Supply Chain Is Just Screwed

Pretty keeps buying way more than we need. We have totes full of canned goods out in our garage and totes of boxed foods in the kitchen. I keep telling her we don't need to go shopping but she insists until I take her. But we don't have bare shelves at Walmart right now, either. There are one or two things I like that I can't get but I just buy something else instead.

@sharon6345 The little freezer on top of the fridge is all we have, too. And I keep it full of leftovers that just need microwaving to have a meal. I hate to go shopping when we don't need anything.

@sharon6345 When we moved three years ago we let the food almost run out until after we finished moving. Then we restocked at the new house. It was less we had to move.

@CarolDM They would have to be. I mean, I am not even WANTING things to be this bad. I actually never thought it would BE this bad. Hell, at this point give me freaking Obama back. He was horrible but next to Biden I'd take him back in a heartbeat.

I just cannot imagine ANYONE on the left right now thinking things are better. If they are it would only be because they are living up to the standard most on the right have always suspected... They simply enjoy misery.

@porwest They are living in fantasy land if they are thinking that right now.

People are going to have to make a lost of decisions they did not have to make just a short time ago.

To be fair, and it is only me being fair—or at least trying to maintain a level of it. The lockdowns did begin under Trump, although it was not entirely his idea, and the strictest of lockdowns were of course in democrat run cities and states. That not withstanding. I still think it was a bad idea and for a variety of reasons. It certainly set the wheels in motion for a shift in employee sentiment and direction, and provided for at least the beginnings of massive disruptions in the supply chain. All of which were, of course, made worse by a lack of understanding of the seriousness of the issue by Biden, and a lack of prompt action to solve the issue when it became much worse. On top of that, while things were beginning to open back up a bit and there was a sudden SURGE in jobs, Biden still saw fit to "address joblessness" by shelling out trillions of dollars in continued unnecessary aid that only made it more possible for people to stay home and not participate in the supply chain. The problem is so deep now it will only be harder to dig our way out of it, and I am not convinced Biden has a clue about how best to deal with it. As for Ukraine, it is a terrible situation. The U.S. has an obligation to do what we can, and I do think SOME of the measures Biden has taken are in the right direction, although I do not feel his actions are strong enough, and I also do not believe Putin has any concern over Biden being a strong contender in the argument against the invasion. In other words, Putin isn't taking Biden seriously. And that's a problem for us and the Ukrainians. In fact, American businesses have taken more effective and stronger action against Russia than Biden has, and I can only imagine they (the democrats and the administration) know it. When American BUSINESS is leading the pack, what does that say about us as a country? What does it say about our leadership? These are serious times we are in.

@porwest I have always known it was possible Jim. I watch the signs, but I sure have not ever seen it.

It is actually something I would never have thought possible, but here we are.

@RebeccasFarm If someone would have told me it would be THIS bad, I honestly would have laughed at them. Right now things are so bad I might take both Carter and Obama back. That would be a much better ticket right now than Biden Harris.

It's everywhere here. Walmart, Aldi, Ruler, Schnucks, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Dollar General... Everywhere.

@porwest I think most of the world is.

@bunnybon7 Polls are certainly becoming quite interesting since even the largely weighted democrat ones are showing that very few democrats support Biden right now, and even less support Harris. So, all this means is that 2024 will become even more interesting since I suspect Biden will have a challenger on his own side.

It's bad, and there may have been a time when I would have joked about "end times," but would never have seriously considered it. Nowadays I am beginning to wonder.

It is and it isn't. Socialism is bad ultimately for any country, even one as tiny as Norway is. But Norway is also not a country that operates in the way that true socialist countries do. I would not call Norway a socialist country by any standard.

It's been an interesting 3 days here. On Monday unleaded was $4.19. On Tuesday it was $4.49. This morning it is $4.59. At the same time the national average spiked to $4.24 yesterday, which is an all time high. It is only going to get worse.

Sometimes "events" can definitely make things a bit more scarce from time to time. But the cause of this is a very different thing. It's lack of supply, not demand.

Nope. Nothing to do with Covid anymore. This is all Biden.

@porwest I have wanted things and they seem to be not there. I think the corona has done a real number on us. Not sure if the things I need are out of stock for now and may come in later or because of the corona are not being delivered.

I have never seen anything like this, nor would I ever imagined it to even be possible. But here we are.

@porwest I agree.

For some it is obviously an area of contention, but part of the problem started with the lockdowns, and then with too many subsidies offered to help 'ease the pain' during them. I am still scratching my head why, when we were suddenly +1 million jobs that could not be filled, Biden insisted on shelling out trillions more in aid to help the jobless. That action largely made the supply chain issue, which was already experiencing problems, much worse, and now we are here. The message should have been to the American people, "We're not out of the woods yet with Covid, folks. But as Americans we have to pull ourselves up from the boot straps and show the resolve we have always had as Americans to plow through any perilous time with fortitude and tenacity. We have jobs. Let's get back to work America!" Imagine the impact a statement like that might have had instead of the usual gloom and doom and "we're all miserable together" stuff we tend to get from the left.

God only knows. lol

It is just becoming a nightmare scenario. I don't see it improving any time soon unfortunately.

@porwest Third world problems....

@thedevilinme If you are suggesting that the Biden administration is turning the first world into the third world, then I agree with you and then it does have something to do with the post. But you would have to expand and clarify a bit.

This has nothing to do with the post.

Of course they are. It's China. They make everything these days.