WSJ- ‘Meet a Jew’ Program Aims to Tackle Rising Anti-Semitism in Germany

With anti-Semitic incidents on the rise, the Central Council of Jews in Germany helped launch Meet a Jew to acquaint the public with the country’s small but growing community.

German police reported more anti-Semitic incidents in 2020 than in any year since they began recording them in 2001, the latest development in a trend that started in 2015 across Europe.

My family are currently in positions of plant manager and quality assurance manager in poultry plants. I can say for certain that the current situation is more dire than most people think- and we may see a near total collapse of the food supply.

There’s always a shortage of people who do useful things. But never a shortage of people who spew useless bullshit.

Our Cathedral elites are slow to learn that the world doesn’t actually turn through the efforts of New York Times writers and software coders.

I have a simple question for every ‘expert’ who thinks they understand the root causes of the shipping crisis:

Why is there only one crane for every 50–100 trucks at every port in America?

No ‘expert’ will answer this question.

I’m a Class A truck driver with experience in nearly every aspect of freight. My experience in the trucking industry of 20 years tells me that nothing is going to change in the shipping industry.

It looks like I picked a good time to Saskatchewan-source our grocery essentials. Read the whole thing.

NP- Canada’s unhinged housing market, captured in one chart (click on it for full screen)

Canada’s rate of housing prices increase is far more than any other developed market in the world and has given rise to a new economic term to describe the market: ‘shelter inflation.’ Yet what alarms David Doyle, head of North American Strategy & Economics at Macquarie Group, a global financial services organization, is how out of sync Canadian housing prices are with other important factors — such as income and people’s ability to pay for their high-priced homes in the years ahead. “Prices are totally disconnected from the fundamentals,” says Doyle.

Everyone needs a plan B.

1998 John Deere 7810 with 914 Hours Sold for $170,000.00USD

Well, I promised an update and compilation — but with 300 comments and counting, I don’t know I can do justice to it.

A few that jumped out;

– I work for a military supplier; we are be told that on some of our crucial parts that Feb. of 2023 is now the ship date.
– For the last six months I’ve been trying to get my hands on a Playstation 5, but can’t find one anywhere due to a semi-conductor shortage.
– I work at a Canadian Tire just outside of Ottawa. Here is a snap shot of some of the things disappearing: Oil and lubricants of all types and viscosity, some auto parts, solar panels and power inverters. That’s just auto parts dept. Auto service: tires are disappearing; all brands. According to the national tire distribution centre, many popular tire sizes and manufacturers are back ordered indefinitely.
– Local garage owner in Saskatoon said his supplier told him that winter tires will be completely gone by end of the month.
– Ag tires too.
– I see all the tricks and symptoms in the grocery stores today – one product fanned 1 unit deep across an entire display to make the shelf look full, but nothing behind it; upside down boxes underneath the produce to make the bin look full; shelves that despite their best efforts have huge gaps and ‘holes’.(downtown Toronto)
– A 10 foot piece of galvanized steel service entrance mast for new electrical service went from 145.00 to 225.00 in 12 months. 12 foot sections are completely unavailable…
– My electrician has had breaker switches on order for over a year now. No word yet.
– lots of reports on unavailability of furniture and windows
– Paint store can’t sell any dark paint, because they are completely out of deep base.
– Wife works in housing industry here in Calgary. Homes are being sold SANS Dishwashers, Microwaves and amid a severe shortage of appliances.
– Cat litter and canned cat food, prescription diet dog and cat food, veterinary pharmaceuticals
– Hockey jerseys
– My local Independent didn’t have potatoes twice this year. Potatoes!
– I run the parts department in a heavy truck shop. We are running low on things like brake drums, light bulbs, and Diesel Exhaust Fluid, as well as electronic sensors and modules…waited three months now for a remanufactured transmission for a Ram 5500, now going on two months for a For Powertrain Control Module for an F450, with no ETA in sight. My supplier for brake drums just got a trailer load, and on top of the price going up about 45%, there was a $90,000.00 “Container Fee.”
– On many of my jobs structural Steel has 9-12 month lead times. Bids on steel will only hold their prices for as little as 48 hours in some cases as the price is so volatile.
– I noticed Retailers here in BC cancelling flyer distributions lately because they don’t have the products listed in them. Inside knowledge.
– I work with close to 100 trucking companies of all sizes. Here’s what I’m seeing…
– I live in Houston, Texas.I work on a food truck. We’ve had trouble getting several items from our suppliers [Sysco and others], including hot fudge, plastic cups and lids, certain sizes of Styrofoam bowls, strawberries, and others.

Go grab a coffee and read them for yourself.

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Reader KW, via email;

I was looking to buy some ABS pipe. It’s the black pipe used for drains and sewers from a home. It’s is completely unavailable in my city in any length with a three inch size. I’m seeing more and more shortages in this town. The same is true for some kinds of electrical breakers.

Your website have a incredible verity of readers from around North America and in a lot of professions.

It would be fascinating for you to set up a comment section when anyone can share their experiences around the country with shortages. I notice that there is less that can be bought in stores. I wonder what other parts of the country are going through?

The price of the goods that are available are also going up fast. I guess “the budget balancing itself” and intentionally increased energy prices has led to inflation.

The comments are open for your observations and reports only, and please include your region or city. This is an informal survey – not a debate or discussion. Off topic and link dumps will be deleted.

Update: These comments are quite the read. I’m pinning this post to the end of the day, then will do an update and compilation tomorrow.

NP- Something smells in the Canadian dairy market and it isn’t the cheese.

Rumble moving from (crazytown) Toronto to Florida

“We are thrilled to welcome Rumble to Florida, and we support its mission to promote free expression and stand up to Big Tech censorship,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said of the move. “Over the past year, we have seen businesses flock to Florida from across the country because, as long as I am Governor, our state will be free and built for opportunity. We wish Rumble all the best in their endeavors in Florida, and we look forward to watching their success.”