As someone who’s spent decades immersed in the freight and logistics industry, I’ve learned that freight data often tells the story of the broader economy
@Europe Says Quite right about freight data being an economic indicator. What people watching the Dow Industrials continue to overlook is the Dow Transportation Index. The Dow Industrials, now called "The Dow" as if there's only one index, isn't the be-all end-all index. Look at Dow Transportations AND the Dow Utilities while you're at it.
@EugestShirley Yeah, so would have to make coffee for 10 people on this class, typically 20. At a park, so no power. Camp stove and instant coffee would be the in-field thing to do I suppose. I failed to walk through this part of the exercise ahead of time, LOL.
France's consumer watchdog has reported the Asian fast fashion giant Shein to authorities for selling "sex dolls with a childlike appearance" on its website.
Washington will receive about $66 million from Philip Morris to resolve lingering disputes between the company and the state related to the landmark multibillion-dollar tobacco settlement reached in 1998.
The yellow metal entered a corrective phase, trading within a range of $4,013 to $4,080 per ounce. This consolidation follows a remarkable surge that pushed
#OKBoomer pwns GenXers, Millennials, et seq because of the current generation of kids declare "67" and their elders claim that it means nothing. WRONG, because the meaning is Boomer vintage, kids.
Anything declared to be "67" is something that is contrary to something else. Surprise! Boomers know what that means because that's the meaning that "67" has had for decades. Written out in long hand, the phrase is "at sixes and sevens". Suck it up, kids.
@Radio Free Trumpistan Well, this is a surprise--a post made it out of My Portal in less than a few minutes instead of after several hours if at all. That IS and improvement.
Having two Friendica accounts because of performance issues remains a useful strategy nonetheless. Digging further on the #67 frivolities of today--yes it's foolish to declare that the "word of the year" not just because it looks like a single number but because it's a stand-in for a phrase, not a word, and TIL that it originates with Chaucer, although it was still in common usage by Boomers. It was that popular, folks.
The phrase spawned an evolutionary offshoot which internet sources don't consider even related, although its meaning is synonymic: "at odds with"--which came into usage in the 1500s, long after Chaucer's era. All those born-yesterday kids wouldn't know that they essentially "reinvented the wheel".
#67 has reached the late night comedy circuit to be lampooned, and yeah, I just posted something about this on My Portal so that one is gonna take its time making it to the Fediverse. I'm posting it here not just for expediency but also for circulation because the younger set has been PWNED by Boomers with this development.
The younger folks who are parents of the kids who are declaring "67" have been declaring that it means nothing, and they are so wrong about that. It's had a particular meaning for decades, kids. Yeah--don't #OKBoomer me just because I'm old enough to know better.
Anything that is 67 is in conflict with something else. That's it, kids. Shove it with your OK Boomer shit and learn how to deal with this in its long hand form: "at sixes and sevens". You all can sit down and shut up now.
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 223 drones on the night of 31 October-1 November, around 140 of which were Shaheds. Ukrainian air defence forces have destroyed 206 UAVs.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declined to say whether the U.S. is preparing military strikes on Venezuela, while blasting Democrats over the ongoing shutdown
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight? If your ma says not to chew it, do you swallow it in spite? And it catches on your tonsils, then heaves 'em left and right? Does your ...
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This #Halloween I miss the old Dr. Fear show (The Mysterious Lab of Dr. Fear) on the local cable channel. Yes, I can find it on YouTube but y'all know I can't go there because my ad blockers "are a violation of our Terms of Service" and I won't drop my ad blockers.
Those of you who still visit YouTube, do yourself a favor and find the one episode of The Mysterious Lab where Trinka Drakul sings her own words to Fur Elise. I have that video saved somewhere here and I always gotta hear that this time of year. #RIP Jaemi Young #TrinkaDrakul --Trinka the character's birthday is today.
yeah, sleep paralysis really sucks. I had it on an almost nightly basis for the better part of a decade starting in my early teens. With me, I suspect it’s related to #Non24 disorder and it has largely gone away ever since I stopped trying to follow a normal 24 hour day.
I still get it once in a while, but they stopped being scary after the first decade. After that they were just uncomfortable. These days, they rarely happen and they’re more annoying than anything else.
The monsters with hot feet standing on me are long gone. I even breathe just fine. There’s no pressure on my chest. I just can’t move.
In the rare times it happens, my only concern is being able to get back to sleep quickly.
@sysop408 I remember my gramps used 2 tell me not to sleeo by "myself" i dont know y back then why was it.. Ff being an adult i now know why.. I used 2 sleep w/ my cats but the other 2 already so I only left w/ my Jury..also too much stress is causing it too .. :/ idk i dont want to picture "her" in my head right now..
What he failed to consider was the possibility of a de-evolution in America brought on by a demented tangerine dictator and his flock of uneducated MAGA sheep.
Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to Europe Says • •Quite right about freight data being an economic indicator.
What people watching the Dow Industrials continue to overlook is the Dow Transportation Index. The Dow Industrials, now called "The Dow" as if there's only one index, isn't the be-all end-all index. Look at Dow Transportations AND the Dow Utilities while you're at it.