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  China went from 0 covid to 100% covid almost overnight. My brother lives there. He said it was funny because one day everything was closed because they were in lockdown. Then they lifted the lockdown, everyone went out in the streets, partying, going to stores. Then almost immediately following, stores started closing again because everyone was sick. everything closed, everything open, right back to closed.
context: Have we all just gone through a Time Machine? >
  
  ROFL maybe, we are back to early 2020 >
  
  Oh no, not again. >
  
  Time to stock up on toilet paper, Ramen, and instant yeast. >
  
  My wife bought a 10lb bag of flour. We still have a 10lb bag of flour. >
  
  10.1lbs if you're not storing it properly >
  
  They’ll have to pick the lesser of two weevils >
  
  I watch that movie every year. >
  
  It is incredible. I was bored to tears when I watched it as a kid, at 30 it is the greatest naval movies of all time. >
  
  I love a fuzzy naval >
  
  wait wait ive seen this one already >
  
  Lazy writing. When is this show going to cancelled? >
  
  Noo no this new one has a crazy new twist at the end, just watch >
  
  Bruh they clowned on us last time with the murder hornets...like you introduce them and then never mention it again.
  The writers need some consistency smh >
  
  Ah yes, Chekhov's murder hornets, just biding their time... >
  
  To be fair… it is the winter >
  
  Wait till Chinese New Year at the end of January when everyone travels to celebrate with their families. Thats when infections will really find their stride. >
  
  Yep. My work is somewhat tied to sourcing from China. I have no interest in visiting there for at least another few years and I’m glad that I don’t have any big purchases coming up because it’s likely to get ugly over there post-CNY. The biggest annual migration on earth mixed with opening the floodgates of a failed COVID Zero policy and an inferior homemade vaccine. With only two doses and no updated boosters. 
  It’s going to get bad and China doesn’t do half-measures with their public policy. It’s either COVID Zero or COVID Everybody. >
  
  A computer chip in my 12 year old car went out, and there was no ETA when the part would be available due to supply chain issues. I bit the bullet and bought a brand new car, only because brand new made more financial sense than new used in this upside down world. I guess I'm using "financial sense" loosely here, because I still paid out the nose for it. 
  Last week, a critter crawled into the engine (it has less than 500 miles on it) and chewed through the engine harness. No ETA on this part either because...you guessed it: supply chain issues. I really hope that the dealer is able to source it before my rental is due back cuz if not, I guess we're switching to bicycles for commuting and errands and Ubers for appointments outside of reasonable biking distance. 
  Funny thing is that I grew up in Detroit and went to college in Flint. If we would have kept manufacturing primarily in the rust belt, not only would those cities be vibrant rather than smoldering husks, but perhaps my family wouldn't have gotten laid off en masse 15 years ago, and maybe...just maybe...I wouldn't be in the transportation pickle I've found myself in the last few months. >
  
  What?? Emphasizing American manufacturing and the American dollar? What are ya, some kind of socialist?!  (/s for the morons)