Would you prefer I said it's the end of the world as we know it?
Isn't that what happened last year? ) .... but I've found that if I expect and plan for worse than the worst (while hoping for the best) I find myself being pleasantly surprised when the situation comes out somewhere in between the extremes (as it usually does).
Everyone and our nation should be doing that. We need to build more things HERE, rather than rely on unfriendly nations for everyday products as well as sophisticated electronics.
Rather frustrating, but highly illustrative and given how much things have changed I suspect the next decade will be interesting as more people try to become more self-sufficient ... until they lull themselves back into over-reliance on others and divest themselves of the land and equipment that require so much time/effort to maintain.
Hopefully, I'm wrong and things will smooth out sooner rather than later (particularly given the current insanity may delay my getting a replacement truck
Agreed... but getting back to that place is going to take a big investment and is going to take a work force that is willing to work. "Build in the USA" requires a mindset I think we have lost. I supervise 30 somethings.. They have been led to believe that they work to live - they do not live to work. They are not willing to go over the top and get the job done. They want their leisure activities.
If I were you it sounds like I'd be learning how the old timers did it with nothing other than a 3PT. Heck, for a long time it was just a draw bar. I hate to say this but I wouldn't put a lot of stock in the new expected delivery date you got, and that is nothing against your dealer or Kubota because I don't really feel it's their fault if the date is wrong.
