20 Mule Team Borax.

Soda crackers and tomato juice.
Gas up 40 cents Thursday.

Lasagna noodles

Looked in 3 grocery stores and a Walmart and all gone.

I despise Walmart and do everything I can to not set foot in one

Once the United States entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Axis cause was largely doomed. America mobilized 12 million soldiers — about the same number as did the Soviet Union, despite having a population of about 40 million fewer citizens.

American war production proved astonishing. At the huge Willow Run plant in Michigan, the greatest generation turned out a B-24 heavy bomber every hour. A single shipyard could mass-produce an ocean-going Liberty merchant ship from scratch in a week.

In just four years, the United States would produce more airplanes than all of the major war powers combined. Germany, Japan, Italy, and the Soviet Union could not build a successful four-engine heavy bomber. America, in contrast, produced 34,000 excellent B-17s, B-24s, and B-29s.

By 1944, the new U.S. Navy had become the largest in the history of civilization at more than 6,000 ships. Its B-29 heavy bomber program and Manhattan Project efforts together cost more $50 billion in today’s dollars.

America sent troops throughout the Pacific islands, and to North Africa, Italy, and Western Europe. The United States staged two simultaneous bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan while conducting surface and submarine campaigns against all of the Axis powers.

At the same time, the U.S. supplied the Soviet Union with 400,000 heavy trucks, 2,000 locomotives, 11,000 railcars, and billions of dollars worth of planes, tanks, food, clothing, and strategic resources. By 1943–44, the U.S. also supplied about 20 percent of Britain’s munitions.

If the measure of wartime success is defined by quickly defeating and humiliating enemies at the least cost in blood and treasure, then America waged a brilliant war.

Of the major powers, only America’s homeland was not systematically bombed. It was never invaded. While its 400,000 fatalities were a terrible cost of victory, the United States lost the smallest percentage of its population of any major power.

By late 1944, the American M1 rifle, B-29 heavy bomber, P-51 Mustang fighter, Gato-class submarines, Essex-class aircraft carriers, and Iowa-class battleships were the best weapons of their class.

America did not win World War II alone. But without the United States, the war against Axis fascism would have been lost.

https://www.nationalreview.com...victor-davis-hanson/



After reading the various posts here about shortages in the US today, I wonder if we will ever be able to get back to our production capabilities that helped win WW II...

Ham, don’t leave it for the last minute.

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Originally posted by AzMikeCFD102:
Its B-29 heavy bomber program and Manhattan Project efforts together cost more $50 billion in today’s dollars.

In todays dollars that doesn't seem like a lot of money. Today we spend Trillions and get less. So little no one really knows where the money went and there sure as hell isn't anything to show for it.

My knee braces, I wear one on each knee, looking for replacements, none in stock any where. Ended up ordering from CVS for $25 each, usually pay $13-$19 each. Only other place that had them was Target, but they wouldn't ship and I am not driving 3 hours round trip to save $20.

Clorox toilet tabs.

potatoes

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Originally posted by Dueeast:
potatoes

Easy to grow in limited space. Too late for this year but give it a go next year. Potatoes can be canned.

Snow throwers.

I have a deposit down on a Ariens 24” Platinum at a local shop and my name is on the ‘wait lists’ at three other shops for Ariens, Toro and Cub Cadet and they all do not have any indication as to when they may receive additional product to sell.

Their advice is to buy something if you can find it elsewhere.

The local big box stores are showing limited stock on lower quality brands which I may now consider.

Not relevant to this thread but the following statement in the above account of the US in WW2 isn't true: "Of the major powers, only America’s homeland... was never invaded."

People forget that the Aleutian islands were invaded and, as part of Alaska, make up the homeland. While sparsely inhabited, it's still US soil...

https://www.history.com/topics...the-aleutian-islands

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Originally posted by Dakor:
Not relevant to this thread but the following statement in the above account of the US in WW2 isn't true: "Of the major powers, only America’s homeland... was never invaded."

People forget that the Aleutian islands were invaded and, as part of Alaska, make up the homeland. While sparsely inhabited, it's still US soil...

https://www.history.com/topics...the-aleutian-islands

Perhaps the year that Alaska was admitted as a state has a bearing on this bit.

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Originally posted by SIGnified:

quote:

Originally posted by Dakor:
Not relevant to this thread but the following statement in the above account of the US in WW2 isn't true: "Of the major powers, only America’s homeland... was never invaded."

People forget that the Aleutian islands were invaded and, as part of Alaska, make up the homeland. While sparsely inhabited, it's still US soil...

https://www.history.com/topics...the-aleutian-islands

Perhaps the year that Alaska was admitted as a state has a bearing on this bit.

January 1959

quote:

Originally posted by SIGnified:

quote:

Originally posted by Dakor:
Not relevant to this thread but the following statement in the above account of the US in WW2 isn't true: "Of the major powers, only America’s homeland... was never invaded."

People forget that the Aleutian islands were invaded and, as part of Alaska, make up the homeland. While sparsely inhabited, it's still US soil...

https://www.history.com/topics...the-aleutian-islands

Perhaps the year that Alaska was admitted as a state has a bearing on this bit.

I was about to post the same thing. Though it's largely semantics it was a territory at the time. I don't think most would include American Samoa or The U.S. Virgin Islands (among others) as "America's homeland".

Chemical paint stripper.

I dropped off a quantity of small parts to be stripped and powder coated back in September. The supplier didn't want to sandblast them due to the amount of labor that would be required (he's short on workers, too, BTW). Was promised 3-4 weeks turnaround.

Flash forward to today. Almost 8 weeks and no word. Asked for status and was told barrels of stripper have been backordered for 3 months. He's hoping to get some in and have my parts done by the end of the month. We'll see.

2ish weeks ago, the radiator on my car let go. I ordered a new one, and the next day I got an email saying they had a 5-7 week or more lead time. I was able to find one from another source, but for a little while I thought I was in real trouble.

HP computer ink #61 black. Got plenty of #61xl the large size, $48.00 vs #61 standard size @ $28.00. I guess buy big or go home. I bought reconditioned on eBay for $14.95…works perfect.

Adding to the list of weird shortages:
Minn Kota Riptide transom mounted trolling motors.

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Originally posted by recoatlift:
HP computer ink #61 black. Got plenty of #61xl the large size, $48.00 vs #61 standard size @ $28.00. I guess buy big or go home. I bought reconditioned on eBay for $14.95…works perfect.

except the printer yells at you judgingly for putting a non-hp products. it's their version of ink cartridge shaming.