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Ok what's your reason for the backup at the ports ? https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/business/2021/05/16/ruckers-needed-driver-shortage-aggravated-by-pandemic/116453634/

A record number of truck drivers retired during the pandemic , it's not that complicated.

Saw one interview with a truck driver school that was closed most of pandemic and DMV would not do road tests. The active military has big rig drivers try to use them for now.

Trump Rally for Virginia Governor Candidate Featured Pledge to Flag Carried at Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Billed as a Trump Rally for Youngkin, the event was hosted by Steve Bannon and featured a call-in from former President Donald Trump. At one point in the proceedings, a host introduces a flag as having been carried during what was described as a “peaceful protest” despite the fact that five police officers died as a result of the gruesome riot, one which was clearly a very violent attack on the police. https://www.mediaite.com/weird/trump-rally-for-virginia-governor-candidate-featured-pledge-to-flag-carried-at-jan-6-capitol-riot/

The global supply chain nightmare is about to get worse Computer chip shortages. Epic port congestion. And a serious lack of truck drivers. The world's delicate supply chains are under extreme stress. The supply chain nightmare is jacking up prices for consumers and slowing the global economic recovery. Unfortunately, Moody's Analytics warns supply chain disruptions "will get worse before they get better." Moody's said the "weakest link" may be the shortage of truck drivers — an issue that has contributed to congestion at ports and caused gas stations in the United Kingdom to run dry. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/business/global-supply-chain-nightmare/index.html

Early weather for game 70 hi 49 low 9% chance rain little wind

Started by Kittle , interview with Knox in Buffalo he said he learned from Kelce while there. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31707621/inside-tight-end-university-george-kittle-co-learn-best-country

Bills penalties 10 for 103 yards , Chiefs 7 for 55 yards . Chiefs 2 fumbles , 2 int , Bills 0 turnovers https://www.google.com/search?q=nfl+scores+week+5&oq=nfl+scores&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i131i433j0i131i433i512l6j0i433i512j0i131i433i512.6447j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11nmctrg9_;6;/m/059yj;ms;fp;1;;

The Colts kicker was playing with a hip injury , should have brought in anyone temp.

Knox graduated with honors from TE University and he credits Professor Kelce

"Refs are never in our favor" - Patrick Mahomes' fiancee Brittany Matthews lashes out at NFL officials https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/refs-favor-patrick-mahomes-fiancee-brittany-matthews-lashes-nfl-officials

The massive tax on cigarettes greatly reduced smoking. Obese is still a problem. A free vaccine is a easy solution for a global pandemic Maybe a massive increase in premiums for healthcare insurance for those unvaccinated would take the burden off those vaccinated.

The unvaccinated are stressing the hospital system and raising the cost of healthcare insurance.

Natural gas prices are skyrocketing around the world. Here’s why the U.S. may not suffer as much A global energy crunch is sending natural gas prices soaring in the U.K., Europe and Asia, hitting record highs. However, experts say the stratospheric prices seen in Europe are unlikely to carry over to the States. Much will ultimately depend on what the winter weather brings. But the U.S. is better positioned heading into the colder months, given that it’s the world’s largest natural gas producer and that inventory levels are not as depleted as they are in Europe. But the moves abroad are far more extreme. Analysts at Deutsche Bank noted that in Europe prices are up fivefold, while in the U.S. and Asia prices are about 1.5 times higher. In Europe, the price spike in natural gas is equivalent to if oil were trading around $200 per barrel. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/08/natural-gas-prices-are-skyrocketing-globally-what-it-means-for-the-us.html Not a good time to restrict fracking or export liquified natural gas Having turned into a net exporter of LPG as recently as 2011, the USA now account for 33 percent of all LPG exports by volume. During the whole of 2020, the USA exported 47.1 mln tonnes of LPG, based on Refinitiv vessel tracking data, which was a +15.3% increase from the 40.8 mln tonnes in 2019. https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/lpg-trade-the-us-market-dominated-during-2020/

Good Morning, Buffalo: The extra $300 in unemployment is gone. Where are the workers? https://buffalonews.com/good-morning-buffalo-the-extra-300-in-unemployment-is-gone-where-are-the-workers/article_b061a37c-28ad-11ec-9f05-57f3b9ce52ad.html

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan says head coach Urban Meyer must 'regain our trust' after 'inexcusable' video https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/sport/urban-meyer-jacksonville-jaguars-shad-khan-spt-intl/index.html

The squad are nut cases , I do like Manchin

$3.5T was never going to to pass even with tax increase to cover it as you are aware.

I'm just glad Miami drafted Tua instead of Herbert

So did those tax cuts lower the national debt ?

Tax cut for rich under W Bush $1.5T , tax cut for rich under Trump $1.9T = $3.4T , did that help the average person ? I did not include the Reagan tax cut

Yea it's called covid thanks to China

Link ?

https://brobible.com/sports/article/urban-meyers-wife-shelley-video/

The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse' https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/29/business/supply-chain-workers/index.html It will take time to train new truck drivers to replace the many who retired. Can't off load ships when trucks not available to haul away each container.