PLUs, Time Zones, Racing Chips, Traffic Congestion

Did you ever wonder what's with those little stickers that come affixed to each and every apple, banana and other fruit now sold? Who mandated this? I thought for sure this has the earmarking of some government bureaucrats with more time on their hands than they should have. After all, think of how many extra make-work jobs these could create. Unemployment would be a thing of the past. Putting them on bananas was not so bad; you threw out the banana skin along with the tiny sticker. But they are a nightmare with apples; they take valuable time to peel off and, often, you lose a bit of the apple skin which most people eat. Government gone berserk, in a new petty way, I surmised.

 

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