Your right Sam. As I said sometimes my words can be taken wrong. I wasn't implying the whole human race but rather those few that seem to prey on others. As some people were caught off guard by the suddenness of the food, toilet paper and such and did not have the money to go right then and stock up on supplies. Others snatched up these items without thinking of the older/senior citizens that had to wait for the first of the month to try to obtain these items.
Brzrkr

Glad to hear that some of us consider human empathy a participating factor in economics

 

Sorry. It appeared you required a lesson on basic economics.

Then, as I understand it, you are implying that 'the mass of consumers' are skinflints? While I readily agree that said point generally applies under 'normal' circumstances -- shortages (real or anticipated) are a 'game changer'. -- To wit: "They're gona get theirs come hell or high prices" - à la a flock of hungry ducks on a junebug!

Best regards
HP

 

shortages...

...imply the price is too low.

 

Nope. Everyone knows this about me -- even during "normal" times.

I don't know why joeyd but I think I'd love to sit down and just have a beer or two with you.
Bet we'd get along great!
Note: I'm a little crazy too.
Brzrkr

 

I'd love to sit down and just have a beer or two with you.

I bet it wouldn't be two beers ...

 

I don't know why joeyd but I think I'd love to sit down and just have a beer or two with you.

We can do that now -- and simultaneously practice safe social distancing...

 

IMO such is (principally) down to the general public's longstanding, 'endemic' --albeit utterly inexcusable-- dearth of common sense + a (quite understandable) lack of anything like credibility in the sideshow that has become of our mass-media news outlets...

SMH
HP

So let me ask you. Would common sense and a feeling of entitlement be inversely proportional? Kind of wondering about that? While I never put any thought into it, people have a right to be stupid I guess.

Ron

 

I bet it wouldn't be two beers ...

You're invited.

 

@joeyd999
Ok just popped a top and I'm taking a swig right now!
Toast!
Brzrkr

 

...imply the price is too low.

And I would counter that it's upshot of insufficient reserve stock. --Which being, IMO, an inexcusable practice inasmuch as even (most) perishables are 'rotatable'...

Best regards
HP

 

And I would counter that it's upshot of insufficient reserve stock. --Which being, IMO, an inexcusable practice inasmuch as even (most) perishables are 'rotatable'...

Best regards
HP

Counter away. I'm drinking now with my buddy @Berzerker .

 

And here I am, taking a 36-hour online course on Kotlin programming for Android Studio ... why am I not having a beer too?

 

So let me ask you. Would common sense and a feeling of entitlement be inversely proportional?

Generally speaking I'm compelled to say yes.-- Unless, of course, their perception of entitlement is well grounded...

Best regards
HP

 

Counter away. I'm drinking now with my buddy @Berzerker .

Sounds like a plan!

TTFN
HP

 

@Hypatia's Protege
I can never see here in the U.S.A. why supply and demand would ever be a factor in any crisis. This is the land of plenty.
There would not have been a demand if people would have just showed some common courtesy and common sense at the onset of this.
@cmartinez
Your welcome to join. The more the merrier.
Brzrkr

 

And here I am, taking a 36-hour online course on Kotlin programming for Android Studio

Invite them, too -- for a 36 hour party.

 

@Hypatia's Protege
Cheers, my friend!
And don't think I was saying anything bad about what you were getting at. I understand totally where your coming from.
Brzrkr

 

Here is some disturbing news...
Iceland lab testing suggests 50% of coronavirus cases are asymptomatic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/ot...es-are-asymptomatic/ar-BB120wuc?ocid=msedgntp

 

Here is some disturbing news...
Iceland lab testing suggests 50% of coronavirus cases are asymptomatic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/ot...es-are-asymptomatic/ar-BB120wuc?ocid=msedgntp

I'd like to know the amount of false positives that said test yields.

 

This social distancing thing ain't so bad after all. Good friends, good conversation.....AND! good beer.
What else does anyone need.
Brzrkr