Inventory and availability discussion

[Gman]

We're being asked to produce vaccination papers, to go grocery shopping.

Based on dictates of individuals under the excuse of an "emergency".

[arbol]

At, and with, and backed by the full force of Government.

Papers, please.

[arbol]

Can you imagine the Gestapo infrastructure that must be in place before they demand, "Papers, please."

[Great-Kazoo]

We're being asked to produce vaccination papers, to go grocery shopping.

[Gman]

Too soon?

[ray1970]

If there?s a shortage of anything now, just wait until early next year.

If the whole vax mandate thing becomes a reality We could see unemployment numbers that rival those of the 1930?s.

We?ll have to get in line early to make sure we can get some free government cheese so we don?t starve.

[hollohas]

We got a gift card for Chili's that I used last night over at the Southwest Plaza location. I ordered curbside and when I pulled up there were literally only 3 cars in the lot. I asked the gal where everyone was and she said they only have 2 cooks and simply can't find any more, so they shutdown the dining room.

The Feds just announced 4.5M people quit their jobs in Nov. I think it was 4M that quit their jobs in Oct IIRC. These are all people who aren't on unemployed.

Where the hell is everyone going?

[bradbn4]

To sort of answer your question - if 4.5 mil quit - could be they are not going anywhere. Or - they can go any place they want. Some might decide to take a year off and do a part time retirement. And to semi-sort of answer your question - where would I have gone if things were just a bit different? - The hot & wet part of Texas. Now still sort of looking around just north of Colorado.

I drove to work on Monday and noticed that the expected traffic was 1/4 what I had expected. The lower than expected traffic I guess is that some companies gave Fri off for New Years while others gave Monday off.

The last time I went to a sit down place to eat (early Dec); there were only a handful of people there. Most of the traffic decided to order and take home approach.

And the funny answer to the question you asked "where in hell is everyone going"....sorry; if you were not notified, we are not authorized to tell you.

[Wulf202]

Its complicated. Many are simply jumping ship to get a raise elsewhere. Many are boomers who are just retiring. Some are going to stay at home parent while their spouse got a big raise for jumping ship.

There are plenty of cases where new hires are being paid equal to or more than long term employees, that will push the long term employees to look elsewhere real fast

During these times there are also a number of start ups from people who see a hole in the recently changed market.

[tactical_2012]

Went to Jimmy Johns in Castle Rock today and they were closed had a sign on the door that said temporary closed due to staffing. The Cost Cutters in Elizabeth is also closed as they have no employees. Buddy works for T-mobile and all the employees for the quit and the manager is sick so they had to close the T-mobile off Twenty Mile and Parker Rd