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User ID: 80039739 United States 09/06/2021 09:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Australian Supermarket Shelves Are Empty After Truckers Go On Strike, Protesting COVID Tyranny Posted today like 6 hrs ago. Videos of empty shelves in Australia have gone viral on TikTok and Twitter after truckers went on strike this past week over the country's heavy-handed COVID tactics. The video shows meat, fruit, and vegetables running out as the fight between the government and citizens heats up. The Australian government has resorted to bringing out the military to enforce the most draconian lockdowns the world has seen [link to vidmax.com (secure)] Sandman1! |
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*MOLON LABE* User ID: 80366167 United States 09/06/2021 09:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This highlights the "just in time" culture we have been lving by in recent decades and how quickly everything can go wrong. Quoting: stress free It seems to me that China have a stranglehold on the world now.... Courtesy of u/freebird37179 on Reddit "Electric distribution utility employee here in Middle TN. Materials to get lights on are getting scarce. USA Southeast I'm a Twenty four year electric distribution utility employee (to whom you pay your "light bill") and some of our materials and supplies are getting stupidly long delivery times. Big substation transformers from one of our vendors are 80 weeks out. A year and a half plus two weeks. All American vendors are creeping out to 40+ I've heard. Polemount transformers are 20-24 weeks. These are the ones that you see in front of your house. They get damaged by lightning and if a pole is broken by the wind they'll get bodyslammed into the ground and ruined. A neighboring utility to mine has stated that if a major derecho event or tornado hits, there'll be months-long outages because they don't have in stock and can't get the material to restore service. Even commodities such as bolts and insulators and AAC and ACSR conductors are getting scarce. We're told raw materials are in short supply. Have yourself a generator, and have it where you can safely run your house as you see fit. My goal is to keep a couple little freezers going for as many weeks as possible..." I'm not even going to say what was spent last year when I installed a 10kw back-up solar generator system for my home. I know gas isnt defendant on sunlight but fuel only lasts so long. I'm not worried about losing air conditioning or lights. I'm worried about keeping the 300lbs of meats in my freezer cold or all the perishables I have in my other refrigerators cool, communication equipment charged, and my deep well lift pump operational for my water needs. "She isn't real.....I can't make her real" "Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep...Disorder, Disorder, Disorder" "The World is a business Mr Beale..." "You depend on our protection yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth......" ENFJ |
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User ID: 80048251 United States 09/06/2021 09:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This highlights the "just in time" culture we have been lving by in recent decades and how quickly everything can go wrong. Quoting: stress free It seems to me that China have a stranglehold on the world now.... Courtesy of u/freebird37179 on Reddit "Electric distribution utility employee here in Middle TN. Materials to get lights on are getting scarce. USA Southeast I'm a Twenty four year electric distribution utility employee (to whom you pay your "light bill") and some of our materials and supplies are getting stupidly long delivery times. Big substation transformers from one of our vendors are 80 weeks out. A year and a half plus two weeks. All American vendors are creeping out to 40+ I've heard. Polemount transformers are 20-24 weeks. These are the ones that you see in front of your house. They get damaged by lightning and if a pole is broken by the wind they'll get bodyslammed into the ground and ruined. A neighboring utility to mine has stated that if a major derecho event or tornado hits, there'll be months-long outages because they don't have in stock and can't get the material to restore service. Even commodities such as bolts and insulators and AAC and ACSR conductors are getting scarce. We're told raw materials are in short supply. Have yourself a generator, and have it where you can safely run your house as you see fit. My goal is to keep a couple little freezers going for as many weeks as possible..." can confirm, work at sequel electric supply. Shit is actually getting sketchy....remember everyone it takes material to restore shit too not just build. |
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Serenity Now
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1964767 Canada 09/06/2021 09:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'd say pin worthy. This is the biggest time of upheaval we've seen going into a winter for some time. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76894937 Yep. I don't know if it will be full on collapse for sure but cascading failures of the supply chain are here. I expect very bad news in a week for north America. Not a lot of freight was moving as of sept 1st. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80833128 Poland 09/06/2021 09:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This highlights the "just in time" culture we have been lving by in recent decades and how quickly everything can go wrong. Quoting: stress free It seems to me that China have a stranglehold on the world now.... Courtesy of u/freebird37179 on Reddit "Electric distribution utility employee here in Middle TN. Materials to get lights on are getting scarce. USA Southeast I'm a Twenty four year electric distribution utility employee (to whom you pay your "light bill") and some of our materials and supplies are getting stupidly long delivery times. Big substation transformers from one of our vendors are 80 weeks out. A year and a half plus two weeks. All American vendors are creeping out to 40+ I've heard. Polemount transformers are 20-24 weeks. These are the ones that you see in front of your house. They get damaged by lightning and if a pole is broken by the wind they'll get bodyslammed into the ground and ruined. A neighboring utility to mine has stated that if a major derecho event or tornado hits, there'll be months-long outages because they don't have in stock and can't get the material to restore service. Even commodities such as bolts and insulators and AAC and ACSR conductors are getting scarce. We're told raw materials are in short supply. Have yourself a generator, and have it where you can safely run your house as you see fit. My goal is to keep a couple little freezers going for as many weeks as possible..." can confirm, work at sequel electric supply. Shit is actually getting sketchy....remember everyone it takes material to restore shit too not just build. Also we have to keep in mind that as supplies tighten efforts will be made to stretch what is available. Which means quality will decrease. It’s a vicious cycle as companies try to fill the gaps and maintain margins. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72009522 United States 09/06/2021 09:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Australian Supermarket Shelves Are Empty After Truckers Go On Strike, Protesting COVID Tyranny Quoting: Sandman1! Posted today like 6 hrs ago. Videos of empty shelves in Australia have gone viral on TikTok and Twitter after truckers went on strike this past week over the country's heavy-handed COVID tactics. The video shows meat, fruit, and vegetables running out as the fight between the government and citizens heats up. The Australian government has resorted to bringing out the military to enforce the most draconian lockdowns the world has seen [link to vidmax.com (secure)] All miltary and coppers enforcing this need to be aware that "just following orders" gets them hanged after the dust settles...just as quickly as the order givers. |
TXP
User ID: 80383054 United States 09/06/2021 09:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This highlights the "just in time" culture we have been lving by in recent decades and how quickly everything can go wrong. Quoting: stress free It seems to me that China have a stranglehold on the world now.... Courtesy of u/freebird37179 on Reddit "Electric distribution utility employee here in Middle TN. Materials to get lights on are getting scarce. USA Southeast I'm a Twenty four year electric distribution utility employee (to whom you pay your "light bill") and some of our materials and supplies are getting stupidly long delivery times. Big substation transformers from one of our vendors are 80 weeks out. A year and a half plus two weeks. All American vendors are creeping out to 40+ I've heard. Polemount transformers are 20-24 weeks. These are the ones that you see in front of your house. They get damaged by lightning and if a pole is broken by the wind they'll get bodyslammed into the ground and ruined. A neighboring utility to mine has stated that if a major derecho event or tornado hits, there'll be months-long outages because they don't have in stock and can't get the material to restore service. Even commodities such as bolts and insulators and AAC and ACSR conductors are getting scarce. We're told raw materials are in short supply. Have yourself a generator, and have it where you can safely run your house as you see fit. My goal is to keep a couple little freezers going for as many weeks as possible..." You forgot the squirrels! About once a year it happens to the pole transformer closest to my home. . . "Stop the lockdown. Stop the masks. Stick your vaccine up your ass." - Tess....AMEN! "What does CENSORSHIP reveal? It reveals FEAR." - Julian Assange . |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80835946 United States 09/06/2021 09:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As a field service electrician, I can concur with OP & others. If it hasn't got bad enough, one of big supply house called our owner and told in him 3-4wks anything electrical with resin/plastic will be about dried up with no idea on restocking. |
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User ID: 79966121 Ireland 09/06/2021 09:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Energy rationing feared as Russia’s gas squeeze exposes the UK’s perilously low reserves https://twitter.com/_/status/1434760765567819776 Civilisation is at a crossroads "Unfortunately the Barbarians dwell among us and our country is grown so weak and pathetic that the Barbarians must be appeased in the name of diversity and cultural sensitivity" ~ Allison Pearson |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1964767 Canada 09/06/2021 09:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve been ready since 2008. Every year there’s supposed to be some kind of collapse, but it never happens. I hope it doesn’t happen, but if it happened, I think I’m prepared. Quoting: Swingline 2008 was kinda messed up. We watched our fuel go to 5 bucks a gallon and started hauling recyclables to the ports just to keep money flowing in the accounts. It was a hungry time when people stopped spending. Now companies and nations have stopped spending. We may be ducked. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80270221 United States 09/06/2021 09:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP... STAY WITH THE PLAN! THEIR PLAN: ENSLAVE US ALL. UNWRITTEN PLAN: DRAIN THE SWAMP AT ALL COSTS BY ANY AND ALL MEANS. ***WE, TOGETHER, SET THEIR FALL UP! NO WORRY ABOUT FOOD, WATER OR POWER WHEN YOU ARE GUIDED BY GOD! PEACE BE UPON YOU |
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User ID: 80367713 United States 09/06/2021 10:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'd say pin worthy. This is the biggest time of upheaval we've seen going into a winter for some time. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76894937 Yep. I don't know if it will be full on collapse for sure but cascading failures of the supply chain are here. I expect very bad news in a week for north America. Not a lot of freight was moving as of sept 1st. Build Back Better |
MarketPulse
GLP User ID: 80363680 United States 09/06/2021 10:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Food is going to come up short as well. The heat in the west has taken its toll on this year's crops. Here's the latest on Idaho's potato crop. Looks like it may be a bust, so get used to McDucks being short on french fries. Hope Washington State's crop is better..... "The hot, dry and smoky growing season has left some Idaho potato farmers bracing for a poor crop. Randy Hardy of Oakley told the Idaho State Journal that his harvest will likely be the worst of his career. Statewide, spud farmers conducting test digs or early harvest are uprooting plants supporting no tubers. Where there are potatoes, there are fewer than normal, and most of the tubers are undersized and misshapen." [link to www.usnews.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80437744 Argentina 09/06/2021 10:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve been ready since 2008. Every year there’s supposed to be some kind of collapse, but it never happens. I hope it doesn’t happen, but if it happened, I think I’m prepared. Quoting: Swingline It's good that you've prepared. This time seems different. As a regular consumer with no ties to any of these fields, I can see the impact that shortages are having on different industries- mainly construction/electrical, etc. and restaurants/food. It's never a bad idea to stock up on things, as you don't know when a natural disaster could hit (or in this case, a man-made, political one). Hold on tight, folks. |
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