I was not either and looked it up.

They're referring to that corridor being one of the largest in terms of supply chain for the rest of the county.

A slow down in that supply chain is an indicator of weak retail demand.

I can't quantify anything for you, but it sounds like another indicator that the stock market doesn't actually represent how well 'the economy' is doing.

There's a really good video linked in one of the other threads that specifies the type of beef being imported(essentially beef sludge used as filler by fast food restaurants) and highlights a couple of other key points.

The two important ones are that Argentina consumes about 70% of its domestically produced beef and would never have this large of a surplus of beef byproduct in a short amount of time AND that the EU is banning Brazilian beef starting September 3rd due to antimicrobial and antibacterial contamination.

So, it's likely that the fast food industry is getting cheap contaminated filler to keep margins high while the politicians can claim a win for grocery prices coming down - even though that won't happen.

I'll link the video if I can find it.

Here's the video https://youtu.be/FB2scx_UmfI

I tend to agree with your sentiment here.

What is the increase in obese/overweight men now vs. 50 years ago?

That looks like your floor drain.

The white pipe is the condensate drain from your A/C unit.

Where does that off-white/tan pipe go?

If I had to guess, the washing machine or sink drains into the same set of pipes.

That reduced diameter acts as a spring to absorb some of the torque being transmitted from the impact driver to the fastener.

The straight bit will not flex or elastically deform, but will fail in torsion without warning. These bits are not "impact rated", but are meant to be used with hand tools.

That's probably still a net win for the health of the US population though, right?

Completely on accident, he might actually improve the lives of average people if soda becomes cost-prohibitive.