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In news reminiscent of the pandemic, certain pockets of the country have been enjoying a welcome change in air quality levels, it can be reported.
However it’s not a reduction of the burning of fossil fuels or motor vehicle use that’s sparked positive change, but the current egg shortage playing out in supermarkets nation-wide.
With more than 10 per cent of Australia’s laying hens being lost to bird flu in the last year, Aussie shops are struggling to source a consistent stream of bumnuts, for families to put on the table.
And given the humble egg is a staple food for every knee-wrap wearing gym rat in the land, it’s believed the egg crisis is driving a surge in air quality, especially in the homes of powerlifters obsessed with hitting their target of 200 grams of protein a day.
Speaking to one long suffering girlfriend Tarnya Parker, the recent egg shortage has reduced the high levels of sulfur that usually hover in and around her house.
“Now that my boyfriend Brent isn’t smashing five egg omelettes for breakfast every day, I can finally breathe again,” Tarnya told The Advocate.
“He used to sit on the couch pumping boiled eggs like they were smarties every night, our loungeroom would have smog thicker than Beijing.”
With the recent egg shortage causing headaches for Brent’s meal planning, it’s believed he, like many other gym rats, have been forced to get a little more creative with their weekly meal prep.
“He made a kangaroo bolognese last week, it was bloody awful. I know it’s lean but it was chewy, like eating boiled jerky stirred through penne pasta.”
“He says he’s found a recipe for a Tuna and Turkey bake, so I’ll be ordering myself UberEats tomorrow night.”
