It’s focused entirely on Nestle-related issues, and because it’s not a fly fishing blog (like the Trout Underground), there’s lots, lots more to talk about.

The Trout Underground will continue taking note of Nestle’s activities, but most of the action will be taking place on StopNestleWaters.org.

See you there!

It’s interesting to see the same patterns playing out over and over; Nestle wanders into to some cash-strapped rural area and gets the water (which they sell at a higher price than gasoline) for the equivalent in $24 in beads, and the short-sighted council, services district (whatever) jumps at it without an inch of negotiation.

And the result seems to be similar; lots of infrastructure burdens for the town (traffic, smog, environmental costs, lifestyle degradation, etc) in a long-term contract that eventually ends up in the red for the town.

Be nice to follow the Nestle road show into a town and lay the economics out for them; that way the towns would stand a decent chance of getting a good deal.

Nestle: The Bad Taste Company.

http://www.nestleusa.com/PubOurBrands/Brands.aspx

No more Raisinets or Taster’s Choice instant coffee, woe is me…believe me, I’ll manage. How weak-ass would I be if I couldn’t?

The fact that I’m self-employed bled a little of the fear and uncertainty out of the act, but I ended up with a couple nice fish, so decided not to press charges against myself.

Here’s one way to do it :-)

http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/articles/2008/03/28/news/100news2.txt

Again, WE are letting our own future be sold out for convenience sake. God Help us.

Any business in Dunsmuir, Mt. Shasta, Weed or McCloud selling bottled water should be told in no uncertain terms (vis.a vis. the Black Muslim Bakery busting up liquor stores in Oakland) to quit or be boycotted and possibly run out of town on a rail.

Ya gotta start somewhere, might as well be where they suck the stuff out of the ground!

My stoner friend won’t touch a Nestlé product as he remembers the “Nestle’s Quick” nightmare of the 70’s… in which they put something in their chocolate milk mix which was very toxic to Kids.

After discovery, they just shipped all the tainted Chocolate to 3rd world countries to sell to the unwary.

(Also they are famous in China for selling basically colored water in place of Baby Formulae.)

P&G does the same thing and all over Africa you see outdated, or never introduced P&G products on the shelves… and little else.

But… alas we are to be CIVILIZED and not do anything really “nasty” to Nestlé while they use the legal system to rape and pillage our communities.

Nice system if you can find it.

This is a democracy, wasn’t it? ~ Ralf Kircher

Between the Nestle, Westlands, and Klamath/Pacificorp posts (not to mention little items like the collapse of the Sacramento salmon), I like to squeeze in a little actual fly fishing content.