[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Byron100', 'A')nd malls, what are those? (j/k) Haven't really cared for those overpriced collections of silly clothes shops in quite some time....LOL.

[OutOfGas]

I still work in manufacturing. We have reduced the amount of raw materials and finished goods we keep in stock to reduce costs.
We frequently run out of raw materials now.

Our customers are also ordering smaller amounts and are going to LTL shipping. Customers are also running of of product more often.

JIT will be doomed with the next oil price spike and resultant increase in shipping costs. Look for local manufacturing to increase in the comming years.

[the48thronin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OutOfGas', 'I') still work in manufacturing. We have reduced the amount of raw materials and finished goods we keep in stock to reduce costs.
We frequently run out of raw materials now.

Our customers are also ordering smaller amounts and are going to LTL shipping. Customers are also running of of product more often.

JIT will be doomed with the next oil price spike and resultant increase in shipping costs. Look for local manufacturing to increase in the comming years.

[FishAreBest]

My nearest large supermarket (Tesco) has just put up signs everywhere saying "maximum 10 of any item per customer - to make sure there's enough for everyone".

[Jotapay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FishAreBest', 'M')y nearest large supermarket (Tesco) has just put up signs everywhere saying "maximum 10 of any item per customer - to make sure there's enough for everyone".

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jotapay', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FishAreBest', 'M')y nearest large supermarket (Tesco) has just put up signs everywhere saying "maximum 10 of any item per customer - to make sure there's enough for everyone".

[Iaato]

Here's the theoretical basis for this. As energy inputs decline, the system shifts into a mode that rewards persistence, diversity, flexibility, redundancy, decentralization, collaboration, and, did I say, redundancy?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n ecology, resilience has been defined in two competing fashions that emphasize two different aspects of stability. The consequences of those different aspects for ecological systems were first emphasized by the Canadian ecologist C. S. Holling in order to draw attention to tradeoffs between efficiency on the one hand and persistence on the other, or between constancy and change, or between predictability and unpredictability. It is defined by the Resilience Alliance as "the capacity of an ecosystem to tolerate disturbance without collapsing into a qualitatively different state that is controlled by a different set of processes. A resilient ecosystem can withstand shocks and rebuild itself when necessary. Resilience in social systems has the added capacity of humans to anticipate and plan for the future." Resilence is conferred in human and ecological systems by adaptive capacity.

[Iaato]

Oh, and while we're discussing resiliency, here's a neat scale to measure your own:
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/Tests/documents/ER89.pdf

I think I scored a 54.

[shortonoil]

Iaato quoted:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')esilience in social systems has the added capacity of humans to anticipate and plan for the future.

[FishAreBest]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jotapay', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FishAreBest', 'M')y nearest large supermarket (Tesco) has just put up signs everywhere saying "maximum 10 of any item per customer - to make sure there's enough for everyone".

[VMarcHart]

I went to my local big store last night and couldn't find blueberries and the 16-count pizza rolls package. I nearly killed the store manager. Just kidding. Shelves looked normal to me.

[vision-master]

Went to one of the largest motorcycle dealers in the Twin Cities yersterday to get some oil and filter for the bike. They only had 2 quarts of Amsoil left. WTF? This is peak season around here. Also I noticed in the showroom, many models were not on display. Unusal to say the least.

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('VMarcHart', 'I') went to my local big store last night and couldn't find blueberries and the 16-count pizza rolls package. I nearly killed the store manager. Just kidding. Shelves looked normal to me.

[JJ]

it gets better...I went up to the store to get a loaf of bread (I'm off today) and the customer in front of me was tearing up the cashier because we didn't have her brand of herb dressing. WHAT IS GOING ON? I mean she was going nuts....

[VMarcHart]

Hi, JJ.

There lies the problem. We've grown accustomed to the lives of emperors, that God forbid we don't have someone wiping our butts.

Be good,

Marc.

[bodigami]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'M')y trucking broker buddy said those empty contaner ships waiting for goods is costing the operators $75,000 day waiting.

Also, he say's the wheels are falling off........

[bodigami]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('VMarcHart', 'H')i, JJ.

There lies the problem. We've grown accustomed to the lives of emperors, that God forbid we don't have someone wiping our butts.

Be good,

Marc.

[VMarcHart]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('bodigami', '.')..this era should be named the era of the spoiled.

[the48thronin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')ecause someone on peak oil forums asked if my experience was widespread, I visited a Wal-Mart in Delaware today early Saturday on the 2nd of the month.



I spent some money, and walked through the entire store. I took over 50 pictures and placed them in an album. You can see them all in a slide show at http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/sea-ya/walmart52/?albumview=slideshow.

I understand Saturday is a big shopping day, and that the 2nd of the month is the day before Federal government checks arrive by direct deposit. But Wal-Mart also knows this and their J I T distribution system does also.