So, on the supply chain... trouble ahead for Thanksgiving?
Wifey works for a "major mega chain grocery retailer." Comes home from work, I ask "How was your day?"
"Oh my, we never got our truck today. We're out of so much stuff (she's in produce). We're out of chickens, we're out of lots of stuff and everybody is freaking! My boss called two of our sister stores and they didn't get their orders from a couple of days ago yet. Word has it that over 90 warehouse workers called off for their shifts because of the Covid mandates (they're mandating her retail store, too). The store manager gave my boss like $400 in cash and sent him to a (competing grocery chain) to buy cases of bananas, apples, and some other things to make it through the day."
This my friends, is how you bring an end to the mandate bullshit. When peeps can't get their beloved tendies, nuggets, basic bread, produce and dairy, the shit will indeed hit the proverbial fan. And oh, they have no idea if they'll get their truck tomorrow or when it will show up. Most people don't realize that without daily deliveries your typical grocery store is only good for about three to four days with fresh-food inventory.
Stay tuned.