HEALTH INSPECTORS NOW CLAMPING DOWN ON HARDWARE STORE POPCORN

Last month, health inspectors in La Jolla, California, raided Meanley & Son Hardware over their old-fashioned popcorn machine. They told owner Bob Meanley that he didn’t have the proper permits, and that he would need to install a three-basin sink to clean and sterilize the popcorn popper. He would also be required to have regular inspections, just like a restaurant. Meanley, whose shop had handed out 30 to 40 bags every day for about 25 years, rolled the offending machine into storage. Many hardware stores, particularly Ace Hardware and True Values across the country, offer free popcorn to their customers. No one contacted for this news story had ever heard of customers falling ill after eating hardware store popcorn.
* First they came for the illegals, and I said nothing. Then they came for my popcorn. Thanks, Trump.
* Just stay the hell away from my bar peanuts.
* The grease and metal filings from the tools only enhance the flavor of hardware store popcorn.
* Free hardware store popcorn is great, and sometimes you even find a free prize in it, like a nail or a washer.
* Here’s a crazy idea: pop the popcorn in a microwave and then put it in a big bowl and let people fill big paper cups with it. Or is that just too nuts?
* The health inspectors treated Bob Meanly meanly.