There is a time and place for shenanigans. (edit: THIS is that time and place)

[azurbanclucker]

https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2023/04/16/its-back-the-sodium-tail-of-mercury/

@tripletfeb

 

[tripletfeb]

https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2023/04/16/its-back-the-sodium-tail-of-mercury/

@tripletfeb

That's really cool! I never heard of a planet having a tail. Thanks!

 

[notabitail]

As far as I've tested it's pretty usable on Sonoma. Haven't downloaded Sequoia yet but I will in the future.

 

[tripletfeb]

Respect for the headline

 

[notabitail]

Respect for the headline
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It's supposed to say throat punch too.

 

[tripletfeb]

It's supposed to say throat punch too.

That will come when Israel retalliates

 

[azurbanclucker]

People are running on paper products and water in a panic like covid because of the dock strike.

In ARIZONA. Which is serviced by WEST COAST PORTS. Which aren't impacted.

Plus, paper products come mainly from Canada, Mexico, and China into the US. 2 of those use every port they can reach, China uses west coast ports almost exclusively. So the supply may be down, but it's not going to be disrupted by a whole lot.

Bottled water in the US is mostly sourced locally/regionally. It's way too expensive to import water from other places because it's heavy and the shipping costs are high. Plus there are FDA regs to deal with that make it far cheaper to bottle it here. There are exceptions, but they're boutique (Fiji, Perrier, etc) and are already marked up. not walmart and costco bulk bottle water.

So why are people in AZ panic-buying the wrong things?

That's right, because they're gullible idiots who cannot think for themselves. It's specific demographics with a common element between them, but that's all I will say.

Keep an eye on the port strike, but the general expert consensus is that it will be weeks before there's a significant impact. Anything before that is price gouging by greedy corps.

Have a plan and be ready to lay in some supplies if you need to, but there's no need to panic. Especially if you live on the Western side of the country.

Thanks for attending my rant, please tip your servers.

 

[tripletfeb]

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People are running on paper products and water in a panic like covid because of the dock strike.

In ARIZONA. Which is serviced by WEST COAST PORTS. Which aren't impacted.

Plus, paper products come mainly from Canada, Mexico, and China into the US. 2 of those use every port they can reach, China uses west coast ports almost exclusively. So the supply may be down, but it's not going to be disrupted by a whole lot.

Bottled water in the US is mostly sourced locally/regionally. It's way too expensive to import water from other places because it's heavy and the shipping costs are high. Plus there are FDA regs to deal with that make it far cheaper to bottle it here. There are exceptions, but they're boutique (Fiji, Perrier, etc) and are already marked up. not walmart and costco bulk bottle water.

So why are people in AZ panic-buying the wrong things?

That's right, because they're gullible idiots who cannot think for themselves. It's specific demographics with a common element between them, but that's all I will say.

Keep an eye on the port strike, but the general expert consensus is that it will be weeks before there's a significant impact. Anything before that is price gouging by greedy corps.

Have a plan and be ready to lay in some supplies if you need to, but there's no need to panic. Especially if you live on the Western side of the country.

Thanks for attending my rant, please tip your servers.

Do you happen to know which ports unload the oil tankers? I tried looking it up but can't find anything. And bananas are gonna be low but you are right, the west coast is not impacted. I honestly don't know if the west coast ports unload the same goods as the east coast but panic buying will help no one

 

[azurbanclucker]

Do you happen to know which ports unload the oil tankers? I tried looking it up but can't find anything. And bananas are gonna be low but you are right, the west coast is not impacted. I honestly don't know if the west coast ports unload the same goods as the east coast but panic buying will help no one

https://www.marineinsight.com/ports/major-u-s-oil-terminals/

We do see different goods from different regions hitting different ports. Like China for example. They're not shipping a lot through the panama canal because it's too expensive for general goods. Same with German cars. Those are going to the East coast and riding the rails west. Produce coming up off season from South America goes through the gulf, Oil goes everywhere (though we're a net exporter of oil vs an importer. The challenge with oil is refineries availability rather than supply. Gas is cheaper east of the Mississippi because there are way more refineries and competition keeps the prices lower. West coast, a lot of the fuel is coming out of CA, and we're all suffering for it because of their taxes.)

Having a lot of rail freight in motion with product already on the ground is part of why they are saying the impact can be weeks away, but you still see fluctuations in price the further away from the source you get. Companies can average out the transport costs to a certain degree, but a lot of the "last mile" freight haul is inconsistent on pricing and distributors don't always own the end-to-end supply chain. So you see those prices flux.

And no, I have absolutely no idea how I've picked up this much about how global supply chains work. Not typically something I care about unless it's tracking something coming from China for a hobby

 

[bill3607]

tracking something coming from China for a hobby

Yeah, that's definitely a hobby I have been contemplating getting into forever.