Re: Biden's Economy?
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:09 pm
Nah, you can have her.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:05 pmSigh … why are you like this?
Anyway. Have at the cultist. He’s in dire need of attention.
- Doc
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Nah, you can have her.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:05 pmSigh … why are you like this?
Anyway. Have at the cultist. He’s in dire need of attention.
- Doc
Hi Ceeboo,
You beat me to it, thanks.Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:21 pmHi Ceeboo,
I did some very light internet spelunking so I could learn a bit more on this -- as, up until today, I was under the grossly mistaken assumption that we didn't import very much steel.
From the help of the USGS, and the Department of Commerce holding my hand, I am guessing that the first figure that you found (with the US at #1) is for steel imports (and maybe iron tossed on for fun).
The US exports a crap ton** of raw iron ore (over 3 million crap tons in April of this year alone). We rely on other countries to make it fancy for us (Canada and Brazil are the current top two) and give it back as steel. So... we don't import very much iron, but we do import a whole lotta steel.
**Crap Ton (TM) is a certified unit of measurement by the Steussian Ketchup Advisory Board.
My theory is people wanting stuff done got backlogged, and there’s such a huge demand for ‘getting stuff done I wanted done last year plus stuff I want done now’ that crews are busy. For example, my GC is literally building a subdivision in our town plus our reno. Six weeks on and he’s having a hard time getting a plumber to show up. So I’m in a hotel. Just a guess, though.Jersey Girl wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:12 pmSo with regard to a sudden jam in the supply chain why is it so difficult to find sub crews? Are they back logged back to when the supply chain came to a near grinding halt?
idiot doesn't understand the difference between iron and steel. The figures CeeBoo provided included both, most of which is steel.Cultellus wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:30 pmWe import iron and steel. Cast iron is still used in the trades.Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:21 pm
Hi Ceeboo,
I did some very light internet spelunking so I could learn a bit more on this -- as, up until today, I was under the grossly mistaken assumption that we didn't import very much steel.
From the help of the USGS, and the Department of Commerce holding my hand, I am guessing that the first figure that you found (with the US at #1) is for steel imports (and maybe iron tossed on for fun).
The US exports a crap ton** of raw iron ore (over 3 million crap tons in April of this year alone). We rely on other countries to make it fancy for us (Canada and Brazil are the current top two) and give it back as steel. So... we don't import very much iron, but we do import a whole lotta steel.
**Crap Ton (TM) is a certified unit of measurement by the Steussian Ketchup Advisory Board.
ETA: I see you edited your post, but I'm going to leave this one up as it is proof that I did something other than navel-gaze today.
There has been a labor shortage in construction for many years now.Cultellus wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:31 pmShort version. There is a huge difference between labor and skilled labor. Labor is not the issue. Skilled labor is difficult to have and hold.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:26 pm
My theory is people wanting stuff done got backlogged, and there’s such a huge demand for ‘getting stuff done I wanted done last year plus stuff I want done now’ that crews are busy. For example, my GC is literally building a subdivision in our town plus our reno. Six weeks on and he’s having a hard time getting a plumber to show up. So I’m in a hotel. Just a guess, though.
As an aside fitness resorts are packed:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/weig ... index.html
As are restaurants, national parks, etc. My guess is people are going bananas and there aren’t enough people to facilitate it, so here we are.
- Doc
What you say makes sense. I noticed that during the lock downs, a lot of folks were doing renos because they were home. Then needed materials and appliances for kitchen renos were getting backlogged for months. That's how we ended up with this not-so-ideal refrigerator in October--it's all they had in stock when ours was starting to go belly up. We don't mind settling when needed.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:26 pmMy theory is people wanting stuff done got backlogged, and there’s such a huge demand for ‘getting stuff done I wanted done last year plus stuff I want done now’ that crews are busy. For example, my GC is literally building a subdivision in our town plus our reno. Six weeks on and he’s having a hard time getting a plumber to show up. So I’m in a hotel. Just a guess, though.Jersey Girl wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:12 pmSo with regard to a sudden jam in the supply chain why is it so difficult to find sub crews? Are they back logged back to when the supply chain came to a near grinding halt?
As an aside fitness resorts are packed:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/weig ... index.html
As are restaurants, national parks, etc. My guess is people are going bananas and there aren’t enough people to facilitate it, so here we are.
- Doc