OT : The Coronavirus. Has it reached you yet? How are you?
Mar 20, 2020 12:04:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 12:04:36 GMT
Mar 19, 2020 18:34:36 GMT @ned said:
People are struggling with groceries here now.Supermarkets should only do deliveries to people in the self isolating categories now.
Everyone raping the shelves of stuff and stockpiling are greedy bastards. Their hooses should be tanned, and their stockpiles shared out in the local community.
No more private healthcare, comandeer their hospitals for the people.
"While images of empty shelves and long lines have spread, major grocery stores say their supply chains are intact and stores will not run out of food, though it may take some time to restock shelves to deal with increased demand."
www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/03/16/no-grocery-stores-arent-shutting-down-and-they-wont-run-out-of-food-either/
The supply chain is not intact. It’s a falsehood. Goods from China and Southeast Asia have slowed to a trickle. Closed northern and southern borders have slowed or stopped the Canadian and Mexican imports. Domestic factories are shutting down or limited production. The factories that are running full tilt can’t get the product out the door fast enough because the trucking system is a bottleneck not designed or equipped to handle the sudden and urgent demand.
Food Lion stores here in NC are getting a third of their typical truck orders because of demand. If the manager orders 24 crates of milk, he is getting 8.