Global Supply Chain Crisis 2021: Megathread - A cozy thread for watching the supply chain fall apart just in time for the holidays

[Male Idiot]

Still no shortage in Hungary.

 

[Sped Xing]

No truck drivers is a larger US problem, since we're huge. There's also a (boat) shipping problem, which would be magnified for the UK - I don't even know how cheap chinese shit gets to you, frankly. It's very easy for boats to sail from China to California, so they clog up our ports.

It is ky understanding that most population centers in the UK are served by rail. In the US, many, many places which once had rail stops either simply no longer have said stops, or the entire rail line is gone. You'll see the older brick buildings all have big doors and "porches" along one street; that's where the choo choo once went.

Nothing gets to a lot of small towns in Burgerland if not by truck, and bear in mind those <1000 person towns may be 60 miles or more from the nearest >10,000 person city.

Still no shortage in Hungary.

That's because we right-sized you after ww1. Small, efficient, and cozy. You're welcome.

 

[Billy Beer]

No truck drivers is a larger US problem, since we're huge. There's also a (boat) shipping problem, which would be magnified for the UK - I don't even know how cheap chinese shit gets to you, frankly. It's very easy for boats to sail from China to California, so they clog up our ports.

It was/is a problem 'due to brexit' or so they say. They have used truckers as an excuse for shortages, though they haven't trotted it out in a while...

It is ky understanding that most population centers in the UK are served by rail. In the US, many, many places which once had rail stops either simply no longer have said stops, or the entire rail line is gone. You'll see the older brick buildings all have big doors and "porches" along one street; that's where the choo choo once went.

Nothing gets to a lot of small towns in Burgerland if not by truck, and bear in mind those <1000 person towns may be 60 miles or more from the nearest >10,000 person city.

Rail and road, but Britain, with the exception of the Welsh Valleys and Scottish Highlands, can be accessed pretty damned quick. From London in the sarff to Manchester in the Norff only takes 6/7 hours

 

[Sped Xing]

Rail and road, but Britain, with the exception of the Welsh Valleys and Scottish Highlands, can be accessed pretty damned quick. From London in the sarff to Manchester in the Norff only takes 6/7 hours

Well yeah. It takes me about that long to get to another state.

 

[Billy Beer]

Well yeah. It takes me about that long to get to another state.

OT: I once drove from Vegas to San Fran. 14 or so fucking hours. When I looked on the map of the US, i had moved |-------| that much. Almost the same length as the most southern point to the most northern point (Minus islands) of the UK

 

[Male Idiot]

It is ky understanding that most population centers in the UK are served by rail. In the US, many, many places which once had rail stops either simply no longer have said stops, or the entire rail line is gone. You'll see the older brick buildings all have big doors and "porches" along one street; that's where the choo choo once went.

Nothing gets to a lot of small towns in Burgerland if not by truck, and bear in mind those <1000 person towns may be 60 miles or more from the nearest >10,000 person city.

That's because we right-sized you after ww1. Small, efficient, and cozy. You're welcome.

Well not really. We now can't make heavy industry.

Indeed, the fact that there is no shortage yet, imahine the abundance we could have if the good guys won ww2.

 

[George Lucas]

I didn’t have any issues getting turkey or other Thanksgiving items.

This ‘crisis’ is a myth. Once again preppers desperately clinging to what turn outs to not even be a real event in order to stay relevant.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

Still no shortage in Hungary.

Pretty sure "shortage" (by Western standards) is the daily state of the Eastern European since it's an improvement from the commie-era "super shortage" and that's all the average commieblocker needs.

Indeed, the fact that there is no shortage yet, imahine the abundance we could have if the good guys won ww2.

You wouldn't have a job since why pay a Hungarian or an Aryan worker 5 Reichsmark an hour when a commie, Jew, or Slav will do it for free as long as Hans promises not to put his mother in the oven this week.

 

[Male Idiot]

Pretty sure "shortage" (by Western standards) is the daily state of the Eastern European since it's an improvement from the commie-era "super shortage" and that's all the average commieblocker needs.

You wouldn't have a job since why pay a Hungarian or an Aryan worker 5 Reichsmark an hour when a commie, Jew, or Slav will do it for free as long as Hans promises not to put his mother in the oven this week.

I am pretty sure coke zero faggot flavour is a non necessary luxury item.

Also, how does Schlomo's mutilated dong taste? You'll never get it out of your mouth.

 

[Hippopatumus]

This ‘crisis’ is a myth. Once again preppers desperately clinging to what turn outs to not even be a real event in order to stay relevant.

Usually that phrase is used to refer to B-list celebrities and tards on twitter clamoring for attention. What do you think a "prepper" is and why do you think they are attempting to cling to relevance?

 

[George Lucas]

Usually that phrase is used to refer to B-list celebrities and tards on twitter clamoring for attention. What do you think a "prepper" is and why do you think they are attempting to cling to relevance?

Someone who does something cringe like buy a cart full of bottled water or has a bunch of drums filled with molasses in his garage (and doesn’t run a catering business), for the purpose of being prepared for an apocalyptic scenario.

Do you guys not remember when the site was covered in Hazmat suits and everyone was saying to buy P100 masks for the Wu Flu ca. Feb 2020? Gee did that age well.

At least preppers are a lot more tolerable than doomers. I’ll give them that, though sometimes they overlap oddly.

 

[Hippopatumus]

Someone who does something cringe like buy a cart full of bottled water or has a bunch of drums filled with molasses in his garage (and doesn’t run a catering business), for the purpose of being prepared for an apocalyptic scenario.

Do you guys not remember when the site was covered in Hazmat suits and everyone was saying to buy P100 masks for the Wu Flu ca. Feb 2020? Gee did that age well.

At least preppers are a lot more tolerable than doomers. I’ll give them that, though sometimes they overlap oddly.

That doesn't really have anything to do with staying relevant.

I've been a prepper for a long time. Only my closest friends and people online who don't know where I live know that. That would be the last thing I would want to advertise.

When I first started I bought canned peas and other dumb shit that went to waste. Now I just have a deep pantry of supplies that cycles through normally. I don't care if you think I'm retarded. I'm eating prime ribeye for $12/lb.

A garage full of drums of molasses is not prepping, it's just a panic response.

 

[Sped Xing]

Refrigerators are for stupid preppers. It's called "door dash," you mooks.

 

[potato in mah painus]

Someone who does something cringe like buy a cart full of bottled water or has a bunch of drums filled with molasses in his garage (and doesn’t run a catering business), for the purpose of being prepared for an apocalyptic scenario.

Do you guys not remember when the site was covered in Hazmat suits and everyone was saying to buy P100 masks for the Wu Flu ca. Feb 2020? Gee did that age well.

At least preppers are a lot more tolerable than doomers. I’ll give them that, though sometimes they overlap oddly.

Everyone should keep a 3-6 month rotating supply of dry goods and essentials, to not do so after we got to see how delicate infrastructure and supply chains is asking for trouble.

 

[Lorne Armstrong]

That doesn't really have anything to do with staying relevant.

I've been a prepper for a long time. Only my closest friends and people online who don't know where I live know that. That would be the last thing I would want to advertise.

When I first started I bought canned peas and other dumb shit that went to waste. Now I just have a deep pantry of supplies that cycles through normally. I don't care if you think I'm retarded. I'm eating prime ribeye for $12/lb.

A garage full of drums of molasses is not prepping, it's just a panic response.

You need to find when the stores near to you markdown their meat. $12 for those ribeye is good but $6 is twice as nice. My wife’s family thought I was crazy when she told them what I’ve been doing. We had a birthday party at our house last month and they were all eating crow along with their T-bones and ribeyes

 

[Hippopatumus]

You need to find when the stores near to you markdown their meat. $12 for those ribeye is good but $6 is twice as nice. My wife’s family thought I was crazy when she told them what I’ve been doing. We had a birthday party at our house last month and they were all eating crow along with their T-bones and ribeyes

I'm only really willing to buy whole beef primals so a lot of deals I will never see or pass up. At six dollars thought.....hmm..

I actually got into prepping via BBQ. I got sick of not being able to do a brisket or beef rib on my schedule and that led into buying larger cuts.

 

[Lorne Armstrong]

I'm only really willing to buy whole beef primals so a lot of deals I will never see or pass up. At six dollars thought.....hmm..

I actually got into prepping via BBQ. I got sick of not being able to do a brisket or beef rib on my schedule and that led into buying larger cuts.

Even cheaper. I've seen ribeyes marked down to $4.99lb before. I'll grab steaks all day for that price. Get them home, salt and pepper them, vacuum seal them, and then set them back in the freezer for anytime I feel like grilling. I just want to grill

 

[George Lucas]

Everyone should keep a 3-6 month rotating supply of dry goods and essentials, to not do so after we got to see how delicate infrastructure and supply chains is asking for trouble.

That’s not prepping. I keep a good amount of nonperishables. Probably not 3 months, but enough to work out a contigency plan, which is all you really need.

A good litmus test is how you feel about the stock market or some other positive correlating index. If you find yourself getting giddy about it going down or it appearing that it might go down, you’re a prepper.

 

[contradiction of terns]

I'm super insanely tired and have doctors appointments for most of this week, so I'm going to mostly leave you guys alone to slapfight. Here's some interesting information about the current state of things.

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A global shortage in semiconductor chips has been wreaking havoc on the tech sector, automotive industry, consumer electronics industry, and everything in between thanks to massive supply chain snarl ups. The global Covid-induced supply crunch for chips has badly hurt production across a number of industries, ranging from cars to consumer appliances, smartphones and personal computers. The trade war between the United States and China has only served to make a bad situation worse.

About a year ago, the U.S. Commerce Department declared Chinese chip manufacturer Semiconductor Manufacturing International, or SMIC, persona non grata after determining the company supplies the Chinese military with chips thus making it a threat to national security. The federal government restricted SMIC from obtaining some U.S.-regulated chip-making equipment leading to U.S. buyers cutting back orders from the company. SMIC is one of the largest manufacturers of semiconductor chips, accounting for about 5% of global semiconductor supply. Although the Biden administration recently granted SMIC and Huawei suppliers billions of dollars worth of licenses from November through April that allows them to sell them goods and technology despite their remaining on the U.S. trade blacklist, it remains to be seen if the move will ease the shortages.

The alarming part: Some experts expect the supply chain glitches to drag on into 2022.

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The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it is investigating the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions and how they are "causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. economy."

The FTC said it is ordering Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, other large wholesalers and suppliers including Procter & Gamble Co., Tyson Foods and Kraft Heinz Co. “to turn over information to help study causes of empty shelves and sky-high prices.”

Orders also are being sent to C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. and McLane Co, Inc.

“Supply chain disruptions are upending the provision and delivery of a wide array of goods, ranging from computer chips and medicines to meat and lumber,” FTC Chair Lina M. Khan said in a statement.

I will point out -- and this is supported with archive and links earlier in this very thread -- that Biden has publicly announced his plans to collectivize the supply chain. Biden doesn't want this to end, because the government doesn't have an excuse to take over the supply chain if the problems go away.

 

[Simple Moving Average]

I'm super insanely tired and have doctors appointments for most of this week, so I'm going to mostly leave you guys alone to slapfight. Here's some interesting information about the current state of things.

Archive


Archive


I will point out -- and this is supported with archive and links earlier in this very thread -- that Biden has publicly announced his plans to collectivize the supply chain. Biden doesn't want this to end, because the government doesn't have an excuse to take over the supply chain if the problems go away.

There ya go. Why yes, we're doing this on purpose. What are you going to do about it?