The shortages are starting

[crrcboatz]

I took the boat to have some Gatorhyde sprayed to customize it a little.

After talking to the owner for a while he was telling me there is an indefinite shortage of raw materials used to make the bedliner. His supplier told him that they do not have a time frame for his 1,000 lbs order of supplies. They don’t know when they will be able to deliver the materials.

Welcome to socialism!

And here’s another site I wanted to order from.

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Great stuff Gatorhyde

 

[golddigger14s]

I read in the news yesterday that there is a shortage of fuel tanker drivers. Just because you have a CDL doesn't mean you can drive a fuel tanker. So there may be gas shortages this summer too.

 

[trekrok]

There is a global shortage of acetone. Acetone is used in the creation of many resins and plastics, so it affects a ton of crap in all kinds of fields.

There have been some disasters that have contributed to this, but the main culprit is China Flu. Many companies ceased to function for months because of it, and we are now seeing the results.

Does our acetone come from here or is it imported?

 

[TedKennedy]

Does our acetone come from here or is it imported?

Not 100% sure, but I'd guess both domestic and imported. I know the shortage is worldwide, not limited to USA.

 

[wawazat]

Went to get granddaughter a helium balloon for her b-day. I was told there is a helium shortage. Glad she understood. I didn't have time to call around.

This has been a big deal in O&G and lab research industries. I feel like it has been a hot topic at conferences for the past 6-8 years because helium isn't able to be reclaimed once released to the atmosphere. For my work, it is the carrier gas used to push oil and gas products through gas chromatographs so we can see what the component breakdown is for the product. Helium is great because it doesn't occur naturally in the products we are analyzing so we can tell the chromatograph to ignore the helium peak. Most other pure gases we could use either do occur naturally in our products or can be very volatile. Labs run into the same issues.

 

[Biggsly]

Did you call Regal plastic on Reno.
I recently got 1/16" Lexan for the rear glass of the 57 Chevy.
19.5 x 64" $85

I will give them a try. Thank you.

 

[1mathom1]

Went to get granddaughter a helium balloon for her b-day. I was told there is a helium shortage. Glad she understood. I didn't have time to call around.

Frankly, the helium shortage was real even before COVID.

 

[n423]

This has been a big deal in O&G and lab research industries. I feel like it has been a hot topic at conferences for the past 6-8 years because helium isn't able to be reclaimed once released to the atmosphere. For my work, it is the carrier gas used to push oil and gas products through gas chromatographs so we can see what the component breakdown is for the product. Helium is great because it doesn't occur naturally in the products we are analyzing so we can tell the chromatograph to ignore the helium peak. Most other pure gases we could use either do occur naturally in our products or can be very volatile. Labs run into the same issues.

Good info and I learned something.

 

[HoLeChit]

Realistically though, is there a way to fight back on all this? Hedge our stakes in life? Protect our future? I don’t know that hyperinflation is super likely, but I do enjoy having some peace of mind. I don’t have a farm to grow food, or the cash/space to hoard large amounts of commodities.

 

[SlugSlinger]

Realistically though, is there a way to fight back on all this? Hedge our stakes in life? Protect our future? I don’t know that hyperinflation is super likely, but I do enjoy having some peace of mind. I don’t have a farm to grow food, or the cash/space to hoard large amounts of commodities.

I think if we can figure this out, we would be a lot better off.