Guest guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Note: forwarded message attached. From a friend: ED NOTE> Have you got your garden in yet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Even though we're 13 miles EAST of the big river problems in Cedar Rapids the stress in the air is unbelievable. Only one little road open in and out of here - bridges and roads washed out - 20 mile trips are now 180 or more going AROUND all the devastation. FYI: The following all have major plants in Cedar Rapids: Quaker Oats is toast (pun intended) - Closed Indefinitely - HUGE silos of grain up to their necks in flood-water. General Mills - my sister said it will not be producing for a lONG time. Cargill - Their huge grain storage bins are filled with water and the RR in and out collapsed Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is one of the world’s largest agricultural processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. - Under water. Penford Corporation: Nature. Science. Solutions. - flooded out - RR access gone Manufactures modified starches, dextrin, spherical dextrose, potato starch and fiber, tapioca starch, breading, cryoprotectants and other food additives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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