tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post3184229533719527900..comments2024-03-18T13:22:06.536-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: U.S. exports are rebounding (4)Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51643132510069169222009-07-20T21:33:17.595-07:002009-07-20T21:33:17.595-07:00Finally! We're freeeeee!!!!!
Mental image - ...Finally! We're freeeeee!!!!!<br /><br />Mental image - Corporal Klinger bounding through the hills in his blue chiffon dress...Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869071526968957308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67660507115088769282009-07-20T15:08:32.445-07:002009-07-20T15:08:32.445-07:00Note: alstry has surpassed my tolerance limit, so ...Note: alstry has surpassed my tolerance limit, so I will delete any of his posts that do not add value to the topic of the post.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-70275294359141370882009-07-20T12:22:39.111-07:002009-07-20T12:22:39.111-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.DownSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060412190845404089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-71165196814159236812009-07-20T12:03:50.316-07:002009-07-20T12:03:50.316-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-82802528768838277752009-07-20T11:36:43.480-07:002009-07-20T11:36:43.480-07:00Isn't an increase in export of scrap paper and...Isn't an increase in export of scrap paper and metal in itself a bullish indicator? If there is a lower consumption and lower production, where do the increase in scraps come from? <br /><br />Alstry's analysis is really simplistic and illogical.狂猪https://www.blogger.com/profile/16599529315620633684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-80174262714074508112009-07-20T11:06:48.243-07:002009-07-20T11:06:48.243-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-677481052142365432009-07-20T10:48:45.444-07:002009-07-20T10:48:45.444-07:00Some portion of Chung's shipments could be goi...Some portion of Chung's shipments could be going out of Long Beach, couldn't they? <br /><br />In any event, paper scrap represents a small fraction of container shipments. And regardless of the amount, shipments of paper scarp represent value added for someone, otherwise they would not exist at all. To dismiss the rising volume of container shipments just because 10% or so are paper Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90964959682093928312009-07-20T10:14:39.478-07:002009-07-20T10:14:39.478-07:00Scott,
The data is per year and virtually all of ...Scott,<br /><br />The data is per year and virtually all of Chung's scrap goes to China....you think it is reasonable to think that trash is shipping off the East Coast to China?<br /><br />This is just an area I know a thing or two about.<br /><br />I don't mean to upset you....I would think getting to the bottom of this would be your goal as well.<br /><br />If I am wrong, I would trulyalstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77284830221104938732009-07-20T10:10:45.405-07:002009-07-20T10:10:45.405-07:00Scott: I've been away from your great blog fo...Scott: I've been away from your great blog for awhile and haven't read comments in an even longer time. Why not allow readers to block/hide those readers' comments they wish to? It seems you have a disruptive troll lurking.Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14840074248344452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-33847700113830476832009-07-20T10:10:16.198-07:002009-07-20T10:10:16.198-07:00I am rapidly losing patience here. As the article ...I am rapidly losing patience here. As the article states, "America Chung Nam ... annually exports over 211,000." That does not specify a time period, nor does it specify a port. Earlier in the article an LA port official is quoted as giving total containers of paper scrap shipped in 2007.<br /><br />Your sloppy use of facts is a waste of everyone's time. I will exercise my veto Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-43259719860671751892009-07-20T09:55:57.124-07:002009-07-20T09:55:57.124-07:00Scott,
American Chung Nam Inc. alone shipped over...Scott,<br /><br />American Chung Nam Inc. alone shipped over 200,000 containers.....alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-74823143949044973202009-07-20T09:47:53.615-07:002009-07-20T09:47:53.615-07:00One of the articles cited the fact that 164,000 co...One of the articles cited the fact that 164,000 containers of paper scrap were shipped out of the port of LA in 2007. If you check the port's statistics, they shipped a total of 1.6 million containers that year.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-8290154315494990812009-07-20T09:44:09.961-07:002009-07-20T09:44:09.961-07:00Scott,
Thanks again for your patience and civilit...Scott,<br /><br />Thanks again for your patience and civility....I have read the articles and could not find anything relating to export container VOLUME being only 10%.....<br /><br />It was clear that paper was in a depression last Fall, but thank goodness it has improved this Spring.alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-87184480670760388822009-07-20T09:34:00.314-07:002009-07-20T09:34:00.314-07:00Searching for knowledge on the internet is like hu...Searching for knowledge on the internet is like hunting for diamonds in the city dump. There is so much more garbage than treasure that I think it's debatable if the general public is really better off than it was before the www. I do not disparage Alstry’s opinion. He may be George Soros in disguise, or he may be just another member of the confederacy of dunces. No matter what, it’s a randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368254229927808998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32322343507737035692009-07-20T09:24:17.444-07:002009-07-20T09:24:17.444-07:00alstry: read the articles you linked to. They have...alstry: read the articles you linked to. They have the data I referred to.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-9423243225398892382009-07-20T09:17:55.676-07:002009-07-20T09:17:55.676-07:00Scott,
I hope you understand and appreciate that ...Scott,<br /><br />I hope you understand and appreciate that my only goal is to determine the truth with this socratic discourse. Without a doubt, the majority of U.S. Exports by container volume is simply waste paper.....I am not sure where you obtained your 10% number, but I am not sure if it is valid.<br /><br />Here is some more data:<br /><br /><br /><i>America's largest exporter, in alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-48243718421573759102009-07-20T08:41:37.050-07:002009-07-20T08:41:37.050-07:00alstry: your high regard for facts is just hot air...alstry: your high regard for facts is just hot air. If you had done some basic due diligence, you would have discovered that paper scrap represented a mere 10% of outbound container shipments from Los Angeles in 2007, at a time when prices were sky-high. Volumes are almost certainly down today, but paper probably represents less than 10% of this year's shipments. That shipments are up Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67633524274930687832009-07-20T07:04:01.303-07:002009-07-20T07:04:01.303-07:00alstry . . . I echo the sentiments of other recent...alstry . . . I echo the sentiments of other recent posts. I have just visited Alstrynomics and Zomblator, your two sites. I note 1 member at Alstrynomics and none at Zombulator. It would appear the law of supply and demand, as well as visitors to this site are sending you a message: Way too much supply and zip, zero, nada demand. No doubt Scott could block your visits but that would be de classe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816556258682440933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-43890274137840984422009-07-20T06:54:22.803-07:002009-07-20T06:54:22.803-07:00alstry, dissent is wonderful but what you are doin...alstry, dissent is wonderful but what you are doing is simply operating a keyboard.WNY Hayseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13320707048572617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17692674822149006662009-07-20T05:46:27.487-07:002009-07-20T05:46:27.487-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.WNY Hayseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13320707048572617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-60873030366794489252009-07-20T05:41:48.481-07:002009-07-20T05:41:48.481-07:00"..in addition to being an attorney, I was th..."..in addition to being an attorney, I was the CIO for a transportation company.."<br /><br /><br />Alstry,<br /><br />Did I also hear you were the first man on the moon, and also won best actress award for your role on Broadway?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-86818046080242872662009-07-20T02:52:31.383-07:002009-07-20T02:52:31.383-07:00Scott,
Just a quick question to digress a bit.......Scott,<br /><br />Just a quick question to digress a bit.....<br /><br />In Law and business analysis, the facts, and weight of the facts, are important in building a foundation to reaching a presentable conclusion.<br /><br />And in Law, socratic discourse is encouraged when the facts are in dispute.<br /><br />In Economics, do the facts matter?<br /><br />I ask this question in all seriousness alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90882786372549365032009-07-19T22:43:27.250-07:002009-07-19T22:43:27.250-07:00alstry,
There is such a thing as sane, rational, ...alstry,<br /><br />There is such a thing as sane, rational, and constructive dissent; I enjoy that. However, the constant disruptive and self-serving idiocies that you regularly offer here are...well, to be polite, tiring. I'd propose you open your own blog so that we can flock there in our quest for enlightenment. Oops, that's right. You have one. Well, we'll see you there. Or not. Ramirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601019040841447777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59369421294817563182009-07-19T20:35:33.413-07:002009-07-19T20:35:33.413-07:00To be really serious,
If you notice, LA container...To be really serious,<br /><br />If you notice, LA container traffic was much better than Long Beach, looking at the second link I provided, you would see that waste paper was piling up due to depressed pricing in the Winter.<br /><br />Prices picked up recently which helps explain the pick up in L.A. relative to Long Beach.<br /><br />Hopefully this clarifies things a bit.alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75101094994379890222009-07-19T20:18:07.336-07:002009-07-19T20:18:07.336-07:00Just to be serious for a second.
Many Economists ...Just to be serious for a second.<br /><br />Many Economists cite Exports as an economic indicator.....but most economists don't realize that America's key export is trash.<br /><br />As a percentage of container volume, trash is so high that using export container volume as an economic indicator is not much better than the contents.<br /><br />FWIW, recyc papyer prices are up recently andalstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.com