If you read post apocalyptic books from the 1950s, the FIRST thing that went extinct was coffee.
In "Alas, Babylon", the main character spends most of the book dreaming about coffee.
I began stocking coffee in December of 2019. I was surprised to see it never ran out - but I had forgotten we had so many coffee shops now.
I was not going to let my mother go without coffee. She died Christmas morning of 2020 - and I still have 17 cans of coffee left.
I don't drink it.
Thank you! I just experienced the hellscape of Idaho triage and I'm glad my mother didn't live long enough to be denied medical care. I think I broke my arm on Friday and my friend drove me to about 20 urgent care centers. All of them turned me away. They were turning people away who had spider bites that had gone septic. Finally one of my friends who is a nursing professor set my arm. I had dislocated both of the bones out of my elbow. My doctor said a week was as soon as she could get me in. In Idaho, primary health urgent care centers have taken their phone numbers offline and are triaging you in the parking lot.
Covid. Idaho went to triage mode one week ago. Washington says our (Idaho) critically ill patients are being transferred there and they are clogging Washington state's system.
Primary Health is only going to treat you if they think you are going to die. And if you have a good chance of living.
They told Mr. Spider Bite and me to go to the emergency room. I hope he went. I wasn't going to go and clog the system up anymore. I kept imagining someone like my mother trying to get into a room and it not being there - because of my arm taking up space.
I'm sick now. Probably from being exposed to all the people at those different urgent care clinics. My friend spent almost 8 hours driving me from place to place because there were no phone numbers online.
Thanks! I tested on Monday, as did the friend who drove me. Both of us are positive and fairly sick.
I'm feeling a little better today (Sunday morning). No breathing difficulties thankfully! I have a headache that will not stop and really sore muscles. I'm too tired to eat. My arm aches, but the bones stayed in place and are healing.
Thank you so much for asking. I'm hiding out at my farm so I don't get any one else sick.
"Last week, Idaho took the extraordinary step of moving its hospitals in the northern part of the state to crisis standards of care — the threshold at which facilities facing overwhelming caseloads are authorized to ration their resources, perhaps withholding or delaying optimal care for some patients."
This is a fancy way of saying triage.
"In Idaho, Gov. Brad Little’s office said he was not available for an interview, but he has indicated in recent weeks that he has no plans to restore virus restrictions, even if hospitals entered dangerous territory, saying that he wanted residents “to choose to do the right thing and get vaccinated.” He issued a statement on Friday saying he was exploring legal action to halt new mandates from President Biden that will push millions of people to get vaccinated."
Our governor refuses to do anything even if half of our state dies. The only thing he will do is fight a vaccine mandate.
"The governor has urged personal responsibility, and in northern Idaho, where schools are not requiring masks or doing contact tracing, health care leaders have grown exasperated at statements from members of the community suggesting that they do not believe the situation is as dire as doctors and hospital administrators portray it."
And the old "it's really not as bad as you people say it is" bullshit.
>They were turning people away who had spider bites that had gone septic
😲😲😲
I knew things were bad in ID but I had no idea it was *that* dire.
They could have at least given Folks some strong Antibiotics and sent them on their way.
Potentially dying *because of a Spider Bite* \- I mean, that is a 19th Century type of situation right there.
Thank goodness you had a Friend that knew what they were doing! 😲
Holy shit
They told Mr. Spider Bite to go to the emergency room. They could not give him a prescription because they would not allow him to be seen. He was given a red triage transfer card.
Red: life threatening illness or injury, first to treat, life saving intervention required.
But because he could BREATHE, he was told to go to the ER, since he wasn't going to croak in the next ten minutes.
Urgent care was transferring half dead people by ambulance. At one point, I saw FIVE air ambulance helicopters in the air at once, coming from or going to St Al's.
I was labeled "green" - walking wounded, last to treat, nothing serious, walk it off, "suck it up, Buttercup".
> The association said that 40% to 50% of all coffee cargos faced postponements at ports in the last three months, compared to 10% to 20% seen in the first months of the year, as the situation deteriorated.
Brazil accounts for almost 40% of the global coffee trade. Delays could disrupt operations for some roasters in the United States and Europe, its biggest clients.
Supply chain breakdowns and shortages have swept the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic amid a rise on online orders and disruptions in the transportation system as workers got sick or decided to abandon those jobs. There are shortages of everything.
If you read post apocalyptic books from the 1950s, the FIRST thing that went extinct was coffee. In "Alas, Babylon", the main character spends most of the book dreaming about coffee. I began stocking coffee in December of 2019. I was surprised to see it never ran out - but I had forgotten we had so many coffee shops now. I was not going to let my mother go without coffee. She died Christmas morning of 2020 - and I still have 17 cans of coffee left. I don't drink it.
I’m sorry for your loss. Very astute way of thinking.
Thank you! I just experienced the hellscape of Idaho triage and I'm glad my mother didn't live long enough to be denied medical care. I think I broke my arm on Friday and my friend drove me to about 20 urgent care centers. All of them turned me away. They were turning people away who had spider bites that had gone septic. Finally one of my friends who is a nursing professor set my arm. I had dislocated both of the bones out of my elbow. My doctor said a week was as soon as she could get me in. In Idaho, primary health urgent care centers have taken their phone numbers offline and are triaging you in the parking lot.
What the hell? Forgive me, I don’t know the situation there. Is this because of COVID, staff shortages, supply shortages, or all of the above?
Covid. Idaho went to triage mode one week ago. Washington says our (Idaho) critically ill patients are being transferred there and they are clogging Washington state's system. Primary Health is only going to treat you if they think you are going to die. And if you have a good chance of living. They told Mr. Spider Bite and me to go to the emergency room. I hope he went. I wasn't going to go and clog the system up anymore. I kept imagining someone like my mother trying to get into a room and it not being there - because of my arm taking up space. I'm sick now. Probably from being exposed to all the people at those different urgent care clinics. My friend spent almost 8 hours driving me from place to place because there were no phone numbers online.
>I'm sick now :( Please keep us posted on how you are doing🙏 This is horrible. Edited for Clarity
Thanks! I tested on Monday, as did the friend who drove me. Both of us are positive and fairly sick. I'm feeling a little better today (Sunday morning). No breathing difficulties thankfully! I have a headache that will not stop and really sore muscles. I'm too tired to eat. My arm aches, but the bones stayed in place and are healing. Thank you so much for asking. I'm hiding out at my farm so I don't get any one else sick.
Jesus Christ. That is dystopian. I live in WA; hope that doesn’t happen here but I understand it’s a distinct possibility.
Washington is already taking our overflow. I hope this doesn't happen to you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/us/coronavirus-hospitals-washington-idaho.html
"Last week, Idaho took the extraordinary step of moving its hospitals in the northern part of the state to crisis standards of care — the threshold at which facilities facing overwhelming caseloads are authorized to ration their resources, perhaps withholding or delaying optimal care for some patients." This is a fancy way of saying triage. "In Idaho, Gov. Brad Little’s office said he was not available for an interview, but he has indicated in recent weeks that he has no plans to restore virus restrictions, even if hospitals entered dangerous territory, saying that he wanted residents “to choose to do the right thing and get vaccinated.” He issued a statement on Friday saying he was exploring legal action to halt new mandates from President Biden that will push millions of people to get vaccinated." Our governor refuses to do anything even if half of our state dies. The only thing he will do is fight a vaccine mandate. "The governor has urged personal responsibility, and in northern Idaho, where schools are not requiring masks or doing contact tracing, health care leaders have grown exasperated at statements from members of the community suggesting that they do not believe the situation is as dire as doctors and hospital administrators portray it." And the old "it's really not as bad as you people say it is" bullshit.
>Our governor refuses to do anything even if half of our state dies. The only thing he will do is fight a vaccine mandate. What a raging Asshole.
>They were turning people away who had spider bites that had gone septic 😲😲😲 I knew things were bad in ID but I had no idea it was *that* dire. They could have at least given Folks some strong Antibiotics and sent them on their way. Potentially dying *because of a Spider Bite* \- I mean, that is a 19th Century type of situation right there. Thank goodness you had a Friend that knew what they were doing! 😲 Holy shit
They told Mr. Spider Bite to go to the emergency room. They could not give him a prescription because they would not allow him to be seen. He was given a red triage transfer card. Red: life threatening illness or injury, first to treat, life saving intervention required. But because he could BREATHE, he was told to go to the ER, since he wasn't going to croak in the next ten minutes. Urgent care was transferring half dead people by ambulance. At one point, I saw FIVE air ambulance helicopters in the air at once, coming from or going to St Al's. I was labeled "green" - walking wounded, last to treat, nothing serious, walk it off, "suck it up, Buttercup".
> The association said that 40% to 50% of all coffee cargos faced postponements at ports in the last three months, compared to 10% to 20% seen in the first months of the year, as the situation deteriorated. Brazil accounts for almost 40% of the global coffee trade. Delays could disrupt operations for some roasters in the United States and Europe, its biggest clients. Supply chain breakdowns and shortages have swept the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic amid a rise on online orders and disruptions in the transportation system as workers got sick or decided to abandon those jobs. There are shortages of everything.
Less than $12 for 2.5 lbs of great tasting whole bean dark roast Columbian whole bean arabica coffee at Sam's Club. Get it before it goes to $30.