First, will it happen, and if so, how bad will it be?
I consider myself pretty well prepared for the worst case scenario regarding anything. But I have to admit, this looming strike has me puzzled. If I live in a flyover state, how will this affect me? If I am on the East Coast what then?
What types of products might we see shortages of?
What might the ripple effects be that we should be prepared for?
Is there anything on the boats that won't be offloaded that I make use of and would need?
What's the risk of stocking up on stuff you'll use over time? Expiration dates?
These are just some of the questions we still have time to discuss and answer, and provide guidance for one another to both use and share with others.
In flyover states we have gardens, we have local farmers markets, we have neighbors who grow corn, and wheat, and soybeans, and sorgum.. we have a history of growing food and of being a bread basket to the world over. The fly over states will be okay, outside the blue cities. In the flyover areas there is community, there exists the American spirit, where it resides alive and well. There exists the Lord. We will unfortunately lose access to cheap crap from china and the other factories of the world. But thats not necessarily a bad thing.