<![CDATA[Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting.]]>Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. I've been thinking about secondary outputs but I've been thinking way more about plastics, inks, other secondaries.

I have been worried about products shortages but maybe not enough. I am and have been assuming that there will be preferential distribution to corporations (which obviously includes most freight) and least preference given to individuals trying to do their own work themselves - e.g., like RAM over the last several months. But I haven't thought about the price side of that.

And holy shit it's gonna get fugly.

So, uh, yeah.

Maybe buy an ebike. Maybe make some plans.

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Internal AutoZone memo: “.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” (via Costa Oil) $AZO

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fb03e59c-a182-47bf-aa61-f59fdfaaa05e/okay-if-this-is-real-this-is-worse-than-i-was-expecting.RSS for NodeSat, 30 May 2026 18:50:28 GMTSun, 17 May 2026 03:40:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 20:32:39 GMT]]>@artemis @moira

Of course I realise that, but frankly as an European that is not my problem.
That is something you yanks must fix yourself!

The rest of the world is fed up with the reckless behaviour of the USA and their tendency to wreck the world economy every 10~15 years.

And now nearly caused World War III by threatening not 1 but 2 NATO countries.
When the rest of NATO is prepared to take arms up against you in defence you really fucked up as a country

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116591818165161023https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116591818165161023Sun, 17 May 2026 20:32:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 20:21:54 GMT]]>@moira @Tijgertje1987 There's a reason they are suppressing the Black vote in the former Confederate states: if every citizen were allowed to vote, Democrats would win overwhelmingly. And don't fool yourself into thinking there are racist and non-racist states. A Black friend has said he feels much safer against racism in the deep South, where there are lots of Black people who have his back, than he does here in the Pacific Northwest, where the racists aren't at all nervous about being hurt themselves.

I have fantasies about seceding, too, but what we really need to do is hang every Nazi and build giant memorials, visible for miles, from their bones.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116591775888249204https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116591775888249204Sun, 17 May 2026 20:21:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 19:01:07 GMT]]>@Tijgertje1987 @moira
Lots of marginalized people live in "red-neck states" including a very large percentage of the Black population of this country. Must be fucking nice for you to imagine the world is split into good & bad areas, but here in the real world, it doesn't work that way.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/artemis/statuses/116591458191110546https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/artemis/statuses/116591458191110546Sun, 17 May 2026 19:01:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 17:55:21 GMT]]>@moira

Mmmhmm. "Here are the triage rules, boy it's gonna suck enforcing them"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116591199638964009https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116591199638964009Sun, 17 May 2026 17:55:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 17:27:20 GMT]]>@eestileib Given how shitty _customers_ got after COVID, they're likely anticipating a similar shitty reaction and are putting on the "we're all in this together" routine.

After all, being good and nice in a memo isn't the same as actually being good and/or nice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116591089437096155https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116591089437096155Sun, 17 May 2026 17:27:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 17:05:49 GMT]]>@moira

Yeah I don't doubt that the crunch is coming mind you.

Maybe AutoZone is less shitty to work for than the typical company.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116591004838145420https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116591004838145420Sun, 17 May 2026 17:05:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 16:55:36 GMT]]>@eestileib At the same time, I'm seeing a variety of similar numbers of estimated supply shortfalls, including some people have appended in replies.

So if it's fake, it's using some numbers being quietly reported elsewhere - which makes being fake weirder.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116590964695119370https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116590964695119370Sun, 17 May 2026 16:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 16:41:03 GMT]]>@moira

That reads fake to me, it's talking to franchisees like they're humans deserving of respect and information.

Does not seem corporate at all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116590907439036083https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116590907439036083Sun, 17 May 2026 16:41:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 13:32:30 GMT]]>@moira @rpmik I'm worried about diesel engine oil. This is the second warning I've seen online about potential shortages. I bought 6 gallons of the stuff last week. It's a real shame that one idiot in Washington has to turn all of us into hoarders.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116590166022475890https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116590166022475890Sun, 17 May 2026 13:32:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 10:05:05 GMT]]>@moira Meanwhile our so called leaders have their heads in the sand - almost literally.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pa27/statuses/116589350453916584https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pa27/statuses/116589350453916584Sun, 17 May 2026 10:05:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 08:34:59 GMT]]>@moira @masek

Another 40% claim of different supply chain issue

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Your Prescription Drugs Come Through the Strait of... How prescription drug supply chains depend on the Strait of Hormuz. 40% of U.S. pharmaceutical ingredients flow through this chokepoint—disruptions mean shortages. https://theboard.world/articles/energy/your-prescription-drugs-come-through-strait-of-hormuz #Energy #Oil #Climate

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115896536304153648/statuses/116588996186977155https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115896536304153648/statuses/116588996186977155Sun, 17 May 2026 08:34:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 08:30:52 GMT]]>@SuperMoosie @marjolica Actually, good question! I've categorised waxes separately and mine are all biodegradable but I can't say they're not, I don't know the manufacturing process.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588980009574992https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588980009574992Sun, 17 May 2026 08:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 08:26:09 GMT]]>@moira @marjolica

Petroleum based waxes?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/SuperMoosie/statuses/116588961444882057https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/SuperMoosie/statuses/116588961444882057Sun, 17 May 2026 08:26:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:52:33 GMT]]>@masek @moira Thanks.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BenCotterill/statuses/116588829310749811https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BenCotterill/statuses/116588829310749811Sun, 17 May 2026 07:52:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:11:04 GMT]]>@marjolica Chain lubes aren't oil based. At least, not ones worth even a fraction of their price. (They exist but they're absolute shit tier.) Everything even halfway decent is some kind of wax-based.

But yes, I am stocked up even on that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588666168363042https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588666168363042Sun, 17 May 2026 07:11:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:09:41 GMT]]>@Tijgertje1987 Sure. And similarly, between a fascist united states, and a hypothetical broken-up united states, I will pick the latter _every time_.

I'd just prefer not to have to make that choice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588660781851619https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588660781851619Sun, 17 May 2026 07:09:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:08:51 GMT]]>@moira oil product shortages?

..."maybe buy an ebike"

Don't forget to get some chain lube too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/marjolica/statuses/116588657487000822https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/marjolica/statuses/116588657487000822Sun, 17 May 2026 07:08:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:03:36 GMT]]>@moira
True but well.
Still better then WW III, what that moron nearly caused by trying to invade Greenland

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116588636862808196https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116588636862808196Sun, 17 May 2026 07:03:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:02:17 GMT]]>@Tijgertje1987 I mean internally.

Their children do not deserve that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588631642437141https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588631642437141Sun, 17 May 2026 07:02:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 06:50:43 GMT]]>@moira
Let’s be honest.
Those red-neck states would just got burst without the money from states like California.

But yes they are terrible

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116588586145329795https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116588586145329795Sun, 17 May 2026 06:50:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 06:48:25 GMT]]>@Tijgertje1987 The biggest reason I _have not been_ a Cascadian separatist is because of what the neo-Confederate states would do with a free hand.

So be careful what you ask for, you might get it.

(Something called the Cascadian Subduction Zone is the other big reason. Look it up.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588577133162001https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588577133162001Sun, 17 May 2026 06:48:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 06:46:35 GMT]]>@cdfinder I should try to start doing that. I'll attempt to remember.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588569940290350https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116588569940290350Sun, 17 May 2026 06:46:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 06:36:08 GMT]]>@moira
Personally I think it will be a good thing when the USA goes bankrupt and falls apart and not just for the world.

Then the non-racist states can band together and create a better country

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116588528854658378https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Tijgertje1987/statuses/116588528854658378Sun, 17 May 2026 06:36:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting. on Sun, 17 May 2026 06:28:37 GMT]]>@print @masek There's that 40%-ish shortfall number again, too.

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