How much is a load of bread??Lastly, I paid $4.39 for a load of wheat bread at Krogers Friday night. Most expensive bread I've ever bought.
Too expensive! Fortunately we low carb at home and don't buy much bread.How much is a load of bread??
I've been making my own bread since mid 2016. Price of all the ingredients has been pretty stable over the years.
The State of Oregon is temporarily suspending the requirement that substitute teachers have college degrees. And nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are considering striking.Labor ...can't find people who want to be paraeducators or tutors (aides) an
Primers are still double (if not more) than they were before the entire Covid panic kicked off. I'm waiting for the progressive press I want to be back in stock/available so I can upgrade to it. I plan to get the shell plates needed as they come available. That way I'm at least ready for the press when it finally arrives. Of course, there will be other items needed to do easier caliber changes, which are also hard to get right now.I'm seeing shortages in:
- semiconductors (custom, also simple things like voltage regulators)
- speaker drivers
- certain premium types of wire
- some things that are imported from Australia
- some malts imported from Castle have really long lead times
- primers and bullets
- Nordic style bottles
Primers are still double (if not more) than they were before the entire Covid panic kicked off. I'm waiting for the progressive press I want to be back in stock/available so I can upgrade to it. I plan to get the shell plates needed as they come available. That way I'm at least ready for the press when it finally arrives. Of course, there will be other items needed to do easier caliber changes, which are also hard to get right now.
I'm looking to get the Pro Chucker 5. The plan is to set it up for 9mm, 45ACP, .223 and 300 Blk initially. I'll keep my turret press (Lyman T-Mag2 from the 80's) for 308 Winchester, at least initially. I have all the dies and such. I have a decent supply of primers and other components. I'll be looking to replace used inventory when I start reloading again.I've seen shortages on RCBS accessories; but I just can't seem to get any primers. I've ordered directly from Nosler and can usually get bullets when needed.
I'm looking to get the Pro Chucker 5. The plan is to set it up for 9mm, 45ACP, .223 and 300 Blk initially. I'll keep my turret press (Lyman T-Mag2 from the 80's) for 308 Winchester, at least initially. I have all the dies and such. I have a decent supply of primers and other components. I'll be looking to replace used inventory when I start reloading again.
I need to finish my 6.5 Grendle build and then get setup for reloading that too.That's a good setup. You'll be happy. I've got enough to keep shooting, but I'd like to replenish when I shoot too.
I need to finish my 6.5 Grendle build and then get setup for reloading that too.
I'll probably start in the turret press for that round. I probably won't shoot enough of it to warrant setting the progressive up for it. I'm thinking that the 308 Win will remain on the turret so I take more care with each round.I really like Grendle. I've been shooting that for a few years. The dies were sooo expensive when I purchased them. Also, they seem a bit pickier about depths too. For a while I couldn't get the 2nd round of reloads to chamber all the way.
I'll probably start in the turret press for that round. I probably won't shoot enough of it to warrant setting the progressive up for it. I'm thinking that the 308 Win will remain on the turret so I take more care with each round.
Also need to finish my AR10 pistol build.
It's NEVER too early for a homebrew....remember it's always 5 o'clock somewhere! And yes I agree with you; I keep seeing posts on FB from people saying "this is why we need to buy American", but unfortunately most of the population can't afford to buy American products similar to what we get from China, simply because of price. There's no "quick" solution to any of it, and that pains me.Thank you, @seatazzz , for illuminating this bottleneck in the global supply chain. It seems to be a far more complex and thorny version of the "mere" Suez blockage. The picture you paint highlights the fragility of our modern, urbanized trans-global techno-consumerist existence; and it's not "just" about the lack of the latest gaming consoles under the tree or shiny new cars on the driveway: food and medicine supply issues... But it's too early for a homebrew.
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It's NEVER too early for a homebrew....remember it's always 5 o'clock somewhere! And yes I agree with you; I keep seeing posts on FB from people saying "this is why we need to buy American", but unfortunately most of the population can't afford to buy American products similar to what we get from China, simply because of price. There's no "quick" solution to any of it, and that pains me.
THAT was a great post. Thank you for the time you put into it.
False, perhaps. Fragile. Certainly new and different, and apparently unsustainable. OP's post shows that a lot of vulnerability comes with our new, global interdependence.There's this false economy (I think) that relies on cheap overseas products. We think we get a deal with cheap overseas products. But I wonder.
I work in small appliances, which means that 100% of our product comes from China. Super hard to get hold of microchips, limited batches of them means we can only do short runs, and the cost to book a container from China to California have gone up 250-300%...
Material shortages in China means that the cost of plastic and metal components has risen sharply, in our case pushing up FOB costs upward by 30-45%.
The labor shortage means we have containers of product floating around waiting for a berth.
Tough time to be in the balloon business I guess. I would hope that the medical industry gets priority but it probably just goes to the highest bidder regardless. I'd guess the medical industry has deeper pockets,, wonder who else needs helium? Research? Coolant for particle accelerators maybe?Well, let's not conflate problems. The helium thing is its own issue and has been for some time and will likely become more acute regardless...
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