Posted by coshoo on October 18, 2019 at 09:06:18 from (65.101.142.165):
In Reply to: Re: Six left posted by 730virgil on October 18, 2019 at 07:58:44:
Friend of mine was a DHIA tester in 1972- asked me to take over his route for a couple of weeks while he went to California (I'm in Washington)- he called from Cal and said he wasn't coming back, so the route was all mine. I did it for about 6 months, then moved on. Thinking back, I don't think a single dairy on my route is still in operation.
The trend to "get big or get out" is not limited to farming. You oldtimers think about what things were like when we were kids- corner gas station that did oil changes and brake adjustments, several food markets in town, drug stores, dime stores, all gone, replaced by WalMart, mega-giant chain supermarkets and drug stores, corporate owned gas stations with smart pumps and no other services (when the first coin operated air machine for tires went it, it was a quarter- now its a buck fifty cash, or $1.75 if you use a credit card). All has to do with economies of scale, and it will never be like the old days again.
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