal Sea Foods, it cost $38.95, plus $30.95 for shipping.
"If something doesn't change, the lobster industry is in trouble,'' Adler said. "A lot of guys just can't afford to go out now.''
Peter G. Christie, president of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, said he is not sure whether restaurants are willing to lower their prices, and part of that would be dependent on how the business is doing.
"I will tell you that, generally speaking, right now value is certainly in play,'' he said. "Everybody is feeling the pinch one way or another.''
He added: "The casually dining segment has been hit a little bit harder. Most of the suburban restaurants are casual, and certainly right now consumers are being affected.''
>>> Well I am sure the lobster men of New England appreciate her support. Nice to know she is doing what she can to stimulate the economy. I like lobster once in a while also, don't you? Or are you implying people who can afford lobster shouldn't? Maybe you would have been happier if she had ordered mac and cheese? Or fried chicken and ribs?
Well, it didn't specify if her delicate palate insisted on Maine lobster, but yes, it is nice that she's doing her part for some lobstermen somewhere...and the caviar industry. And yes...since her lavish living is probably charged to the campaign, all of the "little people" who gave their donations would probably be happier if she ordered mac and cheese or fried chicken and ribs.
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Right after she slurps down the lobster.
Well I am sure the lobster men of New England appreciate her support.
Nice to know she is doing what she can to stimulate the economy. I like lobster once in a while also, don't you? Or are you implying people who can afford lobster shouldn't? Maybe you would have been happier if she had ordered mac and cheese? Or fried chicken and ribs?
From the Boston Globe:
Lobstermen trapped by faltering economy
Earnings for catch plummet while cost of diesel, bait surges
By David Abel
Globe Staff / October 10, 2008
Over the past 35 years, usually six days a week, no matter the weather, Bob Marcella has awoken before dawn and steered his old fishing boat to the hundreds of lobster traps he has set throughout Cape Cod Bay.
Discuss
COMMENTS (11)
It's a hard living that in the past few weeks has become much harder.
With fewer people willing to splurge on crustaceans, yesterday was an all-too-typical day for Marcella: Despite hauling in 180 pounds of lobster, he lost money after adding up his expenses.
"I've never seen it this bad,'' said Marcella, 50, who traps out of Hull. "What we're seeing is a very bleak picture. It's not good to go out and not make a dime.''
Over the past six months, the price local lobstermen are earning for their catch has plummeted -- dropping from about $6 a pound in the spring to less than $3 now. At the same time, the cost of diesel and bait has surged.
Making matters worse, the nation's economic crisis has crimped demand for lobster just as the autumn supply is peaking, leaving many lobstermen facing a Catch-22: The more they haul in, the lower the price gets -- and the higher their expenses rise.
As a result, for many of the 900 lobstermen in Massachusetts who catch on average 10 million pounds a year, it now often makes more sense to stay home, even though this is usually the time of year when they earn most of their money.
With a pound of lobster yesterday selling for about $2.50, Bill Adler, executive director of the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, said he expects more boats will "tie up'' instead of tending their traps.
He called on restaurants and supermarkets to drop their prices to stimulate demand. At a Shaw's supermarket in Dorchester yesterday, a pound-size lobster was selling for $9.99, and it was $12.99 a pound for those 1.5 pounds or more.
To buy a 1 1/4-pound lobster by mail-order at Legal Sea Foods, it cost $38.95, plus $30.95 for shipping.
"If something doesn't change, the lobster industry is in trouble,'' Adler said. "A lot of guys just can't afford to go out now.''
Peter G. Christie, president of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, said he is not sure whether restaurants are willing to lower their prices, and part of that would be dependent on how the business is doing.
"I will tell you that, generally speaking, right now value is certainly in play,'' he said. "Everybody is feeling the pinch one way or another.''
He added: "The casually dining segment has been hit a little bit harder. Most of the suburban restaurants are casual, and certainly right now consumers are being affected.''
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>>> Well I am sure the lobster men of New England appreciate her support. Nice to know she is doing what she can to stimulate the economy. I like lobster once in a while also, don't you? Or are you implying people who can afford lobster shouldn't? Maybe you would have been happier if she had ordered mac and cheese? Or fried chicken and ribs?
Well, it didn't specify if her delicate palate insisted on Maine lobster, but yes, it is nice that she's doing her part for some lobstermen somewhere...and the caviar industry. And yes...since her lavish living is probably charged to the campaign, all of the "little people" who gave their donations would probably be happier if she ordered mac and cheese or fried chicken and ribs.
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