Commodity shortages

[Wireless1]

True, but they have also been locked down off and on the past 2 years.

And it must be some ingredient or input that is needed for the cement that comes mostly from China. I don't know, I'm not a civil engineer or anything.

Alumina, Silica, lime and gypsum.... got all of them right here in the USofA. It's nasty work that involves a lot of heat and loud hammering....I'd guess the shortage is of workers willing to do the job, after they got laid off for CoVid and founds a job at Walmart in the dry, and air conditioned, they decided not to go back.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Alumina, Silica, lime and gypsum.... got all of them right here in the USofA. It's nasty work that involves a lot of heat and loud hammering....I'd guess the shortage is of workers willing to do the job, after they got laid off for CoVid and founds a job at Walmart in the dry, and air conditioned, they decided not to go back.

Or maybe that is why that news story brought up the global warming angle... maybe we have environmental hurdles that is limiting us from mining or extracting these inputs?

 

[hog88]

Or maybe that is why that news story brought up the global warming angle... maybe we have environmental hurdles that is limiting us from mining or extracting these inputs?

I would assume that we so.

 

[0nelilreb]

I would assume that we so.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Had lunch with my aluminum rep this week. He said aluminum is trending down.

 

[hog88]

Had lunch with my aluminum rep this week. He said aluminum is trending down.

That's a good thing for you but how are the interest rates affecting widget sales?

 

[LSU-SIU]

Had lunch with my aluminum rep this week. He said aluminum is trending down.

Most commodities are going to take massive hits going forward i.e. severe recession at best, depression or more at worst.

Demand destruction.

 

[InVOLuntary]

That's a good thing for you but how are the interest rates affecting widget sales?

Plenty of cash buyers right now. Haven't sold/built a boat involving financing it some time.

 

[hog88]

Plenty of cash buyers right now. Haven't sold/built a boat involving financing it some time.

Maybe one day when I grow up I'll be able to plop down that much cash for one of your widgets.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Maybe one day when I grow up I'll be able to plop down that much cash for one of your widgets.

We sold a used one that was over here on the river (2020 19×80) to a guy that owns car dealerships in Oklahoma for $50K over what the original purchase price was 3 years ago. In addition the move cost over $60K. Cash buyer. Was listed for 24hrs.

 

[hog88]

We sold a used one that was over here on the river (2020 19×80) to a guy that owns car dealerships in Oklahoma for $50K over what the original purchase price was 3 years ago. In addition the move cost over $60K. Cash buyer. Was listed for 24hrs.

I'm just going to have to learn how to be a drug dealer. Or break my cheap ass nature, one of the two.

 

[Orangeburst]

Maybe one day when I grow up I'll be able to plop down that much cash for one of your widgets.

Who you kidding
You will never grow up

 

[hog88]

Who you kidding
You will never grow up

Much to the chagrin of the wife that is my plan.....

 

[InVOLuntary]

I'm just going to have to learn how to be a drug dealer. Or break my cheap ass nature, one of the two.

I vote #2.

 

[hog88]

I vote #2.

My wife would to.