'Dominoes falling' in global shipping as coronavirus continues to grip China's economy

I LOVE posts like this since the majority of people have NO IDEA what you're talking about! I DO and [hopefully] will see you in the valley...

Yes sir, all of my vehicles are paid for and my truck is almost 20 years old. I can fix anything o it myself and there is a metric fuckton of parts for it in the junk yard.

Wow that is funny. I was going through page two of this thread. Went outside to feed the dog, and this song started going though my head. I come inside, finish page two, go to page three and see this... Odd.

Yes, but it will last ten times as long and you will know where it came from.

Nearly all of us live near the sea, so the sharks will be well fed, and the crocs will get those up north.

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Most of the young have no idea how to survive without a phone a tablet and takeout. I would venture a guess that over 90% of people younger than 40 don't know shit from apple butter about growing, hunting, fishing, fixing or building. They all "learned to code". I want to see them code their ass into some food and do basic repairs on a house. It's gonna come home to roost for those smart-asses soon and I am going to LMAO and watch them get all they deserve!

That’s fine. It will be better. I intermittent fast so my grocery bills are low so can afford good food.

We will have to be minimalists for awhile.

I just noticed your User ID! Made me laugh so hard I almost lost my dentures. I've got a nearly-constant case of "heebie-jeebies" myself these days! THANKS for the much-needed chuckle! The fun thing is that most people -young or old- don't know the origin of that term or what it really signifies.

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Decades of a generally culturally, politically liberal world, with a lot of safe spaces, "I'm okay, you're okay" political correctness and CNN-type normalcy bias, have created a form of Frankenstein monsters. Or just the opposite of a man-made creature with a lot of strength and stamina.

Think of a bunch of Barack Obamas throwing out a pitch at a baseball game. Or his wife growling, Hillary cackling and Biden/Buttigeg/Sanders complaining, "you didn't build that."

By the way, the People's Republic of Orwellian-1984 China is very much a creature of berserk-leftist orientation.

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The motor of the world has definitely been broken.

I tried the Walmart chicken breast for that price. It was like rubber. Absolutely horrible. Never again.

And replacement parts are made in... China!

Bet I see you in the valley, too! Mine will be the workshop with all the hand tools.

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Well. Laugh for a minute and the help and help and educate them. We need young people who know how to do things.

Sounds like Atlas Shrugged

Found this recent video that goes into current situation in China and economy.

My concern would be lack of fuel, for transporting goods around the country.

This article explains some of it:

[link to lighthouse.mq.edu.au (secure)]

We would survive well though, we're a tuff mob, and well known to help each other in times of disaster, of which we've had plenty of.

The hard part is finding the rare one who's willing to listen... and learn.

I'm looking ahead to fall.

Lots of kids gonna need shoes all at once. It seems that first day back to school every one needs a new pair of shoes.

Shoes are needed by the millions every day. There are a handful of American shoe manufacturers left and their shoes are very pricy.

If I owned a shoe business right now, I would start working 24/7 and ramping up the production.

Sewing up back packs would be a nice side job for making some money.

School supplies are going to be tricky this coming year too.

Coffee pots of all kinds, might be hard to find and you know how important your coffee is...

Looking ahead is what you want to do now. If you have growing kids or grand kids a new pair of shoes that fit, or jeans, or even socks will be well received next Christmas.

Also, sugar is on a world shortage basis right now. Invest in a few jelly beans and hard candies. They can be stored for a long time. They can dispel depression for a little while.

He has, indeed!

When they get scared they will listen.

Let Bloomberg eat code shithead!

no, but you can prolly get some slightly spoiled meat cheap to bbq fer din din...

we don't need no John Galt. we've got Trump.

AMERICA FIRST!!!!

Can you imagine what he could do if people would just leave him the Hell alone? As it stands right now we're once again leading the global pack and in a much better position to deal with whatever is shoved into our face. The only thing lacking is genuine unity and once the remaining distractions are eliminated that may soon follow.

prelude of war

We can handle that, too.

See my other posts regarding travel and supply chains of our competitors (food ingredient0.

Had another conversation regarding supply chains from China. As of now, there are not problems...but we discussed 2 items. 1. The supply chain for these products from China is about 30-60 days. Add in a little more inventory for some items and you may push this to 80-90 days. 2. For Chinese NY, they built up inventory in advance. So, we added another 10 days of extra supplies to this (even though the plan would have been to absorb these stocks during CNY). But, with diminished demand in China this may offset some.

So, for us, the problems will probably start to be 'felt' in the 60-80 day range. We will see it more in the maritime shipping first before we see it in our supply chains.

We also have had a few majors contact us regarding additional supplies to help mitigate the Chinese suppliers. As of now, only 1 has placed additional orders. Unlucky for us though, we are already at max capacity for our product production so there is little room to help mitigate the failures.....thanks to the Corporate Procurement groups for beating everyone down on price to match a communist regimes production capabilities.

Overall. This is a train wreck. It is going to happen unless China is fully back to work in 10-15 days. I don't think it will be a catastrophe (yet) in the US yet...but there will be impacts and longer it goes on the worst the impacts will be.

Well at least the guy is wearing a clean T shirt.