Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

Two things are currently happening world trade department.

1, Our ports are backed up. Ships hanging around waiting for their turns to be unloaded.

1 A, Partially covid reducing the workers doing the loading and unloading, truck driving etc.

1 B, Partially massive increase in orders due to shopping online due to covid.

1 C, partially massive pileups at Chinese ports of stuff to be loaded. Added and abetted by 1 A above.

2, There is a container shortage worldwide. Too many sitting on ships waiting to be unloaded, ships not getting turned around fast enough, too many containers sitting at ports waiting on trucks to deliver them or ships to get loaded on.

It isn't just cat treats. Want to think about how many PS5s are in some of those containers? It isn't just China, do you favor European beer, wine, or cheese? Cheap clothing from Bangladesh?

It isn't just now and it isn't just covid. This started building 2 - 3 years ago and its coming to a head now.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-video-shows-massive-scope-of-california-box-ship-traffic-jam

Paged!!

Yeah it's really zany the various ways this pandemic has affected things. I figured I'd be out of a job, but I've been busier than ever. Not only are people shifting from apartments to houses in an effort to mitigate contact, I think a lot of folks are herding in here from Alberta from the economic shift.

Between the unprecedented amount of construction and the fact that the plants that supply us with engineered wood products had a few outbreaks, we can't even keep up with stock. At least we can build floor trusses out of 2x4's to keep production going while I-joists are being allocated out 16 weeks >_>;

I mean like I know the shipping issues and the logistics...

...however. Cat treats are not something you expect to have issue with... they're vital to peace with the felines. They find out we have no food...
we become food.

This is priority one people. Peace with the cats must be maintained!

The unexpected twist ending to the pandemic: apocalypse by hangry cats.

This is why dogs exist.

Mine already tastes the dog constantly. He's prepping her first but it's only a matter of time.

Factories are not running as they should, you can't have a massive factory full of people right now. Have you ever been in a factory, it's like a chicken coup of people.

Aside from social distancing and new covid regulations, they have large numbers of people on furlough.

I would be amazed if they are even running at 25% capacity. The only ones you're getting are the ones imported from China or the 25% they are able to put out that goes to the prestige outlets like Amazon.

That's not wholly true.

Honestly, it depends on where the factory is located, which state. Some states never shutdown at all, while some are still full-blown shutdown mode. A few still have been gradually reopened (Texas for example fully reopened last Wednesday, but we have been running at 75% capacity in most places outside of lolaustin since August of last year, in some counties 100% capacity full time).

So, while you are correct in some states, a vast majority (outside the snowflake states at the north-east and western coasts) have been opened at least 50% partially since July-August.

It all depends on the area.

Yeah, for some reason it was deleted.

It originally said "It all depends on the area" I believe, but when I checked later, it just said "It all depends on"

I blame Rooks. Or Kojo. Or Rojos.

That works, but that implies that Kojo is the dominate one.

He's Oklahoman though.

That automatically implies submission.

Torn between rolling my eyes at this and being offended that my dominance is even up for discussion

I recommend the eye roll, since proving your dominance only changes your position in Hugs' forum fever dreams/nightmares.

Medical sites are evil.

*barf*

Got some better weed, papa bless. Now I can be pain free until the 19th at least.


Wow, the whole Aliexpress navy

this has been stuck in my head all day. can't stop singing it.

Saw that one coming. (Possible /wink?)

ftfy

I'll take a hard pass.

That gif is making me feel gross. You win, stop the torment lol