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Scruffy1

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 09:35 PM Wednesday

I was at the US Mexico border today. It was Shocking. [View all]

I was at the Rio Bosque Wildlife Refuge jus south of the El Paso water Treatment Facility right next to the Zaragosa border truck crossing. It was about 4pm when there is usually a line of Semi's a half mile long to get on Pan American then to Loop 375. Today truck traffic was so light that I could sometimes see 2 trucks at the same time, sometimes none at all. I couldn't find the daily numbers online only monthly, but I'm guessing a drop of more than 50%. This is going to bankrupt a whole lot of trucking companies in the US and also cut into rail revenue because a lot of stuff coming out of Mexico either comes by rail out of Laredo/Nueve Laredo or is transferred to rail after crossing the border. Spotted a male Black Chin hummingbird and what was probably an ICE vehicle, too.

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Thanks for posting, Scruffy 1 Leghorn21 Wednesday #1
Hold on to your wallets. We are headed for a deep recession! OrlandoDem2 Wednesday #2
Listening to Malcolm Nance today gab13by13 Wednesday #5
Its not just China that we are losing. .. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #9
"People have no idea what's coming" Woodycall Thursday #18
I drove past the Port of Seattle today. There were two ships in the harbor. TWO!!! OMGWTF Thursday #14
Democrats can't clean this up. live love laugh Thursday #19
And then complain that Dems can't clean it up zorbasd Thursday #48
Recovery will take years AFTER BidenRocks Thursday #53
The immediate earnings reports may be high... AntiFascist Thursday #52
Wow! I remember that crossing. I used to live on Alameda in the 80's. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #3
I work for a large intermodal provider. After a quite strong q1... Mark.b2 Wednesday #4
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #7
K&R UTUSN Wednesday #6
Listening to Wall Street and banking pundits markodochartaigh Wednesday #8
They are so hard-wired for normal condtions that they are unable to see that this is not normal. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #10
Too many people, including those in the media, have always treated Trump as normal. Lonestarblue Thursday #31
If enough people & companies stand up to him, there will be too many targets for him & maga Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #32
He would have been a serial murderer. Henry203 Thursday #54
My boss seems to be that way. JanMichael Thursday #56
Delusional why, becasue it is higher percent than that? Amaryllis Wednesday #11
Yes, 100% intuitively obvious to markodochartaigh Wednesday #13
They think he's going to make deals iemanja Wednesday #12
Trump won't until there is a flat out Depression. He is stubborn, can't ever admit he's wrong and tariffs are his "pet kerry-is-my-prez Thursday #20
Nope, I didn't sell iemanja Thursday #23
Too low / high depends on expectations, risk & time. * Be Here Now. * "Too late" is not the best way to think of things. Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #44
Where do you put your money when you pull it out of the market? iemanja Thursday #46
I said. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #47
Trump has been SO toxic and insulting, that many countries don't...... 70sEraVet Thursday #34
NBER eventually will declare the start of the recession in March 2025. roamer65 Thursday #22
Do you mean March 2026? N/T Conjuay Thursday #33
No. roamer65 Thursday #50
The only thing they are looking at is their tax cuts. LiberalArkie Thursday #25
Because trump can change his mind on a whim & stop all the uncertainty. Callie1979 Thursday #27
a lot of Chinese manufacturing is passed through Mexico cadoman Thursday #15
howdi AllaN01Bear Thursday #38
what's critical to remember is we don't have the people to do those jobs any more cadoman Thursday #45
Most OTC pharmaceuticals... Ibuprofen, muscle creams... haele Yesterday #57
The ports are empty the crossing traffic is down.... I stocked up at Costco today for this very reason. live love laugh Thursday #16
Similar experience at... róisín_dubh Thursday #17
My gut feeling about this is eerily similar to very late 2007. roamer65 Thursday #21
The leopards are preparing for another face buffet, this one's gonna be pretty huge 0rganism Thursday #24
I do not think the heritage foundation can ever admit that LiberalArkie Thursday #26
the American public are all standing on a beach and see a rather big wave approaching. Javaman Thursday #28
Ground Truth roscoeroscoe Thursday #29
Imports Johnny2X2X Thursday #30
IMO nitpicked Thursday #41
Actually Q3 IMO Johnny2X2X Thursday #42
Back when I drove cross country we would drop Emile Thursday #35
I'll bet you those trucking companies voted for Trump. Martin68 Thursday #36
without actually closing the borders , thru tarrifs trump has closed thge borders. AllaN01Bear Thursday #37
Will the Black Market soon be added to the markets? Ping Tung Thursday #39
Owning the Libs! (sarcasm) Exp Thursday #40
Is Rio Bosque the area where Josh Brolin hid the money in No Country For Old Men? maxsolomon Thursday #43
Any military? lame54 Thursday #49
I'm thinking the uncertainty and shock is max at this time bucolic_frolic Thursday #51
I had cousins that graduated from Riverside High School n/t aggiesal Thursday #55
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