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Why the cost increase?

I went to buy materials for a speaker project. I also priced some T-111 siding on 8" centers, 5/8 thick, Ship lap.
I hadn’t picked up any sheets or anything in over 18 months.

48" x 96 x 5/8 wood siding was 19-26.00 and on sale 15-20.00 per sheet, NOW 74-84.00 per sheet.

MDF 3/4" 48 x 96" if you can find it. 45-55.00 per sheet it was 22.00 to 27.00 per sheet.

2x4x8 DF stud grade 1.99-3.00 per. Now 4-6.00 per stud,

There is no shortage but there sure is a LOT of price gouging. NOTHING changed. Just the price..

The quality is worse. The workers aren’t paid worth a crap...Why the increase?

I’m getting ready to finish my home out. WOW.. I might have to rethink this a bit..

The price all most tripled in 12-18 months.. This kind of stuff is NOT cool at ALL.

Just my opinion of course. Any projects you’re doing get put on hold or STOPED?

YES I’m very frugal. Money never came easy, and it leaves the same way..

oldhvymec
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nonoise
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@cd318,
I was going to ask the same thing. Your post didn't violate any of the reasons laid out for deletion. Probably some snowflakes doing their level best to censure those with opposing (and profoundly accurate) points that needed to be made. Talk about cancel culture and projection.

All the best,
Nonoise
devilboy
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@cd318  you said it perfectly... Orwellian dystopia. We are living it every day in this country and sadly and more terrifyingly, so is the rest of the world.

@nonoise your post was removed and so was my post quoting your post. 

We are living in a nightmare where any difference of opinion is considered hate speech. However, if your hate speech coincides with a certain party, then that's allowed.

Cold...hard...truth.
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nonoise
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Sorry dBoy, but none of my posts were removed. If you ever paid attention, you'd have noticed I'll listen to anything anyone wants to say.  

Just stop with the censoring of others POV. By the way, many universities, NGOs, think tanks and experts have pointed out what hate speech is and it's not coming from me. In the context of this conversation, that leave you.

Colder, harder, truthier (as Colbet would say).

All the best,
Nonoise
oldhvymec OP
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I'll ask the mods. If you're talking about the cost of goods going UP, pretty much everything is fair game.  Add a NAME or two to a current setting president that's VERY opinionated and one sided, the red and blue flag wavers come out in groves. So do the mods, it seems. ;-)

I'm a policy guy, I could care less who supports what as long as they KNOW right from wrong.. No they don't have to practice what they preach.. But it would help..

I may like a social program that benefits the west coast flounder population for 5 billion but apposed to 50 million for Non Profit outfit down the road that hasn't done one thing for Vets other than used blankets while they hand out 250,000.00 salaries for 10-15 different board members.

Board members and "Expenses" gobble up 85% of the moneys on traveling and whatever else they want to spend it on.. While being government subsidized with funds and having tax exemptions. All the time accepting donations of undisclosed amount that are impossible to trace. 

Bad guys in this county really do come in sheep's clothing, bearing wool blankets, I'd doubt it.. More like low stitch count cotton/polyester. :-(

They go to school to actually be taught "how to set up a non profit".
PRISON... Ops did I say that..
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