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Post by zarono on Feb 12, 2020 14:19:42 GMT -5
Meanwhile there have been rises in ethnic tensions in places like Manila and Kazakhstan against local Chinese populations due to fears of the illness spreading. And also given how much manufacturing has move to China from the rest of the world, the global economic impact is nothing to sneeze at.
Note that I am not apologizing for that pun. Hate the game, not the player. Assuming Ncov doesn't mutate into something with a higher mortality rate, global economic impact is probably the biggest threat of the virus. If yearly outbreaks and quarantines keep millions out of the workforce for weeks it could disrupt manufacturing resulting in shortages of goods and business will eventually go elsewhere for manufacturing causing the Chinese economy to slow reducing their resources across the board. Another element to consider is the african swine fever epidemic that destroyed about half of China's pork production in 2018-2019 (China is the largest consumer/producer of pork). Imagine a similar event causing a large scale disruption and/or price inflation of the food supply while they are also trying to contain a large scale coronavirus outbreak. www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/opinion/china-swine-fever.html
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Post by Char-Vell on Feb 12, 2020 15:00:23 GMT -5
Unsubstantiated rumor here: China disposes of radioactive wastes by putting it in forged castings for export.
I work in manufacturing and that's the latest floating around. I am researching it's veracity.
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Post by zarono on Feb 12, 2020 15:35:35 GMT -5
Unsubstantiated rumor here: China disposes of radioactive wastes by putting it in forged castings for export. I work in manufacturing and that's the latest floating around. I am researching it's veracity. I hope you find no substantiation of that rumor!
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Post by kemp on Mar 5, 2020 7:29:14 GMT -5
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Post by zarono on Mar 5, 2020 9:04:21 GMT -5
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Post by charleshelm on Mar 5, 2020 22:01:26 GMT -5
I saw a story on the BBC from Australia...a truck loaded with toilet paper, burning...
There's a meme going around in an undisclosed Eastern European country showing food aisles empty of food and soap aisles full. The caption: the doctors said to wash your hands, not get fat.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2020 5:35:14 GMT -5
I guess when the apocalypse comes we'll be using rolls of toilet paper as currency, there's something the movies never got right lol.
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Post by charleshelm on Mar 6, 2020 6:33:55 GMT -5
or using rolls of currency as toilet paper....except there are too many germs on money.
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Post by kemp on Mar 6, 2020 9:46:52 GMT -5
Yes, all those movies about the collapse of civilisation never touched upon the toilet paper roll crisis. I always imagined that in a situation bordering on civilisation collapse that people would cache weapons in various storage hideouts or stock up on canned food items with long use by dates Never imagined toilet paper panic buying. This is the toilet paper apocalypse. I went to two local stores tonight and they were all out, said a truck would be coming in later, but you would probably have to be around in that five minute window to grab the packs before everyone else got to them. Supermarket shelves are empty, and retailers are struggling to keep up, some now introducing limits, the mills are saying that they are working around the clock to keep the stores shelved.
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Post by kemp on Mar 6, 2020 9:51:24 GMT -5
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Post by kemp on Mar 6, 2020 9:56:22 GMT -5
I think being rich in toilet paper might become the new status symbol of power here. Remember Aunty from Mad Max 3 ruling it over Bartertown by having control over the community’s electrical supply which was powered by pig shite. Well, they are running a story on a family that accidentally bought 2300 toilet rolls prior to the national supermarket sell out. ‘The Janetzki family received 48 boxes containing 48 rolls, instead of just one box, after a mistake during their online order’ pressfrom.info/uk/news/offbeat/-388103-family-accidentally-buys-2-300-toilet-rolls-prior-to-national-supermarket-sell-out.htmlThat’s about the 12 years of toilet paper. Meet the real life Aunty, probably our future grand leader.
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Post by charleshelm on Mar 6, 2020 21:22:29 GMT -5
Love the boxes---Who Gives a Crap!
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Post by kemp on Mar 7, 2020 9:40:35 GMT -5
I definitely have to move on from this embarrassing chapter on the collapse of civilisation thread.
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Post by kemp on Mar 8, 2020 9:09:47 GMT -5
Italy quarantines 16 million people over coronavirus fears 'In a drastic attempt to curb the epidemic, Italy limits the movement of a quarter of its population until April 3. Rome, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has ordered the lockdown of the country's northern region of Lombardy and 14 provinces in an attempt to halt the spread of a new coronavirus. The move, announced on Saturday, places some 16 million people in the new red zones until April 3. In addition to Lombardy, the quarantine area has been extended to the provinces of Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Pesaro e Urbino, Venezia, Padova, Treviso, Asti, Vercelli, Novara, Verbano Cusio Ossola and Alessandria.' www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/italy-quarantines-quarter-population-fight-coronavirus-200308071832617.htmlSo much for a European Vacation.
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Post by kemp on Mar 10, 2020 4:59:07 GMT -5
The financial sector is being gutted. 'Stock market live Monday: Stocks post major losses, Dow’s worst point drop ever, Oil tanks 24%' 4:14 pm: Stocks’ historic day 'The Dow tanked more than 2,013 points for its single largest point drop in history as energy and financial stocks dragged the blue-chip index down. The 30-stock benchmark was down 2,158 points at its session low. The S&P 500 plunged 7.6%.' 2:51 pm: Oil prices plummet more than 20% in worst day since 1991 Oil prices cratered on Monday after tensions rose between Saudi Arabia and Russia over the weekend, prompting fears of an oversupply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate tumbled 24.59%, or $10.15, to settle at $31.13 per barrel. It was WTI’s worst day since 1991, and second worst day on record.' www.cnbc.com/2020/03/09/stock-market-today-live.htmlOf course, when we talk about stocks we are talking about a rollercoaster ride, there is always a rebound, but I think the wild up and downs in value is a clear indicator on the unsteady nature of the the stock market in this climate of uncertainty.
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