we are in a position where we don t have collective national infrastructure at our seaports to handle the level of demand we are trying to unload. eric: as consumers, we have christmas and holidays coming up, what is your suggestion we do, grant out and panic by or just wait? let me say one result of the pandemic has been consumers in the u.s. have not been spending as much on experiences. in other words on entertainment, on travel and leisure activities. those monies have, in many cases, redirected into purchasing goods, new automobile or re- furnishing from home refurbishment project and as a result has been an increase in post pandemic demand for goods