Oh, it's the Omicron variant. kek

No it's thousands of ships setting off the coast full of goods and parts. We should never had an enemy supplying our economy with most of its goods.

Without basic materials the need for services goes down the shitter. Why would I call a plummer, carpenter, or mechanic if he doesn't have parts to fix my problem?

I have been needing a simple part for some work I am doing. It is carried in most hardware stores and a lot of farm stores and yet no one has any on the shelf. I see the shelves in the hardware areas of most stores with extremely low or no inventory. I went to Harbor Freight for some simple silicone to patch some cracks, and a connection for my air compressor. Nothing for a long while now. I asked their manager when they would be getting some. He didn't know.

The things many department stores ordered for the Christmas shopping season are just being delivered. They have been putting those items on sale to just try to recover some of their money.

I said a long time ago, at least twenty years or more, that America was fucking up by getting in bed with China who even then was a potential threat, but our bought off politicians didn't see any problem with sending manufacturing to the enemy. Why? Because they were in bed with the enemy even way back then.

This problem still seems to be regional. As of two weeks ago and other than not being able to get unsalted soda crackers for the past two months, I haven't seen any real shortages. Grocery stores and hardware stores are still well-stocked. The Dollar General seems to be having problems getting canned goods, but they don't seem to be short on most other items. I have to go to town again this week, and it's possible I might think differently after that trip.

Hmmm… I thought something was amiss when the “please only take 2” on the toilet paper popped up again. My local Food Lion has been barren lately. Toilet paper, paper towels, food and anything else has been cleared out. ABC store is also looking bare. They didn’t have my favorite liquor. What the fuck is going on??!