Supply chain issues

justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, May 2, 2021 10:27 PM

I am seeing a lot of chatter on twitter that there are likely food shortages on the horizon. Anyone else heard anything about this?


33,369 posts 132 reps Joined Nov 2009
Sun, May 2, 2021 10:50 PM

Haven’t heard anything, but last summer when they happened our grocery stores got hit. Wasn’t crippling, but did suck.

Dr Winston O'Boogie Senior Member
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Sun, May 2, 2021 10:59 PM

Put in a bidet and your days of worrying about tp shortages are over. 

friendfromlowry Senior Member
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Sun, May 2, 2021 11:52 PM

I thought this was a bumped thread from last year.

I also haven’t heard or seen anything. But there was something on the news about possible gas shortages because of lack of truck drivers. 

like_that 1st Team All-PWN
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Mon, May 3, 2021 2:22 AM
posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Put in a bidet and your days of worrying about tp shortages are over. 

I haven’t crossed over to the bidet yet in Europe. I’d be lying if I didn’t have some fear of it.


ernest_t_bass 12th Son of the Lama
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Mon, May 3, 2021 9:10 AM

I've seen shortages here and there of different things.  Went to the grocery and not a single strawberry in sight a couple weeks ago.  

Fletch Member
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Mon, May 3, 2021 10:53 AM

Prices are going up

Dr Winston O'Boogie Senior Member
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Mon, May 3, 2021 11:12 AM
posted by like_that

I haven’t crossed over to the bidet yet in Europe. I’d be lying if I didn’t have some fear of it.


Spending a long period in Europe is how I started.  I too was afraid.  The older I got, though, the more I didn't feel "clean" after doing my duty.  So I bought a Tushy - which is just one of those cheap plastic bidets you attach to your existing toilet.  I got it in December of last year.  Now I can say I will never not have one.  The feeling of cleanliness is something I will never give up.  

In the spirit of full disclosure, I have always been a little weird about being clean (lots of showers).  So I don't know if I'm a typical user.  But I gotta think for most people, once you go down that road, going back to rubbing the area with dry paper or even smearing it with a wipe will never be acceptable again.  

Ironman92 Administrator
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Mon, May 3, 2021 11:14 AM

This time last year they threw out a meat shortage and since tp shortage was real I went and stocked up that eve....never happened though.


Everyone has that extra cash....not much hunger out there for sure and drive thru lines are impossible 

All school breakfasts and lunches are free and sending huge boxes of food home to these same families every Friday.....gonna serve food during summer.


There is food somewhere but some shortages will happen. I heard 10 years ago chicken wings and that sort would run out and when thinking about the volume of that hard to believe it hadn’t happened.


CDL sites closed or not enough workers so hearing that is a key cog but doesn’t seem legit reason.

$4 gas and low food supply....we’ll see

Verbal Kint Senior Member
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Mon, May 3, 2021 12:29 PM

Inflationary supply chain issues due to lack of incentive to be employed

Gardens35 Senior Member
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Mon, May 3, 2021 12:31 PM

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Dr Winston O'Boogie Senior Member
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Mon, May 3, 2021 12:59 PM
posted by Gardens35

Thread has transitioned.

So did Bruce Jenner

justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 11:15 AM

Bumping this back up with an updated title. Tons of supply chain issues right now. How high do you expect prices to get going into the winter?

justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 11:21 AM

I'm not sharing this because I necessarily agree with the tweet. I am sharing it because the map is crazy.

Ironman92 Administrator
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 12:06 PM
posted by justincredible

I'm not sharing this because I necessarily agree with the tweet. I am sharing it because the map is crazy.

And what is the answer/reason why?


justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 12:10 PM

I've heard a lack of workers at the ports. A lack of truckers. Etc.


justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 12:11 PM

This was an interesting podcast on the issue.

gut Senior Member
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 12:17 PM
posted by justincredible

Bumping this back up with an updated title. Tons of supply chain issues right now. How high do you expect prices to get going into the winter?

Maybe Boatshoes will come back and write another convincing essay of why inflation is permanently dead.

The global economy clearly is mostly set-up to be just-in-time.  Combined with little excess capacity (which would normally be inefficient), seems we just can't re-stock with lockdowns and labor shortages still prevalent throughout the world.

Bizarre thing I heard the other day was a major CPAC recall is going to devastate trucking - I assume because most are obese smokers with sleep apnea - for well over a year.

Port issues have been ongoing for a while.  I guess Biden is fucking up so much else the media doesn't have any spare bandwidth to criticize him on the economy.

justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 12:22 PM

lol, Boatshoes. The Magic Money Tree guy.

iclfan2 Reppin' the 330/216/843
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 12:48 PM

I’m not convinced the east coast backup is that bad. CHS is about the 6th ranked port in the US and I drive past it everyday. There are not ships just sitting around. 

justincredible Honorable Admin
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Sun, Oct 10, 2021 1:17 PM

That’s good news if so. 

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