Originally Posted by Danhedonia

I actually have knowledge of UPS - they simply can't staff. They're incredibly overwhelmed -we know people at the ABQ shipping center who say that the backup is epic.

My curiosity about the specifics may seem crummy or morbid but it remains. I feel like delays are easy to understand; and the spike in demand accounts for so much. But I also feel like machined metal products .... almost evaporated. And I know nothing about that world. Do ball bearings get made halfway around the world from where they're inserted into brackets? Is grease made in one part of China, and has to go through a 3rd party to get to Taiwan?

Are the plants in Taiwan closed because everyone there is staying home?

Does anyone know?