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Bedivere Why Do Witches Burn?
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 7464 | TRs | Pics Location: The Hermitage |
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Why Do Witches Burn?
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Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:39 am
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Went to buy some cheap 2x4s for a project - Don't need the nice ones, just the yucky cheap ones will do. Usually a couple bucks a piece. Walked down the lumber aisle past the $6.25/ea boards and didn't see anything else so asked one of the employees where the cheap 2x4s are. He pointed me back down the aisle I'd just come up. "You mean the $6.25 ones?" I asked, incredulously. "Those are as cheap as they get" he said.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16092 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
Yeah, I needed a couple sawhorses for painting and it was cheaper to buy folding ones from China than 2x4s to build ones.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Schroder Member
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6722 | TRs | Pics Location: on the beach |
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Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:02 pm
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Bedivere wrote: | "You mean the $6.25 ones?" I asked, incredulously. "Those are as cheap as they get" he said. |
You better buy them now because when those are gone the next supply will be $12 each
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2337 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:06 pm
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2337 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:41 am
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1251 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
all this talk of lumber prices high because the sawmills have shut down. a local mill I worked years ago shut for a short time but if you drive by their yards you will see stacks of cut and packaged lumber and the local train pulls cars full of lumber every day. so I dont understand where there is a shortage, cause we have tons of it here
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Gregory Member
Joined: 08 Mar 2014 Posts: 386 | TRs | Pics
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Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:48 am
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Skip to 13:31 for the market discussion. As a builder I have been following this closely.
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BigBrunyon Member
Joined: 19 Mar 2015 Posts: 1458 | TRs | Pics Location: the fitness gyms!! |
This remains an issue cause all these boats are losing control and slamming into various docks!!
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Jumble Jowls Member
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 306 | TRs | Pics Location: now here |
That may be true for lumber, but I'm not so sure runaway inflation in existing home sales or land will cool any time soon.
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9513 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:32 pm
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It seems that there might some light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1251 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1251 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
adding to the dilemma is the story now circulating that toys may be in short supply this christmas due to a shipping problem
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 2422 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Anne Elk
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:21 pm
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^^^^ One thing not emphasized enough in that Yahoo story about the pileup of queued freighters is the labor shortage - truck drivers for sure, but likely also longshoremen.
FedEx no-showed on me 2 days straight last July for a pickup of a single, 1500 lb pallet from a private residence; we needed a small(er) freight truck with a lift gate and pallet jack. We were panicking at that point b/c the pallet had to be out of the driveway (a biz shipment) before movers came that week for household items. FedEx's call center gave no indication at the time of request that there might be a problem. I even asked how many days notice they needed, and the call center said morning of the same day (!) I ended up having comms with their local terminal dispatcher who pulled a guy off his regular 18 wheeler gig to come and get our stuff. The guy told me they had a real shortage of drivers.
The only thing I've experienced a personal shortage of lately is shittake mushrooms. Very spotty to non-existent in all stores. Even Costco didn't have 'em today. Assuming all these supply chain problems are directly or indirectly related to covid, maybe a good way to finish off the year would be to stick to essential purchases and plan special "experiences" with kids & family instead of buying more stuff, especially at the holidays.
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 3370 | TRs | Pics Location: West Seattle |
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:56 pm
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Anne Elk wrote: | The only thing I've experienced a personal shortage of lately is shittake mushrooms. Very spotty to non-existent in all stores. Even Costco didn't have 'em today. |
We have a local mushroom grower who comes to the Sunday Farmers Market in West Seattle. His produce looks like quality. I haven't checked specifically for Shitakes but he always seems to have good business. Next time I go, I'll look. Have you tried your local Farmers Market? ~z
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 2422 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Anne Elk
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:56 pm
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I haven't - good idea. I've not been to the Ballard one all summer, but there was a 'shoom seller there last year.
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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