There are different linings on tin cans. Tomatoes are acidic. You need acid resistant linings if you use tin cans for tomatoes or other acidic food. The acid will eat right through the inside, just like rust can eat through from the outside. Mason jars with Tattler lids would last the longest.
Smaller, independent stores are able to fill in their supply holes because they are not locked into contracts with suppliers. During the onset of the pandemic, the large retail pharmacy chain I work at wasn't able to supply masks, gloves, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. The independent pharmacy two towns over is where I purchased my gloves and masks from. They were able to access different suppliers that were mostly based in South Korea.
I've seen plenty of vinegar here, but it used to be $2.49/gal, then $2.99 - well, okay. Now can't find it under $5.
I always took pride in going to work, I still do! And sometimes now I don't always have enough! But I work all the time, and I don't understand people who choose not to do so!
Staff shortages aren't just for open positions. I know someone who manages a convenience store for a large Midwestern chain. She works at least 60 hours a week because she is constantly covering shifts for people who call off. In other words, she has to cover for people who don't feel like they need to show up. These are entry level jobs that pay $14/hr and up. I know that's not a lot, but I always showed up when I was making 4.75/hr back in the 90s. There's just not much work ethic any more...
Home Depot freight team was paid $20 an hour and even then people didn't want to do the work and regularly only stay for a few weeks or so before they quit. It is work, it is not hard work, but youngin's don't want to work.
Wonder Bread had a recall recently! My Hubby likes that gummy white stuff too, yuck! I'm not sure why it was recalled, but it's coming back around here!
My stepson is the night manager at a Pilot truck stop. He has been working 9-10 days in a row. Sometimes 12 hour shifts. They start at $18.55 an hour and no one wants to work. Supposed to be 4 people on overnights, but most of the time there are only 2.
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Bikes? Most of them just want the phone and a computer game system.
Bikes are a form of exercise "if you want to". They're not a form of transportation anymore. And it's kind of sad, really...
As far as kids working, it's determined by the state, but here under 16 is extremely restricted. At 16, it improves slightly but number of hours are very limited and what they are allowed to do is almost laughable. We have tried hiring 16-18 year olds, so far we've only encountered one that was actually willing to work. The others just liked saying they worked in a metal shop but didn't actually work (thus are no longer employeed by us).
we just raised a kiddo from 8 to 18 years old. One ploy is if they want to date they both have to have a part time job at least. Unfortunately we weren't that strict with him but he is living someplace else besides our basement and he has a part time job.
Shipping demand is definitely weak, but the shippers themselves are OK unless they shoot themselves in the foot. Profits are just taking a hit because shipments are down some. We just got word that my railroad will temporarily cut around 1600 jobs, most in Mid November, and a few more in Mid December. The official plan that we were given stated that the jobs will be re-posted, to resume on or slightly after January 3rd, depending on scheduled work days. There are 3 reasons, #1 being soft demand for rail shipping. Another is higher than expected costs to repair natural disasters like the flooding in California. Any natural disaster expenses exceeding what was budgeted for at the start of the year comes out of my department's operating budget. The third is that we have a new CEO who gets off on cutting jobs whenever possible. I'll guarantee that a certain percentage of the jobs that get cut won't be reposted in the foreseeable future. That will stretch our already thin maintenance department even thinner and will likely lead to more derailments, slower responses to service interruptions, and difficulty meeting shipping goals.
