I just checked on a Tattler.
Two weeks ago, they were calling a 14 day shipping delay.
Now, it's 14-21 day.
Two weeks ago, they were calling a 14 day shipping delay.
Now, it's 14-21 day.
Did you look on ebay, that's where I found my replacement, I'm not crazy about it, its better than nothing. However, the was probably back in March.I still can't find a replacment for my printer.
GGK
I saw canning lids at a walmart yesterday. $3.20 for a dozen wide mouth Ball brand. $1.60 for a dozen regular mouth Mainstay (walmart) brand.
SOMETIMES it's easier to get them on if someone else is there to help and they know what they are doing!Sterile gloves are GREAT as long as someone has taught you HOW to put them ON so that you never touch the OUTER SIDE of the glove, so it remains sterile. There IS a trick to it.
Yes they come in discrete sizes.
Train traffic here has been down and exponentially, we live three blocks from the tracks. There used to be multiple trains through here every hour day and night and now maybe three or four trains per day.
I ordered extras Aug 19.I just checked on a Tattler.
Two weeks ago, they were calling a 14 day shipping delay.
Now, it's 14-21 day.
I grew up a mile north of Hwy 30; those exact same tracks, West of you a couple hours. If there are only 3-4 a day now, that is utterly catastrophic.Train traffic here has been down and exponentially, we live three blocks from the tracks. There used to be multiple trains through here every hour day and night and now maybe three or four trains per day.
LOL! I've still got multiple quart jars of peppercorns, stored with O2 absorbers in our cool basement. They are indistinguishable from fresh when ground... and yes, opening the jar for the first time will clear your sinuses!
Black pepper was so valuable in the years when transport was done by sailing ship peppercorns were traded ounce for ounce for gold. (At least, that's what I've read... it was a bit before my time!)
I considered trying to grow it, but decided buying a lifetime supply and storing carefully was probably a better use of my resources... if we lived in a much warmer climate, I might have chosen differently.
Summerthyme
I have a large thing of not too many peppercorns left. It has a plastic flip top. Ugh.Buy bulk peppercorns and a pepper grinder.
I don't slather sanitizer all over the place.I do that too, BUT I slather the sanitizer all over the steering wheel, driving levers like turn signal, inside door handles, shifter.... Everything like that once I get back in the car.
I grew up a mile north of Hwy 30; those exact same tracks, West of you a couple hours. If there are only 3-4 a day now, that is utterly catastrophic.
For those who aren't familiar, those tracks previously carried 30-40 trains one way a day.
On August 16 I ordered 10 five gallon mylar bags including oxygen absorbers. I'd ordered them back in July and the cost was about 29 dollars, my order 36.99, now they cost 42.99. My order has been back ordered and they have finally shipped over a month later. However, I was willing to wait particularly since they price keeps going up. I'm sure all this is due to supply and demand. These are not the ziploc ones, although I do have a decent supply of those. These I plan to cut in half to fit a 2 gallon bucket. I'm finding this is a nice size for storing flour. I just found 25 pounds of flour in the bottom of one of my chest freezers.
God is good all the time
Judy
I moved from home 20 years ago, and honestly didn't track trains in your AO as college was my singular focus.When I moved into this house almost 20 years ago now it was closer to 100 trains a day, now there's hardly any train traffic at all.
I just bought 2 qts on bulkperoxide.com 3% but they have it in gallon sizes all the way to 34%Around here, the TP and paper towel supply is stable to plentiful. A couple of things that I'm not seeing in stores are alcohol, peroxide and disinfecting wipes. Of the three, the wipes are a hit and miss thing. Alcohol and peroxide are basically out of stock permanently.
I haven't seen anything on the food side that's short any longer and the local Market Street grocery (Safeway Brand) has started their 2:1 meat specials that rotate on a weekly basis. So far I've seen ground beef, chicken breasts and porterhouse steaks.
I was at Costco yesterday and happened into a pallet of mixed Mountain House meals. I realized that the pallet would likely not last the day, so I grabbed a box, figuring they are a true LT type food item and that they'd be a good add to the case I got last year.
Ammunition remains very scarce, with retired guys at the club where I shoot stalking WalMart in the mornings to see what they put out. Reloading supplies are scarce, particularly primers which are not to be found right now...
Jeff B.
I moved from home 20 years ago, and honestly didn't track trains in your AO as college was my singular focus.
This is epically bad.
The 711 store here in NY sells nice cloth masks for $3. They are not thin and not too thick. They are just right. Lots of different colors and designs.Anchorage muni, including bedroom communities like Eagle River, still requires masks at most public locations. I am well aware there is strong doubt about their efficacy, but one does as one must to participate in society, reluctant or not. Masks are still available but they cost a ridiculous amount around here - unless one chooses china masks online or can make their own. They are still not effective but sometimes one just has to toe that line. $14.00 for 3 masks at Fred Meyers (Krogers to most of you). But this week my trainer brought me an entire case he found at Costco for 50 masks at $21.00. Sigh. I like the local gym, no mask required but that was really nice of him to do that.
Not really looking forward to the next couple of months of travel - but will be very interesting in seeing what is and is not available in Kodiak and the Tampa area. Meanwhile, I'm going out in the sunny, chilly, blue sky day here... and breathe in the crisp clean Alaska air while I can.
I think the West Memphis AR store will not be far behind. I was there last week and the fresh meats were very thin, as were other refrigerated meats. (lunch meat, bacon and sausage) The produce dept was absolutely horrible and everything else in the store was very thin as well or there just wasn't any. It looked like a store that was closing and not getting any more products to sell.A friend went to Kroger in Russellville AR. There was no fresh meat at all in the case. They had lunch meat, breakfast meat, and frozen meat. But no fresh. It kind of freaked her out. This was early Saturday morning. She had meant to ask someone about it, but forgot when she checked out.
A few days earlier we had been in our little Harps store. Inventory is low in some areas, but there is plenty of food in the store. The quality of the beef has gone down, in my opinion.
I have a large thing of not too many peppercorns left. It has a plastic flip top. Ugh.
This IS a 12 oz container I bought years ago. (Many years).Smaller quantities of peppercorns sold in grocery stores (like McCormick brand 1.8oz) do come in the flip tops, but if you use enough peppercorns to justify it they can be bought in larger quantities (12oz to 1lb) in other containers from places like Amazon. Then just refill your plastic flips. Also some organic brands do not use flip tops.
Basically, less drivers but longer trains? So lower labor costs per car shipped?I just received a text back from my mom. A local hobby farmer she buys from works for Union Pacific. He was layed off last week. 10 years with them.
Majority of layoffs are engineers, and they are adding cars to the trains that are running.
Yes.Basically, less drivers but longer trains? So lower labor costs per car shipped?
Yes.
What id like to know is # of cars shipped this year over last year.
I've noticed this with Amazon too. Very rarely do I get delivery within two days, and we have prime.Not sure if this is a fluke, but Amazon seems to be having supply issues. I ordered a dozen various items yesterday, like a watch for DS's birthday in October, some legos for gifts, and various basic clothing items.
They were all Prime shipping.
The soonest anything will get here is Saturday. (5 days) Some not until mid October.
Lots and lots of "not available until xyz" on Amazon.
Certainly not everything, but significantly more items than even 4 months ago.
Yes.
What id like to know is # of cars shipped this year over last year.
Not sure if this is a fluke, but Amazon seems to be having supply issues. I ordered a dozen various items yesterday, like a watch for DS's birthday in October, some legos for gifts, and various basic clothing items.
They were all Prime shipping.
The soonest anything will get here is Saturday. (5 days) Some not until mid October.
Lots and lots of "not available until xyz" on Amazon.
Certainly not everything, but significantly more items than even 4 months ago.
I was growing them in a greenhouse....need lots of heat (too much)....very slow growing..will take at least a couple of years, maybe three before you see results. Bugs love the plants....dumped them.....buy peppercorns and vacuum pack them as Summertyme said...you can better use your time.I have a large thing of not too many peppercorns left. It has a plastic flip top. Ugh.
I loved the plant! It’s beautiful. Yet, even though I could probably grow them quite well here, I too wondered about the time aspect.
And then, wickedly, I sent the site and video to someone who CANNOT resist growing a bloody pepper plant for his life. (Even the ones I consider too hot to be useful.) This year (same announcement every year) we shall grow a thousand habanero and fifty ghosts and - this part is always hedged for some reason I don’t understand- five jalapeño). And then he will buy poblanos from the store every other week to stuff.
I don’t get it. I guess it’s not my circus. Well it was this year as I ripped all the leaves off the LAST habanero and gave it a bath. If I heard “you’re killing it!!!!” one time I heard it a thousand. Plant is doing well now. Now it’s “it’s not going to have a pepper!” I secretly pull off all the blooms because it doesn’t NEED to fruit now.
Anyway, back to my orchid lust. Sigh.
Thank you for that information! It would be fun to grow them. However, I’m already doing daily bug patrols and well, am growing weary. We have some worm invasion. Three types I have found.I was growing them in a greenhouse....need lots of heat (too much)....very slow growing..will take at least a couple of years, maybe three before you see results. Bugs love the plants....dumped them.....buy peppercorns and vacuum pack them as Summertyme said...you can better use your time.
Get some Bt and spray. Deadly to caterpillars, harmless to humans and pets. Can spray up to the minute of harvest (but I always try to spray 24-48 hours before, so the caterpillars are dead.)Thank you for that information! It would be fun to grow them. However, I’m already doing daily bug patrols and well, am growing weary. We have some worm invasion. Three types I have found.
And my ferns? Army worms. I have never seen that before. I will probably end up spraying those, but REALLY don’t want to spray my fruits because they produce daily and I eat them. I’m just salvaging what I can and squishing a lot.