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

Goldman Again Hikes Oil Price Target, Now Sees Barrel Hitting $140, Up From $125

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I called my stockbroker and asked him what I should be buying right now and he said, "canned goods and ammunition."



So thankful for the 2+ years of prep time we have had as the OG covid crew, lol

I Bonds are over 9%, but your broker isn't going to tell you that because they can't sell them.

off the top of my head. i don't have reports or site data to back this up.

HOW BAD IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN REALLY??

we know before covid, stores were saturated way oversupplied.
stuff with the assembly lines was being made faster than it could b sold. look at the # of cars at the dealers compared to 40 yrs ago for instance. computer and automation era increased outputs. was it 2 thrown away for every 1 sold or 1 outa 4?
i did this economically before. for every 1 that u buy 1 is tossed, 1 goes to welfare ppl, 1 is probably on a truck or wharehouse. but those others are added into the price. in other words the cost of overhead, lighting, workers, ingredients,etc is divided out to the # of items that would sell to an actual working person. so the welfare and govern workers share, the working class pays. 1 in 4 ppl actually do productive work. the rest are service workers, govern workers, or disabled and welfare ppl.

let's say 1/5 is tossed plus how much sits on shelves or is on trucks. we were overstocked by bout 3 times what was needed. the pandemic cut production by 50%- down to 1.5 what is needed. worker shortage minimum dropped another 10%- down to 1.35 times needed. CHINA offline and shipping held up cost another 50% of that- down under .75. total of CHINA includes the packaging shortages that slow up any other factories outputs. so we are now producing 75% of what the world needs. this before any disasters such as the Great BC flood or swine and bird flu outbreaks. add UKRAINE we are now producing half what the world needs.

supply- wharehouses and trucks were full in 2020. loaded up just as CHINA vacation and the pandemic started.we had 3 years worth of supply. the more we produce post-2020, the slower we use up that stock. if we produce 75%, we take the 25% from the wharehouses. the overstock of 3 yrs will last a few years. of this 3yrs worth of overstock. 1 was needed to get thru 2020 the year covid started. another 6mths covers the worker deaths and disasters. 1.5 yrs worth divided out by 25 for each year to cover the low production level; gives us 5 yrs. so we should have stock to 2026.

i know that is ruff math. as more are infected there will b less workers and the production output will drop farther. due to globalization u need ingredients or packaging from CHINA and other nations. hence not everything will run out at the same rate. cars that require more parts run out faster than cans of food. so admittedly the pace that we run out will get faster over the years.

at best we have 5 yrs of supply capability. at the rate of this slow burn doom, things get tougher by 2024. considering the pricing that has happened thus far, expect prices to double again over the next 2 yrs. plus with gas prices add another 50%. for every $1 now u will pay $2.50.

problems with that, not sure i mentioned it before.

the companies are incurring higher prices on goods. they will start to produce less in order to save some $$. stores will buy as long as they can sell stuff. as the prices go up, they will buy less. take a can of food. at $1 they sell them. but they know they won't at $5. store will sell down the stock they have at higher prices without ordering more. same will happen at producers.

this will lead to more shortages. as ppl see the shelves start to b empty, they'll buy up more and cause more shortages.


will the govern bail the companies out,like they did banks and economic sector in 2008? will they begin to ration what we can buy? this effects water, sewage, and electric supply line as well. they too have higher costs for chemicals or fuel.

Probably should have done this earlier.

Monkeypox is now a notifiable disease in England, making it mandatory for all doctors to report suspected cases


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Derp.

JUST IN - Federal Reserve reverse repo facility usage hits $2.091 trillion, a new all-time record.

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Those that haven't been paying attention to anything except Trump's Tweets and Hunter Biden's laptop for the past two years are finally starting to wake up and realize there's much more going on right now than their petty little American Political Idol soap opera. The sheep are starting to get restless.

Meanwhile, most of us have been quietly stockpiling and preparing for the past two years.

I filled up my work car at $5.25 this afternoon. Diesel was $5.89.

We went back this afternoon. Gas had gone up overnight to 5.03. At least bubble wrap only went up a couple of dollars in five years....AND they had some!

Gotta take the wins when you get them!

I’ve installed the app Gas Buddy on my phone to keep an eye on gas prices. Since Sunday it’s gone from $4.70s with various -/+ prices in between to virtually all gas stations now selling at $5.09 except for only three at $4.99 (Sam’s club being one of them).

Well...at least my expectations were pretty low to begin with.

Pictured: First monkeypox patient to go public is a gay HR manager from London who was deported from Dubai just weeks ago for testing positive for HIV - and he claims he STILL hasn't been contact traced

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Companies have too much inventory in the wake of lower public demand.

US Import Demand Is Dropping Off A Cliff
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So now is the time to stock up on those items, eh?? Maybe I can find a freeze dryer on sale.....

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Yikes. Glad things didn't escalate out of control.

I find to get gas at Costco here I need to get there between 6 and 6:30 a.m. and the line is short. I tried 7 a.m. and that was a rude awakening.

I guess with all the pressure being put on all of us from every side many will revert to angry and uncivilized behavior. What a shame. Here's to those of us who choose not to!

Yeah I've learned to have low expectations, less headaches that way.

I was in a store the other day with MAJOR markdowns in every department. I asked if they were going out of business and was told they needed to move out inventory they have had before more arrives.

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Goldman Pinpoints "July/August" Will Be Return Of US West Coast Port Congestion

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so CHINA is shipping again? hmmm or this is hopeburgers?

Apparently, or at least they are expecting them to.

All the info about the deluge of ships stuck off the coast of China have stopped.

Moderna says 'bivalent' Covid booster provides stronger protection against omicron

The company has called the updated vaccine, which targets two strains of the coronavirus, its “lead candidate” for the fall.

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I’m sure this all works out fine.
Grimso Virus

Discovery of a Novel Coronavirus in Swedish Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)

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The multiple infections, especially going unreported or unnoticed….

JUST IN - US issues level 4 travel warning for Iran and Libya.

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Soon I as I read covid bat reservoirs I rolled my eyes n closed the page.
Propaganda

'Five people presumed dead after military aircraft carrying nuclear material' crashes in California

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umm so we could travel to IRAN like NK before??? hmmm what bout RUSSIA? with suitcaes of $$? LMAO long as we don't go to DC and visit the capital, then we'd b locked up like we were in NK.

so FARCI tried to stop the MP? least he did something this time i guess.

UPDATE - USMC says an MV-22B Osprey crashed in California, adds "there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft.”

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