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Old 07-09-2021, 01:20 PM
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Default Wondering where your parts are????

This may shed some light on the issue.

https://gcaptain.com/south-koreas-container-gridlock/

Plus if your thinking of getting some new Hankook tires don't delay.

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Old 07-09-2021, 02:57 PM
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Somewhere buried in the back garage ?

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Old 07-09-2021, 03:59 PM
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Guys,my son is in the import biz.Last March containers from China were about $2200 for a 40ft to LA-LB harbor.A month ago they were $10000.Last week $13500 for a 40.Yesterday one was $16500.He knows of a guy that was so desperate to get something to sell he paid $32000 for a 45.The shipping company's are gouging the world.Tom

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I got some goodies bouncing around in Russia. They've been traveling between Moscow and Novopavlovsk the past few weeks.

I dont think they want to leave their native land. lol

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Every company in the world is gouging all of the world's population. The greedy just get greedier during times like these. Look at gas prices within the week before a holiday comes comes along.

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I have an wild crazy idea. Let's make the stuff in the United States.

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Not possible. That would mean finding people who will come to work.


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Not possible. That would finding people who will come to work.
Sad but true.

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Not possible. That would mean finding people who will come to work.
Shoot, give people some incentive like decent wages, loyalty, and respect and you'd be amazed how many people would actually remain and stay in a job. Sure, plenty of idiots and there always will be...

That said... we used to make stuff here. Now we don't and it's a tragedy.

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Shoot, give people some incentive like decent wages, loyalty, and respect and you'd be amazed how many people would actually remain and stay in a job. Sure, plenty of idiots and there always will be...

That said... we used to make stuff here. Now we don't and it's a tragedy.
There are a number of reasons a lot of stuff is no longer produced in the USA, one of which we cannot discuss on this forum.

But the biggest reason for the exportation of products and jobs from the USA is that the vast majority of consumers don't give a (fill in the blank) about where a product is made or its quality, as long as the price is low!

And I have been selling ONLY USA-produced products for 45 years.

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