Doesn’t mean The Shit Isn’t Hitting The Fan.
The key take away,
By the end of this summer, food shortages, the energy crisis, and the realization that the NATO folly of picking an unwinnable proxy war with Russia along with even higher inflation will kill whatever vestiges of this historic bull market remains. That is when Wave 3 down, the big stock market crash that I have been referencing will occur probably some time between August and October.
That is when the real pain will begin.
I say the first of it is already happening in some places.
New Yorkers paying five bucks a gallon for gasoline may think things can’t get much worse — but in one California town people are shelling out nearly double that for a fill-up
A Chevron station in the coastal village of Mendocino about 175 miles north of San Francisco was charging $9.60 a gallon for regular on Friday afternoon.
That’s more than $3 a gallon above the state average of $6.30, and $4.78 higher than the national average of $4.82, according to AAA.
But individual stations throughout the country are charging more than the average, including one LA station that topped $8 on Friday.
Prices have also surged in New York, where the statewide average has hit $4.851, according to AAA – with the average in all boroughs except Staten Island topping $5 Saturday
$9.60 a gallon, and it’s not even Mid June yet, the typical start to the Summer Driving Season.
Food prices are slated to DOUBLE by Fall.
There is a lag between when the Farmers get hammered cost wise to put crops in the ground and when they hit the market.
“People don’t realize what’s fixing to hit them,” Texas farmer Lynn “Bugsy” Allen said. “They think it’s tough right now; you give it until October. Food prices are going to double.”
The 8.8 percent increase in food prices that Americans have already seen doesn’t take into account the dramatically higher costs that farmers are now experiencing. That’s because farmers pay upfront and only recoup their expenses at the point of sale, months later.
“Usually, what we see on the farm, the consumer doesn’t see for another 18 months,” said John Chester, a Tennessee farmer of corn, wheat, and soybeans. But with the severity of these cost increases, consumers could feel the effects much sooner, particularly if weather becomes a factor.
“Nothing that consumers are paying is going to bridge the gap for farmers right now,” according to Lorenda Overman, a North Carolina farmer who raises hogs and grows corn, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. She said the spike in fuel costs has put her farm into the red this year.
“The prices now have not hit the grocery stores yet,” but she expects they will start to by the end of summer.
We are fixing to go grocery shopping for the week here in a couple of hours and I will be looking at prices hard.
I already have been but The Wifely Unit just keeps saying there is nothing we can do about it and she will pay whatever it costs.
That’s because she has never been truly hungry before without knowing where the next meal is coming from.
Once that happens to you personally, YOU NEVER FORGET IT.
I have told her over and over and over again to buy more long term food NOW, because every time from here to God knows when that you go to the store, it is going to be more expensive.
Normalcy Bias is a silent killer people.
Normalcy Bias (noun) The phenomenon of disbelieving one’s situation when faced with grave and imminent danger and/or catastrophe. As in overfocusing on the actual phenomenon instead of taking evasive action, a state of paralysis.
A State Of Paralysis.
Disbelief, Inaction.
Millions of people just like my wife are about to get bitch slapped right up the side of the head.
There is no talking to her about it.
She is going to have to find out the hard way.
I am working around her as much as I can.
That’s all I can do.
There is going to be pain and suffering coming.
Get ready for it as best as you can.
My wife is actually a hell of a lot luckier than she will ever know.
I can be a resourceful little monkey when I have to be and I still retain a lot of knowledge about surviving Hard Times.
I’ve been hungry before and I won’t do it again as long as I have the strength to get out of bed and keep going.
Hard lessons are coming for her and millions of people like her though.
You don’t have to be convinced of coming problems to be a little proactive. At the very least, the sooner you buy what you can the less you will pay for it.
Makes nothing but sense regardless of your world/America view.
3 more years of the dems in control, and it aint getting better. Even with the repubs taking over in 2023, which I expect will happen, all they can do is tap brakes at best because of the White House veto. And tapping the brakes is all they’ve ever done actually. since Trump was the only one that actually fixed anything.
The repubs just steal money, party, and usually don’t fuck things up too much but they don’t fix anything more then temporarily which is why 2022 doesn’t look anything like 1969. We’re on a path and it ain’t one we will like.
You think the Republicans will get in this year? Spoiler alert: THEY FIXED THE ALGORITHM AND ONLY RINOS WILL GET ELECTED, just to make it look good.
We no longer have a legitimate government in this country. They do whatever they want whenever they want to whoever stands in their way and they are never held accountable.
Wake up, you are not voting your way out of this mess.
Dude, I been awake longer than you probably.
I agree with the exception that They’re All Rinos. Every last lip service whore one of them.
No offense …. buuuuttt … you think Trump fixed things? Really? Trump coerced the federal reserve to print, print, print. He encouraged the banksters to steal even more. He also reduced corporate tax rates significantly allowing them to buy back more of their shares and enrich themselves. I am not a democrat. But none of these guys cares about people. They all are mere puppets to their hidden masters. (Think Switzerland)
Hidden masters, eh?
Old Catskills vaudeville joke:
“That’s funny, he doesn’t look … Swiss.”
Corporations don’t pay taxes, they just hide the taxes you pay. Taxes go up, the cost of goods that you pay for go up. Taxes go down, business makes more profit. A CPA I know estimated 70% of middle class income went to taxes once all the hidden taxes were taken into account (he spent a couple months working on the project).
The only tax payer is YOU!
Exactly.
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WTF is one person supposed to do without the help of even the rinos he had in congress.
Poverty is a wonderful diet.
Noticed several “out of stock” labels at the grocery earlier this week, haven’t seen them for over 3 months, there’s proof of your truth, Phil. Even though you need no proof. chuckling
IIRC, one of the largest egg production facilities had a plant fire 2 weeks ago, which bumped the number close to 30, for food processing companies being shut down this year with varied duration, under “interesting” circumstances.
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence.
Thirty times is enemy action.
I have been getting more canned smeat, stus and chilis along with the dried ingredients to make savory, healthy, gut filling food. Wheat berries are great to make all sorts of things along with powdered eggs, buttermilk and butter. My spices are replenished regularly so I never run dry.
We’ve been buying an extra can or eight of prepared foods that will store well on each store visit (we go to town to shop once/week), for several months. And are friendly with a local rancher and two farmers (we live in the boonies). Spare freezer is almost full too. I’ve been careful to not waste ammo for two reasons: not just wanting to practice (been shooting for over 55 years) but also not wanting the wildlife to avoid the area. The kids know if things get sideways that we’re plan B, been discussed.
Gas hit 5 bucks here in northern Michigan yesterday morning. The eggs I use to purchase for my dog at Aldi’s for a buck are now 2.50. Butter 1.29 a lb. now over 3 bucks. The list is long. Like Cathy said, “Poverty is a great diet”. I’ve been shopping for wheat berries for a couple months. Finally found some for an outrageous price but bought them anyway. Not that I’ll miss it but it looks like my wife and I will never eat out again. We stock up whenever we can.
My wife found this and will be trying it out soon. Inflation stew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaaI9mquljg
God bless
Yup, regular just hit 4.999 per gallon in SW Michigan. I topped off my diesel and paid 53 plus for under 10 gallons, price of diesel is 5.499
Keep telling my wife that every time we go to the “big town” it is 70 miles RT and that is costing us 10 bucks. If it can be found locally, cheaper even if it costs a buck more than at a distance.
$6.10/gallon for regular here in the West this morning; up twenty cents since Wednesday. $6.79/gallon for diesel. Thanks, Joe!
Irish just told me diesel is going for $6.99 around his area.
Keep fucking that chicken Joe.
I bought gas in the closet town, $5.69 for regular…fuck me.
Found a Mobil station in Sutherlin, OR at $5.17 for cash (just off I5) on Friday. Everyone else was over $5.50. Paid over $5.50 in Eastern OR. Glad we didn’t drag the travel trailer this year. Would have had to take out a second on the house to afford the gas.
I am 20 miles outside Roseburg and had less quarter tank of gas.. should have bought 10 bucks to get me to Roseburg.
No, were all fucked for awhile. Hunker down people
Buy it cheap, and stock it deep.
Otherwise, it’s going to be a long, cold, hungry winter.
My short list of best preps:
1) Chest freezer. Wow, had I only known when I was younger. Chest freezers allow you to buy meat when it’s on sale and freeze or cook and then freeze. For example, Kroger (big grocery store in my area) usually runs a buy-1-get-1 sale on pork loins every month or two. I can buy several for a net price of about $2/pound. I brine overnight (1/2tsp salt per pound), cook (see next prep), let cool for an hour, slice, put in Tuperware, and freeze. Good eating for months. Easy to microwave. When ribs go on sale for $2/lb I can get a few slabs and then cook at my leisure. Same with chicken.
I got a ~17 cubic foot one years ago. IIRC it was ~$450. Walmart seems to have the best prices. There’s a 14cf model for $450 + $50 for delivery but it’s out of stock. I think it might be easier and cheaper to get two 7cf models. Takes up the same space and there’s redundancy if there’s a problem with one.
$179 – 4 stars after 285 reviews
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2) A digital (for alarm) meat thermometer with probe. It’s so nice because it takes all the guesswork out of cooking a roast or chicken. I never over/under cook meat now. Only trick is to place probe in deepest part of roast/chicken. Here’s a link to one with good reviews on Amazon for $19.
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3) Meat grinder. I can make my own ground beef for hamburgers or ground pork for sausage. I found cutting the meat into stripes make it easiest to feed. It takes some time but that’s always the trade off. Either freeze or cook then freeze. Wax paper works good as a separator. Tuperware wth ziplock bags help prevent freezer burn. Here’s a link to one on Amazon. It has a 4.5 stars with over a thousand reviews.
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I paid $40 for mine years a go. If you save $1/lb doing it yourself then the break even point is around 50lbs which is easily doable in a year or two. If you have a deep freeze and can wait to buy when there are sales, you’ll break even much sooner.
If anyone is interested I can post my recipes for:
-BBQ rib spice rub. You can vary the salt content to whatever you prefer which is why I like to make my own. I usually salt first and then apply the rub.
-BBQ sauce. It’s okay. Not great but it’s inexpensive, reasonably tasty, and no HFCS, preservatives, or anything like that.
-Pork sausage spices. Last time I bought store bought sausages they just tasted … wrong. I decided to make my own. Pretty easy to do but getting a decent spice recipe is the key.
-Beef jerky spice list. I make my own beef jerky but it requires a dehydrator. Kroger just had a sale for beef roasts at $5/lb. I got 9 pounds and with just an hour or so of work I get some great jerky that I can eat or can (oxygen absorbers required) which will still be good after several years. Again, easy to do but finding a decent spice recipe is the key.
Here’s a link to the dehydrator I have.
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Only thing I don’t like about it is that the racks are hard to clean. I have to soak them in a large container (too big for sink) and then scrub with a brush. I haven’t tried the dishwasher. Maybe I should and see how it goes.
Our freezers were stocked up at the start of the Plandemic and we kept them that way. Then our commie “governor” passed a law that raised my electric bills by 60%! Now, the longer I keep my goods frozen the more expensive they become! A freezer is fine, but bolster your dry and canned goods. Once you buy those, they’re yours at whatever price you paid for them!
A packed freezer runs more efficiently.
Toss baking soda in the soak water
Something to keep in mind is that we farmers don’t set the price, that’s your friendly price gouging meat packer or grain merchandiser. We take what’s offered or take nothing and with the thinner margins due to high fuel, fertilizer, seed and other inputs, we often take less than the cost of production.
Gas here in the Oregon Outback ™ was $5.45 yesterday. I haven’t been to town today, but it’s going up about ten cents a day now.
On the other hand, playing the coupon game at Safeway, 93% lean hamburger was $2.97/lb. I bought my limit (6 lbs.) and managed to cram it into a nearly full freezer.
My wife is the cook in our house. She buys the food. She sees the news. She knows what’s going on. She won’t stock up. I’ve gone heavy on the frozen meats, pasta, dry beans, and rice, but I wish she’d be more proactive on this! I’m the bullets, band aids, and bullion end of things… Oh; and gas/diesel… She’s the cook…
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The problem is not only higher prices. The problem is when the price goes up, you see less and less product for sale. When the price is higher than many people can afford, the producer stops production. Something for those living more remotely to think about is the cost of fuel for trucks. I live about 150 miles from the warehouse. When fuel cost kill the profit of a local store, it will close. The company will just move those trucks and product to closer stores. At least until there is no more product to ship or fuel for the trucks.
Just ask your wife has she ever not fed her kids? I’m lucky, the wife has been so poor she went hungry and had to even live out of a car (not much of a car according to her). She is very proactive and awake. We have it good.
The shoe still has not pinched hard enough, yet. The sheeple, normies, and cucks are whining, but that’s about it. When the shortages get so acute there are no more couch potato staples: Nacho Cheese Doritos, Pepsi, Keystone Light, and Fast Frankenfood, the lemmings will revolt. Plan accordingly. Bleib ubrig.
I own a small trucking company, and this is what the fuel crisis is doing to our country… Today I filled up my truck to deliver products that help keep our country fed. When I filled up my truck, it cost me $1,149.50. This is ONE truck, for ONE day of fuel. I own three. So for one day of operation, it’s costing me $3,448.50. (Yes, we use a full tank of fuel every single day, sometimes more than 1 tank per day).
My trucks generally run 5-6 days a week, so we’ll just estimate on the low side and say five. That’s $17,242.50. Last week was over $20k for ONE week, that I have to pay out of my pocket to try and keep not only my children fed, but those of my employees, and our country.
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If something drastic doesn’t change in the next few weeks/months, I promise you, you’ll see empty shelves everywhere you look. You’ll see chaos as people fight for the basic necessities of everyday life. Food, medicine, etc…
https://americasbestpics.com/picture/i-own-a-small-trucking-company-and-this-is-what-Bs7i7Rmb9