03-01-2020, 05:01 AM
in Hawaii where people have a long memory about running out of toilet paper in the past...
Yes, the Great Hawaii Dock Strike of 1949 taught the people of Hawaii the importance of the shipping industry.
https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/conten...awaii-1949
Now, with our dependance upon China for all our disposable consumer goods, and the fact that Hawaii never created a buffer, some sort of longer storage of dry goods, we are wholly dependent at the smooth importation and distribution of goods.
As reported 2 weeks ago by WSJ:
China’s Shipping Nears a Standstill Amid Coronavirus Disruption
From: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-ship...1581699854
So yes, any concern for the things that we otherwise take for granted is valid. But more specifically, any concern for the things that we otherwise take for granted that come from China.
TP? Not so much. I suspect we'd find that TP is an American and Canadian product..
But until this shift in the shipping industry is settled, we're probably going to have a general disruption in goods delivered. The real humbug is going to be when the dock workers get the virus.
Yes, the Great Hawaii Dock Strike of 1949 taught the people of Hawaii the importance of the shipping industry.
https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/conten...awaii-1949
Now, with our dependance upon China for all our disposable consumer goods, and the fact that Hawaii never created a buffer, some sort of longer storage of dry goods, we are wholly dependent at the smooth importation and distribution of goods.
As reported 2 weeks ago by WSJ:
China’s Shipping Nears a Standstill Amid Coronavirus Disruption
From: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-ship...1581699854
So yes, any concern for the things that we otherwise take for granted is valid. But more specifically, any concern for the things that we otherwise take for granted that come from China.
TP? Not so much. I suspect we'd find that TP is an American and Canadian product..
But until this shift in the shipping industry is settled, we're probably going to have a general disruption in goods delivered. The real humbug is going to be when the dock workers get the virus.