{"id":57593,"date":"2021-04-28T09:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57593"},"modified":"2021-04-28T09:44:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:44:26","slug":"warning-massive-shortages-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57593","title":{"rendered":"Warning! Massive Shortages Are Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Capture-45-820x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" \/><\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityprepping.com\/2021\/04\/25\/warning-massive-shortages-are-coming\/\">Warning! Massive Shortages Are Coming<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"_ytid_43924\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CkXQLJjknYM?enablejsapi=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;cc_lang_pref=&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autohide=2&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;controls=1&amp;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><i>\u201cWhen the well\u2019s dry, we know the worth of water\u201d<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n<p>Out of stock, in low supply, sold out, shortages\u2026get used to seeing the terms all over this year and next as the just-in-time manufacturing and distribution system continues to sputter.\u00a0 Several factors in Twenty-Twenty and Twenty-Twenty-One have caused shortages ranging from the absurd and humorous to the critical and deadly.\u00a0 Of course, not having chicken nuggets or ketchup packets is just a slight inconvenience; however, it will hit you a little closer to home when manufacturers can\u2019t get the raw materials they need.\u00a0 Then, prices will continue to go up, and you will pay more for the products you need.\u00a0 When life-saving medicines are in short supply, they may not be available to you and yours when you are sick or injured.\u00a0 What is going on with these shortages, and will it continue?\u00a0 How much worse could it get?<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, I will examine why shortages are occurring, many of the shortages we are currently experiencing, possible future shortages, and what you should prep and brace for to insulate yourself from the effects of short supplies.<\/p>\n<p><b>WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Years ago, when you wanted a product or good, you had to place an order and wait.\u00a0 If it was a popular product on a store shelf, in a back warehouse, or off-site at a holding warehouse, you could receive the product in a short amount of time.\u00a0 If it wasn\u2019t in stock somewhere, an order was placed with a manufacturer, and you would wait, and wait, and wait, until it was finally manufactured because enough other orders were placed to warrant that manufacturer to gather the necessary raw materials and fire up his machines.\u00a0 It was such a different world just a decade or two ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning! 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