New Tires Being Installed on the RS

[runnerhiker]

My first job when I graduated from college in 1973 was at a BFGoodrich rubber plant in SE Texas, the raw materials for the rubber were styrene and butadiene, both derived from crude oil. This synthetic rubber made in Texas was then shipped to Ohio where it was made into BFGoodrich tires. The sequence was: crude oil to a refinery, byproducts from the refinery to a chemical plant, and the chemical plant made the styrene and butadiene.

I see, with increased frequency, news article that indicate the supply chain problem is manpower driven, not raw material. A lot of people out of the workforce. Hey, that's me! I am retired and I am not going back to work.