What food shortages?

[T. A. Gardner]

I saw things like that in 2020, but have not seen anything even close in the last year or so.

Well, it was that way the other day here at the grocery store. The commissary on Luke AFB was that way on a lot of things when we shopped there a couple of weeks ago. Part of it was bulk buying I know, but some of it was simply their not getting shipments regularly or on time. One of the workers told me that.

[Walt]

Well, it was that way the other day here at the grocery store.

OK, so you live in a part of America where there is widespread food shortages, and people are starving to death. And I live in a part of America where there is more than enough food, and people are having a problem with obesity. Hmmm... Doesn't that mean your section of the country is failing?

[T. A. Gardner]

OK, so you live in a part of America where there is widespread food shortages, and people are starving to death. And I live in a part of America where there is more than enough food, and people are having a problem with obesity. Hmmm... Doesn't that mean your section of the country is failing?

I think that's hyperbole rather than accurate. There are obviously shortages of some items on shelves that normally would be stocked. It isn't as if we're in a food line--yet. What it argues is that policies by politicians are in good part responsible for these issues, and in Arizona's case, those politicians are mostly Democrats in California and Dirty City.

California Democrats are mostly responsible for the difficulties in getting stuff out of their ports. They are responsible for making it hard for trucking firms to even operate in the state. They are responsible for the losses on trains where criminals are stealing huge amounts of stuff being shipped. They are responsible for the high cost of doing business in that state.

Likewise, Joke is making things hard at the national level by making even getting a commercial driver's license more difficult. He's making it harder for potential drivers to get jobs. How? Through regulation and over regulation.

Then there's Mexico increasingly supplying the US's needs in produce. That too is a problem given that Mexico is an unstable narco-state.

[Walt]

There are obviously shortages of some items on shelves that normally would be stocked.

Literally, the last time I saw a food item missing, it was two months ago, and it was the cheese for movie nachos. The movie theaters had opened up so quickly that movie nacho cheese had not caught up.

I go to the grocery stores, and there is plenty of food. The restaurants have more than enough food, but have real shortages of workers. I see plenty of restaurants unable to stay open as they have staff shortages.

[T. A. Gardner]

Literally, the last time I saw a food item missing, it was two months ago, and it was the cheese for movie nachos. The movie theaters had opened up so quickly that movie nacho cheese had not caught up.

I go to the grocery stores, and there is plenty of food. The restaurants have more than enough food, but have real shortages of workers. I see plenty of restaurants unable to stay open as they have staff shortages.

I've seen a little of shortages at restaurants too. Specific items on the menu might not be available. It isn't like they're out of lots of things, but rather one or two items here and there that make it annoying if that's the item you wanted to order.

[Walt]

I've seen a little of shortages at restaurants too. Specific items on the menu might not be available. It isn't like they're out of lots of things, but rather one or two items here and there that make it annoying if that's the item you wanted to order.

Wow, you make me grateful to live in a good part of the country :-P

[Mr.Badguy]

Literally, the last time I saw a food item missing, it was two months ago, and it was the cheese for movie nachos. The movie theaters had opened up so quickly that movie nacho cheese had not caught up.

I go to the grocery stores, and there is plenty of food. The restaurants have more than enough food, but have real shortages of workers. I see plenty of restaurants unable to stay open as they have staff shortages.

How quickly do you usually chug down an industrial sized tub of nacho cheese?

[T. A. Gardner]

How quickly do you usually chug down an industrial sized tub of nacho cheese?

Is nacho cheese actually even cheese? Just curious...

[Walt]

How quickly do you usually chug down an industrial sized tub of nacho cheese?

I have never even thought to try such a thing. The movie nachos come in a smallish size.

It is dreadful stuff... But I like it.