Okay, if this is real, this is worse than I was expecting.
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Not sure if it particular memo is real or not. However there appears to be reporting of constraints in lubricants.
Warnings from Shell, Valvoline, O'Reilly Automotive , Toyota and Nissan.
Cause is the base stock drying up to make synthetic lubs.
Second Automaker Sounds Alarm Over Dwindling Motor Oil Stock [UPDATE]
How can an oil crisis trigger a shortage of synthetic motor oil? The answer is "base stock."
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@Tijgertje1987 American Cascadia voted overwhelmingly for Harris, against him. We also voted for Biden, and Clinton. It was never close.
This highlights how the US _really isn't_ one political state, and how this is a long cold civil war where our side lost a real big round, partly because the ultrarich went _all in_ with the fash, e.g. buying Twitter to turn it into a fash propaganda and disinfo fountain.
Hence how he tries to destroy us when he remembers we exist. He hates us, too.
None of this means you should trust the US after this, of course. Foreign policy consensus has been shattered; you _shouldn't_, and _can't_.
But it's like... just a little like...
...please don't hate Scotland for England's votes.
It's a little like that.
@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
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This is crazy indeed and will have huge effects on the whole world economy.
Make sure to keep tagging such posts with #EpsteinWar, as a reminder that the petro pedo has only started this war to move attention away from the #epstein files.
@cdfinder I should try to start doing that. I'll attempt to remember.
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@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
@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.)
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@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.)
@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
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@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
@Tijgertje1987 I mean internally.
Their children do not deserve that.
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@Tijgertje1987 I mean internally.
Their children do not deserve that.
@moira
True but well.
Still better then WW III, what that moron nearly caused by trying to invade Greenland -
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.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social)
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
Bluesky Social (bsky.app)
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@moira
True but well.
Still better then WW III, what that moron nearly caused by trying to invade Greenland@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.
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@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.
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R relay@relay.mycrowd.ca shared this topic
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@moira If you want to see the complete memo: https://www.reddit.com/r/oil/comments/1te33rt/autozone_internal_email_leaked_ref_upcoming_oil/#lightbox
Included in this post is only a screenshot of the first page. Sloppy

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@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.
Petroleum based waxes?
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Petroleum based waxes?
@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.
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Another 40% claim of different supply chain issue
geoworldpolitical (@geoworldpolitical@mastodon.social)
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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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.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social)
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
Bluesky Social (bsky.app)
@moira Meanwhile our so called leaders have their heads in the sand - almost literally.
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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.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social)
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
Bluesky Social (bsky.app)
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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.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social)
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
Bluesky Social (bsky.app)
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.
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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.
@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.
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@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.
Yeah I don't doubt that the crunch is coming mind you.
Maybe AutoZone is less shitty to work for than the typical company.
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Yeah I don't doubt that the crunch is coming mind you.
Maybe AutoZone is less shitty to work for than the typical company.
@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.