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Reply #15 on: October 16, 2021, 01:27:49 PM
I keep seeing people say we need to manufacture more in the US.  I point out that we have 870,000 manufacturing job openings that employers cannot fill, so how do expect creating more jobs that people refurse to take to work. 

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Reply #16 on: October 16, 2021, 01:46:33 PM
I don’t understand the Cookie Monster cartoon.

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Reply #17 on: October 16, 2021, 02:56:51 PM
Was there supposed to be a dialogue caption?

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Reply #18 on: October 16, 2021, 03:31:27 PM
Was there supposed to be a dialogue caption?


yep, edited to add!  thanks

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Reply #19 on: October 16, 2021, 04:59:18 PM
Was there supposed to be a dialogue caption?


yep, edited to add!  thanks


Now ...  :hehe:



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Reply #20 on: October 16, 2021, 05:25:31 PM
Note to self: make sure I'm logged in properly before reading. I could read the Cookie Monster caption and could not see the picture. After realizing I wasn't logged in, could see the picture. Very funny!

Also: do not get between Cookie Monster and their supply chain for cookies. :D



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Reply #21 on: October 19, 2021, 04:24:20 PM
Trigger Warning to Infantry Types, Logistics talk to follow:

Unfortunately, we are not at the worst this is likely going to get for sea freight, no market is improving and most are steadily declining. On a positive note, air cargo is roughly back to pre-pandemic levels but is absorbing delays for cheap sea freight in a feedback loop that is still hosing us. Asia internal is doing okay but US trucking is going to be hard hit this holiday season across most areas but less so in the fly over states and the south. European forecasts for truck freight are better but not pre-pandemic yet. I am not touching the UK. If the ports can download their backlogged vessels, we still have a good month or two delay to look forward to based on port clearance. This is all making sea freight more expensive for users and I have seen prices quadruple for containers on some carriers, congrats on your future sharing of this cost. DHL has some good analysis on this that is the basis for most of this but other sources are general supply chain forums and websites I use for work/professional development.

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Reply #22 on: October 19, 2021, 04:36:20 PM
Trigger Warning to Infantry Types, Logistics talk to follow:

 :2funny:

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Reply #23 on: October 19, 2021, 04:48:59 PM
Channel I follow on YT says this could be a couple of years



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Reply #24 on: October 19, 2021, 04:53:31 PM
Channel I follow on YT says this could be a couple of years

for some cargo, that's entirely possible.

there are multiple links in the chain that are all broken:

1. too much backlog in the ports to move, but even if you could increase sealift....
2. too much backlog at the inbound ports, because of lack of manpower to unload, but even if you got more manpower there....
3. too few truck drivers / freight train spaces to move the cargo out of the port, but even if you got more drivers....
4. too few places to put the goods because the warehouses are understaffed and/or overloaded, but even if you found somewhere to put it all....
5. not enough income in the general population b/c of 18 months of the plague for people to have disposable income for things


you could fix any one of those pretty quickly, but fixing all of them?  In a 3-month window?  Good luck!

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Reply #25 on: October 21, 2021, 05:54:32 AM
Due to the situation I reverted all my direct pre orders, KS, P500 and all similar stuff. Absolutely cancelled every single one of them. I'll not buy anything in advance with the present situation.

Sidenote: Add the silly UK trade disagreements and the UK wargaming industry are saying 35% loss average due to loss of continental EU customers... that's quite a slice of market. So yes, I also cut shipments from the UK.

Thus I now buy directly from stores instead of the publishers through "pre orders".
For online stores for me - continental EU - there's a few I regularly go to and have the stuff delivered in 24 - 72 hours, depending. If Spain is next day, if Germany or so is 72 hours max. ( last package that came from UK was sent in July and arrived first week of October... )

I'll leave some of the links for the board wargames stores I use ( the physical stores here are greedy bastards and put very high final prices so I resort mostly to online from other continental countries )

Spain - I've ordered at least once from every single one of these. Orders are always here in 24 hours.
https://www.masqueoca.com/
https://www.4dados.es/
https://www.atlanticajuegos.com/
https://snafustore.com/
https://jugamosuna.es/
https://mathom.es/

France
https://www.hexasim.com/  - top service and immediate contact if needed. Very fast delivery, usually 48 hours.
https://www.philibertnet.com/ - not the best prices but always worth checking. I've been surprised.
https://www.agorajeux.com/ - same as the previous and they carry some good old stock and not so mainstream titles.

Belgium
https://www.boardgamegeneral.eu/ - this is the one that usually I get the "out of stock" or "rare" stuff from. When someone says "Atlantic Chase is sold out !" or something similar, chances are these fellows will have a copy just for you.

Germany
https://ugg2nd.de/ is also a good store to check. Not my first choice at all though.


Advantage of some of these stores is that they also carry wargames miniatures options but for that I go a bit more expansive, but i'll leave the miniatures stores for another day.
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Reply #26 on: October 21, 2021, 07:54:11 AM
That's a handy list of places to buy.  We might need to highlight that a little better for our overseas users  :bigthumb:

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Reply #27 on: October 21, 2021, 07:59:03 AM
That's a handy list of places to buy.  We might need to highlight that a little better for our overseas users  :bigthumb:

I know there's more but I only included the ones i've ordered from at least once.



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Reply #28 on: October 21, 2021, 08:16:21 AM
certainly!  personal experience can always make a difference

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Reply #29 on: October 22, 2021, 05:57:05 AM
Here's a good video that shows the magnitude of the problem.  The link should be available to you and not be behind a paywall.

https://www.wsj.com/video/series/on-the-news/what-america-supply-chain-backlog-looks-like-up-close/388D6F02-5BCD-43AD-A3EE-B945F7373983


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