worker shortage

I said it a few months ago, if the worker situation doesn’t loosen up by the 1st Q of 2022 (we’re there) many businesses will just retool, do with less and eliminate jobs. It’s happening. A local grocery chain has merged and eliminated departments and shortened their hours. Starbucks is shortening hours. Ace hardware has eliminated services and shortened hours. This doesn’t even include restaurants which are shrinking menus buying more ready to cook food (heard this from a vendor) to make due with less people. Once they all figure out the economic model, those jobs won’t go back. This happened in the early 80s partially due to food production technology



It’s older than me, and I’m not young


Marvin Gaye music.apple.com


Kind of means more today that in the 70s music.apple.com


Late night paperwork music music.apple.com


The economy is going tank. 2 supermarket chains on this island have cut hours and now close on certain days, the hardware store closes at 4, Starbucks has 2 of 4 stores closed and shorter hours. All due to lack of workers.


I ordered one of these. I’m not supposed to wear my watch when I work in the kitchen (Dept of Health reg), which is every day. This will be a bettter solution than just putting my Apple Watch in my pocket.


Two years ago today I receive the lay off notice due to COVID. That’s when we know it was real. That company never hired me back


Great time for Hawaii bigislandnow.com

‘Final Moments of Their Lives’ : Astronomers Observe Massive Star’s Explosion


Very apropos song. Superman where are you now? music.apple.com


Every silver lining’s got a touch of grey music.apple.com



I’m gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender music.apple.com


The two annoyances using primarily an iPad rather than a Mac is not having Spaces where apps are in a specific swipe-able place (1 or 2 spaces to the right or left) and Micro.blog reverting to this whenever I navigate away from it.


I was so ambivalent about the Webb telescope until it actually launched. I guess cuz it took so many years. Now I check on it daily. A balmy 128f


They were not listening, they did not know how music.apple.com


Ok rocket scientist. We offer a signing bonus, increased pay, have great benefits. The staff we do have raves about working here and still no applications

And not only us. Every business that I talk to


We don’t have snow like DC, but we do have guys trimming palm trees


Want to hide somewhere. bigislandnow.com

State Reports 3,178 New Cases of COVID on Sunday