Here we are with spring a month early and California has up to 7 feet of snow - a blizzard that includes 45 - 75 mph winds. The governor of California told people to stay home rather than go skiing. I can imagine driving mountain roads would be scary.
Something got my attention the other day - a truck with Old Dutch on the side. You likely recognize the name - potato chips. How did that product get such a name as Old Dutch?
Here's the answer: It was the association of the Dutch with quality and cleanliness. That was the inspiration.
What about Pringles? That name supposedly came about either as a phrase that popped up - Pringles Newfangled Potato Chips or was named after Mark Pringle who invented a potato chip processing machine at Procter and Gamble. Or it came from a street name in Finnetown, Ohio. Pringles can't be called potato chips because the aren't made with real potato, but dehydrated processed potato. They are called "crisps".
I thought about how many potato chips must be eaten all the time for a truck to be delivering them. Canadians eat an average of 8.66 pounds of potato chips per person per year. Ii wonder what the average bag of chips is as 34.69 Americans consumed 16 or more bags in 2020. I think they are speaking of 16 oz bags supposedly ro serve 8 people. Consider the U.K. where 93% of the population regularly consume potato chips, and 63% say they do daily.
What a curious image this is. The reflection of clouds and sky in the windows of the building.
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