Panama Canal Supply Line Issues…Yikes…

@MarineBob Try to find locally made stuff. Not candles and goat milk soaps either.

@MarineBob I remember how many cap factories there were in this country in the 60’s … almost all moved to China. Used to have a jeans factory in the next county. Right now fabric stores are closing and it’s getting a lot harder to find affordable fabrics to sew with for those home crafters who can make and sell things. Getting to the point that cheap used clothing may be a source of fabrics for crafting and children’s clothing. Basic materials for making things will be much harder to get unless we have sources here to get some of them. We need to sending recycling to China and use it here. And stores stop throwing cases of good merchandise in the dumpsters whic is very common.

@MarineBob It may get to the point we’ll have to have things repaired to get a few more years usage instead of replaced and updated. Cobbled together with handmade parts in some cases like they do in Cuba. I am old enough to remember when there were repair shops for small appliances and other things. Hang onto clothing as long as we can, have shoes and boots resoled for example.