Disappearing Fast (MyLot Exclusive #794)

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At 2:15 AM on Monday, December 16, 1811, a 6.7 to 8.1 (Kids, I don't have time to explain The Richter Scale, so just ask one of your Californian friends) Earthquake struck New Madrid, Missouri. I wasn't in Missouri that day. I was in Baltimore, working on a real estate deal, but I did read all about it in the papers a few days later. That's how long it took the news to get to the East Coast in those days. The biggest thing that happened was the Mississippi River ran backwards for a while. We could probably talk about that all day but we can't because we have other things to get to. Mostly, the relief you must feel knowing that the Holidays are all but completely over this year because there are some serious party-supply shortages coming up. Wine and Spirits, Chicken Tenders, Maple Syrup, Fresh Produce and Cream Cheese are all going to be very hard to find in the very near future. If the expert predictions are correct. And OK, most of those items don't matter much. But Wine And Spirits matter so much that you should be panicking right now. But not as much as you would be if there was still a lot of the holidays left.