Mike S Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) Geeeeeez Jack sorry about your bananas but I think I found the culprit ...... When I sent them down to get the bananas I had no idea they would steal your hubcaps too ..... I'll send them back .... but sorry alread ate the bananas ....... :tiphat: :hystery: :hystery: Click on this picture ...... :thumbsup: Edited November 28, 2015 by Mike S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i am bob Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 I tell you, it's hard here in Davao... As I walk down the hill to my house, there are a million Banana trees waiting to be picked... Apparently, they are for the inhabitants of the subdivision... Free! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted November 28, 2015 Author Posted November 28, 2015 I tell you, it's hard here in Davao... As I walk down the hill to my house, there are a million Banana trees waiting to be picked... Apparently, they are for the inhabitants of the subdivision... Free! BAD! Bad I say, That is just not Cricket :mocking: Jack :unsure: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Jack we will have to go to banana re-hab if the shortage carries on. Lot of people who can get them making fun on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty (chris) Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Plenty of banana's here on Mactan Jack, even bought some the other day from a side stall, big ones 40p a kilo, small 30p a kilo, always have some in the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Hey Jack I just found this Eat all the bananas you can now because soon, there won’t be any left. And it won’t be because you ate them all. It’ll be because they’ve gone … extinct. In the worst food news since the Great Avocado Shortage (which appears to happen every year), a new study in PLOS Pathogens claims that a virus named Tropical Race 4 is about to kickstart the bananapocalypse. In what must be the worst case of deja vu in food history, this projected banana extinction is actually the second to happen in this century. In the 1960s, the Gros Michel variety of bananas were all the rage, until disaster struck. Panama disease, caused by Tropical Race, essentially wiped out the entire crop of the Gros Michel. To give you a sense of the fungus’ virulence, once-leading banana producer Taiwan now exports just 2 percent of what it did 50 years ago. The death of the Gros Michel led to the rise in popularity of today’s Cavendish banana, which was resistant to the old version of the Panama disease virus. But now, all bets are off, as attempts to quarantine the fungus have proven completely insufficient. While the Cavendish may have been able to survive the previous round of wipeouts, it is susceptible to the new Tropical Race 4 strain currently making its way around the world. And while it hasn’t reached Latin America yet, it seems inevitable that the producer of 82 percent of the world’s Cavendish bananas will soon fall victim to the ruthless onslaught. Related: An atheist church is raising money to buy Penn Jillette’s totally bananas house on Indiegogo So why haven’t we been able to do anything to stop the spread? Mostly because today’s bananas have been cultivated as a monoculture — all bananas are genetically identical because they’ve been grown as a seedless variety, which means that when one gets sick, they all get sick. Worse yet, the virus, which kills essentially by dehydrating the plant’s root system, can stay in the soil for 30 years. The biggest problem at hand is the alarming rate with which humans today consume bananas. As Quartz points out, “Most bananas are grown by small-time farmers in the many poor countries where they’re a staple crop.” This means that this impending banana shortage could have a huge effect on the diets of some of the world’s poorest communities. And experts note that Tropical Race 4 puts more than 80 percent of these staple bananas at risk around the world. So if you’re looking for a way to make a difference in this world, you may want to turn your attention to the banana. It’s in desperate need of some help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted December 5, 2015 Author Posted December 5, 2015 Eat all the bananas you can now because soon, there won’t be any left. And it won’t be because you ate them all. It’ll be because they’ve gone … extinct. Seems Negros was the First to Go then, Today at the market the Banana Lorry turned up from CEBU 1 Hour later, just scraps left. Jack Morning all. :morning1: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 Sims mum brought down the mountains the other day they were ok but didn`t last long.Potatoes are nearly rotten lately as well and very expensive. See you 16 with dh and hp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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