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Eliot Rosewater

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5. Good, my son and I were discussing this and couldnt figure it out.
Reply to RussBLib (Reply #2)
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 01:24 PM
Oct 2021

Shortage of truck drivers is one thing but why would workers not want to go to the docks to do this work?

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how about we send the military to LA? [View all] RussBLib Oct 2021 OP
I like it as long as the reason they are backed up isnt a strike, which it isnt, I assume Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #1
no, the backup is not due to striking unions RussBLib Oct 2021 #2
Good, my son and I were discussing this and couldnt figure it out. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #5
Shortages, Covid. exhaustion, stress, injuries 7wo7rees Oct 2021 #7
Out sick w. Covid; dead from covid; marybourg Oct 2021 #8
Yeah I know that is a concern with everyone and has been for a long time, I just Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #9
Are there links to any of that? former9thward Oct 2021 #16
I've read about it several times over marybourg Oct 2021 #19
They are backed up because there is not enough working dock space. haele Oct 2021 #10
Once it becomes backed up and a confused mess, thing go from bad to worse Klaralven Oct 2021 #20
Thanks for the info. I do remember that longshoreperson jobs are relatively high paying so I wonder Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #21
does the military have extra shipping cranes? maxsolomon Oct 2021 #3
our navy has massive logistics capabilities and the ships for it Amishman Oct 2021 #15
Hah!! - Thought this was the LA joke that got Tom SEGURA in trouble!1 UTUSN Oct 2021 #4
They are doing it in England, according to a poster yesterday. East-A-Squared Oct 2021 #6
All those military guys just laying around the barracks sarisataka Oct 2021 #11
I'm sure some training would be in order RussBLib Oct 2021 #12
Insider secret- sarisataka Oct 2021 #17
If you can magic up some dockspace and loading cranes, I'm sure they'd be happy to help. Calista241 Oct 2021 #13
This is is like a perfect storm shortages of everything, shortage of workers, increasing gas doc03 Oct 2021 #14
How about we buy less imported junk Retrograde Oct 2021 #18
How about no. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2021 #22
ooo RussBLib Oct 2021 #23
What can I say? Not a fan of using the military as scabs. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2021 #24
I don't think it's being scabs RussBLib Oct 2021 #26
Hard pass on that, for me. Captain Stern Oct 2021 #25
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