[TWilliam]

I was in the local Chinamart today (yea yea, I know. But it's the only choice left for a lot of presently needful things unless I want to drive to the next county), and I couldn't help noticing what seemed to me to be an unusual amount of empty space on the shelves, and in a lot of different areas too. Isn't Walmart supposed to be, like, the king of nightly restock?

Now that I think about it, I noted a similar condition at the local supermarket the other day. Anyone else noticing anything similar in any of their local stores?

{title edited by Shannymara}

[NeoPeasant]

I just so happen to be heading there in about 15 minutes to pick up a prescription. Now that you've got my attention I'll have a look around.

[Wednesday]

Yes.

Today I was unable to locate the brand names Borax and Pears Soap in my entire town.

[Novus]

The beginnings of fuel shortages hit the truckers first. There is a gas station in my area that is still out gas for about week. I think Walmart and other super-markets will collapse quickly when the crisis really gets rolling. The average joe is going to be in shock and awe how quicly his suburban lifestyle falls apart when oil is no longer cheap or abundent.

[Wednesday]

Well, I am in a small, unimportant market. (pop 10, 000)

I'm glad the rail lines are still intact here. Maybe they won't forget about us completely, and we can get some rail action going.

I'll live without soap if I can keep eating.

[PeakOiler]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')he beginnings of fuel shortages hit the truckers first. There is a gas station in my area that is still out gas for about week. I think Walmart and other super-markets will collapse quickly when the crisis really gets rolling. The average joe is going to be in shock and awe how quicly his suburban lifestyle falls apart when oil is no longer cheap or abundent.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')he beginnings of fuel shortages hit the truckers first.

[musselj]

in my area (Detroit metro) I have noticed a lot of stores with empty shelves it is pretty weird to see it happening!!

[Novus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')he beginnings of fuel shortages hit the truckers first.

[ubercrap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('musselj', 'i')n my area (Detroit metro) I have noticed a lot of stores with empty shelves it is pretty weird to see it happening!!

[Wednesday]

When Wal-Mart closes in my town, it will also leave a good percentage of my neighbors unemployed. (Thankfully, my husband's job will actually be MORE useful and in demand after TSHTF.)

I live in a tourist destination, people come here for the world class skiing. We will lose tourism, too.

I expect our population to shrink dramatically, I can only guess how much, when the wealthy retirees and the hippie teen welfare moms leave town for greener pastures. (We have an unusally large ratio of very young people living on the dole, won't break my heart to see 'em go.)

Those of us staying will pull together. I don't expect violence, I do expect we will lose most of our population to migration and hardship.

With an even smaller population we will not be getting regular shipments from the "outside". I just hope our city government can convince someone to put a few bags of flour on the train for us.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')he beginnings of fuel shortages hit the truckers first.

[strider3700]

home depot also had some empty shelves. I got the feeling they where just switching stock for the summer items or something along those lines.

[Gazzatrone]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', 'R')elax. Didn't you hear that ethanol and biodiesel from Africa is going to save us?

[willjones4]

shelves are full where I am but the prices have notably increased in the last couple of weeks...

[joewp]

What I'm noticing around here is the roads are becoming increasingly more pitted and rutted than in previous years. Cracks and loose gravel are more prevalent too. This applies to primary roads as well as secondary and tertiary roads. New Jersey's highway fund is supposed to be broke next month unless something is done, but asphalt prices are increasing monthly.

They leave the roadkill deer on the road now too. Used to pick them up in a couple of days.

[NTBKtrader]

I haven't noticed any empty shelves in S. Fl. but I will be on the watchout now.

I do think the high gas prices are crimping everyone's pocket. A lot of well off businessman I am acquainted and chat with have had their incomes drop recently, including my own. It just bedoggles my mind that the US economy is still growing, I don't fully understand it.

[Armageddon]

I dont believe any numbers the government puts out on the economy. They use the fudge factor on those numbers. Every leading indicator is skewed toward economic growth

[DesertBear2]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('armegeddon', 'I') dont believe any numbers the government puts out on the economy. They use the fudge factor on those numbers. Every leading indicator is skewed toward economic growth