The ILA is North America’s largest longshoremen’s union, with roughly 50,000 of its 85,000 members making good on the threat to strike at 14 major ports subject to a just-expired master contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX, and picketing workers beginning to appear at ports.I have been reading that if the strike drags on, we can expect some shortages on perishable items that the US imports.One of those is bananas; the US imports 100% of its supply.

@Alexander Phillips A rate in the 8s for DSCR in August 2024 is bananas.

There is always a lesson inside a thread that goes bananas on BP.

When I was 10 or 11, I turned down a McDonalds Ice Cream from my parents because I wanted them to save that $1.

The kind of deals that build your reputation for consistently unearthing the cream of the crop.You might think it takes insider connections or secret strategies.

This reminds me of my 8th grade class president trying to bribe people with longer study halls, a vending machine and soda fountain in the room and ice cream fridays.

It's apples, oranges, and bananas.

Ice cream melts.

I have done interior ivy walls, ice cream makers, fresh squeeze orange juice, and even converted an outdoor shed into a "Van Gough Art Studio" to give 1 house a leg up.

I like Memphis as a whole, but if you don't Memphis by the block, you are going to get creamed.