Either that or they know something we don't. My guess is that their bunker mentality remains at a high level, so they'll stockpile anything they think they won't be able to get when their world goes to pot. I was mad at them last year when they started drawing down supplies of concrete for their massive dam project, to the point where we couldn't even get a walkway poured without a delay.
That's exactly what I'm worried about.
Concrete? See, I knew concrete has become very expensive, but never knew why.
Once again, I've learned something new on TM and it's only 9:00am here. :-)