Sars Cov 2 … the grinder continues to eat away at resources and humanity.

Timing system....

Let this stuff loose in the immunodeficiency folks.... it’s not pretty.

Something needs to be done..and quick.

U.S. coffee roasters weigh price increases, cite shipping inflation

"It is now more expensive than in the last five to 10 years to bring coffee to the consumer," Cuevas said.”

Rooters

"It's Systemic" - Coffee Consumers Face Soaring Prices As Shipping Costs Surge

"The container cost is a major issue in the coffee market,"

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Normalcy bias? As opposed to what other bias? And disservice? You don't think these "experts" have made mistakes as well? Your assumption seems to be based solely of the accuracy of these cases and test. Read the articles. They can tell you where to find your data points .

Someone better get all entrepreneurial..... gotta find local solutions.

GUYTHU is it 2020 again? you playing dominoes soon?

conatainers to package stuff will run short and affect everything. what happened to CHINA being back up and processing the recycling materials?

Based on the extreme mental health crisis, the birth rate declines, and that extremely few folks truly are able to accomplish the level of PPE needed and etc etc etc....

The US is easily at 40% for 1st and 2nd covid 19 infections.

What’s really going to bake the get on with life crowd.... those 3rd and 4th infections are coming on....

yes, I thought we would grind to a halt over winter.... at this point, it is just a series of it is coming, but when.... well, South America is definitely getting hammered and planes are still flying....

Study: US COVID cases, deaths far higher than reported

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The study

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China? They still exist?

The US trade deficit just hit an all time high, there are also shipping container shortages so they are being reloaded empty and sent on their way to be reloaded, China is sucking up every stimulus $ we print, Inflation on everything we consume is here, Hyper Inflation is on the Horizon and closing fast and all this with a better then 10% unemployment rate in the US!

Oh and wait till Fuel prices which are rising daily become a bigger factor!!

For Leaver....

I really hope folks have slowly been buying to prepare for that button....

Local prices haven’t been hit yet, but I am seeing signs in the online realm.

Been on and off GLP for the last 11 or twelve years maybe longer, i have noticed there are more here doing the talk but not the walk! the Time to prep is Before not after the fact!

Nose is running like a sugar tree...yellow dusting on everything

Can pollen exacerbate Covid spread?

(thinking of the pollution post)

the spread, i would say no but if you have Covid i would say it would would make the symptoms worse especially the Respiratory part of it, i guess it depends on how allergic one is to pollen.

Yall gonna learn to love chicory

Well.... I might get through 2 years first..... if I haven’t found a solution.... I might relearn to have earl grey.

It’s my sweet tea.... I am working hard on those gaps.

BOTH PARTS OF MY POST WERE A LOT LESS THAN 50% EACH>

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The folks that thinks it’s not a big deal.... they are everywhere....

Don’t include a “person” next time.

Obviously George has no sense of humour,along with his other failings.

Hi Folks

I am still around, hopping between the threads, just not posting much.

Regarding allergies and COVID ... I'm thinking that being in an allergic state might make one a bit more prone to catching the virus. Allergies activate the immune system, and potentially deplete the immune response much as a vaccine does temporarily. Also, raw, irritated nasal passages.... just my two cents and my thoughts... but ever had an allergy attack turn into a sinus infection or respiratory infection? Seems to open the door to opportunistic pathogens.

As for the rest of the news... I'm still expecting another surge, if only due to human stubborness and opening too soon. I guess we watch and wait, and I think it may be time replenish my backstock of coffee.

Honestly, I am burnt on news. I'm taking something of a break from it, and just concentrating on doing what needs to be done right in front of me. I have to venture into the world a bit this next week or two, which makes me nervous .... but I'll mask up and do it.

End of Shift



Bet Zeph would go to spring break with me

And the Oscar goes to.....

Spent the whole day outside

Twas beautiful in GA today

Spent the whole day trying to cram more into the house.

Big Heart!

That's where I'm at currently. I'm so tired of dealing with people that I can't see straight. I follow this thread to keep myself informed on what's coming - I'm through sharing that information with anyone else. We are prepared for any contingency now and that's all I care about. We got through the winter and I only used two ricks of wood for the fireplace, so all that firewood I stockpiled is now just going to give me a great start on next winter.

I have serious fatigue on this pandemic, but even more fatigue on the idiocy it has unleashed. So I'm still around but I'm using this lull between waves to unplug and lower my personal alert level a notch so I can mentally reboot. This weekend I unloaded some weapons that have been locked and loaded for a year now. Next weekend I'll disassemble and clean them and put them back in secure storage. We're also focusing on conducting a very thorough spring cleaning of the entire house.

I'd suggest everyone else take some emotional downtime as well. We're probably going to need it.

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CC i finished painting the basement. it is GREEN. no red in 2 weeks, a new record.and only 2 in a month. LEGO has been fighting the shills while i behaved. course now RIFF complains it is boring.

Oh man..... that reminds me.... I gotta add root cellar to my list of things.

Boring isn’t a bad thing. Great ideas and sparks of creativity often come in those moments of nothing.