I’m worried about supply chains where I live (in NYC and the U.S. broadly), especially food. I don’t think there’s much I can do practically, besides deal with whatever happens the best I can, or possibly consider leaving NYC at some future point.
I am curious tho about the relevant ‘gears-level’ explanations for why we should or should not expect specific medium-term or longer-term disruptions.
Here’s a post about the recent closure of a meat processing facility:
Should I be worried? Should we all be worried? Is anyone thinking about how to adapt and adjust workplaces for ‘essential’ industries to limit the risk of COVID-19? Are the relevant politics likely to prevent or greatly slow the necessary economic disruptions?
I haven’t been able to order groceries for delivery like I wish I could. I’m also generally reluctant to leave my apartment, especially to go my neighborhood grocery store. How often should I leave to go shopping? What can I or others do, both individually but also in small private groups, to mitigate the likely impending disruptions? I’m resigned to likely running out of toilet paper soon; that’s easily worked around, if unpleasant. But I’m less sure how to work around not being able to buy groceries where I live in the medium-term.
I’ve seen a few mentions of the labor problem since. Your update about mechanization pointed out a countervailing or mitigating aspect.
I’m now less sure of this point you made:
It’s likely that some amount of labor will be found, one way or another
I can’t think of how this would definitely be easy enough, even beyond the short term. Short term, I expect a lot of produce and meat animals to be ‘wasted’ because of the immediate shortfalls in the chains.
I’m worried about supply chains where I live (in NYC and the U.S. broadly), especially food. I don’t think there’s much I can do practically, besides deal with whatever happens the best I can, or possibly consider leaving NYC at some future point.
I am curious tho about the relevant ‘gears-level’ explanations for why we should or should not expect specific medium-term or longer-term disruptions.
Here’s a post about the recent closure of a meat processing facility:
siderea | US/CA Supply-Chain Issue: Meat plant closures [COVID-19, US, CA, domesticity]
Should I be worried? Should we all be worried? Is anyone thinking about how to adapt and adjust workplaces for ‘essential’ industries to limit the risk of COVID-19? Are the relevant politics likely to prevent or greatly slow the necessary economic disruptions?
I haven’t been able to order groceries for delivery like I wish I could. I’m also generally reluctant to leave my apartment, especially to go my neighborhood grocery store. How often should I leave to go shopping? What can I or others do, both individually but also in small private groups, to mitigate the likely impending disruptions? I’m resigned to likely running out of toilet paper soon; that’s easily worked around, if unpleasant. But I’m less sure how to work around not being able to buy groceries where I live in the medium-term.
Double checking that you’ve seen this comment on the supply chain thread (which deals with produce)?
Yes, I saw that; thanks!
I’ve seen a few mentions of the labor problem since. Your update about mechanization pointed out a countervailing or mitigating aspect.
I’m now less sure of this point you made:
I can’t think of how this would definitely be easy enough, even beyond the short term. Short term, I expect a lot of produce and meat animals to be ‘wasted’ because of the immediate shortfalls in the chains.