This bill has NOTHING to do with socialism and EVERYTHING to do with capitalism. The profits of big agriculture are written all over this bill. I've spent weeks 'dissecting' every word in the bill and researching the co sponsors and the wretched politicians that wrote it , you should do the same. It does in fact impact farmers markets or any vegetable that is sold or meant for human consumption. It makes all growers comply with industry regulations ie insect control/pest nematodes,bacterial disease control and on and on. It hardly impacts the current agriculture monopolies and impacts the small farmers that don't have the resources to comply with regulations. Tom Vilsak (one of the bills authors) is heavily in favor of large industrial farms and genetically modified crops. Political spin confuses people, it is not about socialism per say , if we want to be intellectually honest HR 875 was born out of corporate monopolies infiltrating Washington with their money and influence. This bill is capitalism out of control,paradoxically the profit motive of corporate monopolies is behind this bill. They see the threat of small farmers and back yard growers and they want to stop it. This is all about $ business $....thats capitalism for you.

Thanks, Sharon, for taking the time & effort to do this. Your concentrated series has been more informative & interesting than many local classes. Another reason that makes this forum so special. Hester

We bought Nutro Natural Choice for our cats the day before the products were recalled. The UPN nos. match those on the recalled pouches list, but the expiry dates are different. Does that mean this food is OK? I also contacted the store and the vet clinic here (owned by the same person) to alert them to the recall, the staff assured me (within 15 minutes!)that there aren't any pouches of the recalled product batches in the store. But I do know for sure that they carry the same-UPN-but-different-expiry-date pouches, so I'm wondering if this stock is good. I can't get thru to the number listed on the webpage, and I'm not really sure if the clinic/store staff have taken this seriously, and I don't know what to do to get them to do it - 15 minutes certainly wasn't enough time to check ALL the pouches in stock! I'm also wondering how to maximise awareness of the recall - not many people here in Dubai would've heard of it, I'm sure. If I hadn't signed up for this forum, I would've missed it too! Thank you, everyone!

Have you talked with your municipality about the permits needed for such a beast? Your insurance company? Both will have some say in this. The first "accessory" that you should have is a commercial ventilation system with fire suppression system. Check with your municipality, if you are even allowed to install a commercial range in a residential situation, that may be one of their required conditions of install. If your municipality doesn't require it, your insurance company (again, if they allow it at all) should require it. This will add about 4-10K to your "bargain", but there is no way you should have a commercial range in the home without the proper ventilation and fire suppression that any commercial application would have. In addition to the overhead fire suppression system, you also need several fire extinguishers handy and a first aid kit focused on burns. Commercial ranges have zero insulation and get HOT HOT HOT. And the pilot light is always on. It's not a wimpy residential pilot light either. It consumes quite a bit of gas 24/7. Which means that your cooling system in summer will be quite challenged. You may want to buy a dedicated window AC unit just for the kitchen in order to keep it below 100 in there. And hire a cleaner just for the stove. Sure, it breaks down easy to be cleaned, but if you've ever actually seen a used commercial range, you know it's the furthest thing from a "pretty" clean, even those it might be sanitary. The main reason people want commercial ranges in the home is for the firepower, not the "budgetary savings" of which there is none. It actually costs a lot more to do a commercial range correctly than it would to get a homeowner pro style range with it's insulation and safety features. The ventilation savings alone pay for the cost differences, much less actually being able to keep your homeowner's insurance without an expensive rider.