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Barbs 25 points ago +28 / -3

We get a lot of lumber from Canada, and due to their stupid lockdown bullshit, and Covid regulations, it has slowed the lumber supply line to a crawl.

It’s not just plywood, it’s everything lumber related.

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unashamed 7 points ago +7 / -0

There’s a shortage for a ton for goods too. Been shopping for a mountain bike. Turns out, everything biking related is in short supply. More people getting outside due to lockdowns and Asia isn’t producing as much. Bikes are up 10-15% since last year, and sell out as soon as stores get them.

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dukeofdoorcounty 3 points ago +3 / -0

In the market for a pro table saw. Everything is back ordered for 6 months.

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Pierre_Delectoes 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yep, lumber price hikes added an average of 10 grand to every new house being built right now.

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Liberty1885 1 point ago +1 / -0

I wish it was just 10 grand......its been and extra 40 grand on one of my projects.......My Hatred for Democrats grows every time I pay bills.....They are destroying my Business!!!!!

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EricCharliemella 1 point ago +1 / -0

Or it's that our money is worth less, and we are living through inflation and don't realize it yet. Think about that for a minute!

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556x45mm 15 points ago +16 / -1

I'm not looting Nikes or flat-screens, I'm going for the plywood

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TheOne1 8 points ago +8 / -0

I'm just going to go full CCP and collect organs from protesters... ;-)

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556x45mm 6 points ago +6 / -0

"Sir, why are all these donor lungs filled with black tar?"

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TheOne1 5 points ago +5 / -0

That's a special preservative doctor, surely you've heard of it? Follow the science!

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cook_does 4 points ago +4 / -0

No shit, I would pull my flatbed in there and hijack the forklift

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dukeofdoorcounty 3 points ago +3 / -0

At this point it's cheaper to board up my windows with flat-screen TVs than plywood!

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COnDEMnED 11 points ago +11 / -0

There’s a lumber shortage everywhere. Trying to find materials to build a fence or deck is hard to come by, and you’re gonna pay double and triple.

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Cesare_Borgia 8 points ago +8 / -0

Inflation is a part of it too. We've printed a whole lot of dollars recently. They've mostly managed to hide it with cheap Chinese electronics and corn/soy in our food. But the evidence is out there.

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TheOne1 7 points ago +7 / -0

Maybe the riots are just an excuse to steal plywood... ;-)

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Tx50bmg 5 points ago +5 / -0

It'll go great with all of the workboots that'll be stolen... ;)

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HanginChad 3 points ago +3 / -0

That's a brilliant idea!

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Somniac 5 points ago +5 / -0

Everything lumber is up. Tried to price building a deck for my sloped backyard and the contractor recommended leveling it out and pouring concrete because it would be cheaper.

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MekoVan 5 points ago +5 / -0

That's what happens when communist china, along with their quislings the democrats, shut down America's economy.

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Warcraft1966 4 points ago +4 / -0

paris climate accord

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Scooby 4 points ago +5 / -1

I went to Menards to get a few sheets of 1/4" paneling but they were all chewed up so I left. They were $28/sheet. After not finding anything else I liked, I decided to buy the stuff from Menards. Went back the very next day and the same stack of busted up paneling, without a single sheet removed, was now $39/sheet. Fuck these assholes!

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Fap-Meister 2 points ago +2 / -0

At least you get 11% off. I don’t even want to guess how much it would cost at Lowe’s

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dukeofdoorcounty 2 points ago +2 / -0

Saving big money!

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Fap-Meister 1 point ago +1 / -0

Dude when you do home renovations it adds up. I purchased my entire fridge off rebates.

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loooooof 4 points ago +4 / -0

Corporate mask Nazis. Fucking, scumbag business-chain.

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jubyeonin 4 points ago +4 / -0

Yo dawg, i herd u liek plywood so i borded up ur plywood wit sum plywood

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nemonster 3 points ago +3 / -0

Same in Canada and not only HD

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COanon 1 point ago +1 / -0

Talk to the people in Florida when a hurricane approaches. Same price gouging there also.

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TheRougarou 1 point ago +1 / -0

Lumber prices have been skyrocketing for months

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toolman0701 1 point ago +1 / -0

Canadian pricing. The local HD has 23/32 sheathing grade plywood for about $44 a sheet and the cabinet grade for $48 per sheet. Still ridiculous, but not quite so bad as this post implies.

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TonsOfSalt 1 point ago +1 / -0

Lowes regularly sponsors the Black Information Network which regularly gaslights about racist police and systemic racism.

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GreatHumungous 1 point ago +1 / -0

Oh Minneapolis gonna burn to the ground that’s for sure....I’m just waiting in the tall grass for when they try to make their way out rural good luck assholes.

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Hunterpackintho 1 point ago +1 / -0

it's an effect of the inflation.