REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST WEATHER, NOT CLIMATE: America braces for possible french fry shortage after poor potato harvest.

Potato processors are rushing to buy supplies and ship them across North America in order to keep French fries on the menu after cold, wet weather damaged crops in key producers in the U.S. and Canada.

Cool conditions started to hit growing regions in October, lashing potatoes with frost. Farmers in Alberta and Idaho were able to dig up some damaged crops for storage. But growers in Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota received snow and rain, forcing them to abandon some supplies in fields.

I hope there’s not a killer flu outbreak next. I don’t want to live in a John Ringo novel.