Supply Chain Problems Hitting Home?

The knuckleheads of the current Establishment installed Zhou regime think supply chain problems can be solved by lowering expectations. Like, do without that fancy treadmill that’s made in China. At least for a while—six months, whatever. It speaks volumes for the rank incompetence of our rulers as well as for what passes as “news” organizations that there has been little beyond snarking about such stupid, stupid messaging coming out of the regime.

How about this—how do you feel about lowering your expectations regarding, say, potable water?

Karl Denninger, to his credit, has been discussing such ramifications of our supply chain crisis—as well as the intractable nature of that problem. Meaning—it simply cannot be solved any time soon, even if the necessary steps are taken. Which is not happening.

Today brings an example of this, from Charlotte County, FL:

Charlotte County Utilities Department calling for voluntary water conservation

What could possibly be up with that, you ask? Isn’t Florida full of lakes and rivers? The problem isn’t about availability. It’s about getting that water from the source to your faucet:

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.– The Charlotte County Utilities Department is asking customers to make an effort to conserve water for 30 days. The department said maintenance in the area might impact the treatment and delivery of water.

Desoto and Sarasota counties have also been asked to cut back as the supply is running low.

Charlotte County gets the vast majority of its water from the Peace River Manasota Regional Supply Authority. They’ve got two treatment plants down and they can’t get the parts they need in order to pump the water south.

Parts, and the lack thereof—that’s the problem. Why not just order the parts? Those kinds of parts aren’t available on Amazon. Who makes them? There’s a good possibility that the parts—or necessary component parts—are made in China and are stuck out on the ocean as we speak. That’s probably why the authorities are saying “30 days”. It’s a guesstimate. What happens if the parts don’t arrive in 30 days? Or longer? Lower your expectations even further?

Karl Denninger:

Plenty of water..... but no parts for the pumps.

What did I predict would happen?  What happens when the parts are sitting in a container somewhere offshore that can't be unloaded?  You can't get to them until and unless the ship docks and the container is loaded onto a vehicle (train or truck.)

I predicted exactly this sort of disruption would happen.

Now it has.

How long before it is natural gas, electricity, or a total lockout of the ability to deliver fresh water or sewer?

How many other problems like this could develop as we head into winter?

Nothing says chaos like short supplies of basic utilities. American isn’t used to that and doesn’t want to get used to that. Your move, Zhou.