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
There are plenty of platforms out there for the leftists as well, probably more than the right, seeing how social media just ban people on the right. A sitting president gets banned, but the leader of the Taliban can tweet.
Yes there are but it's the right wing media sites that dominate the landscape. I, for one, post on one particular center/left site on YouTube but that's about it.

I only reply to those right wingers who post on this site. You don't see me having their posts removed but they sure as heck have mine deleted to save their hurt fee-fees. 

A sitting president was banned for continually lying and fomenting violence, just like the Taliban is now. Funny how the two complain about that. Maybe it's why those here are called Vanilla ISIS and the American Taliban because they have so much in common being fundamentalists.

Right now we have R. rep Boebert giving props to the Taliban and retired  Gen Mike Flynn asking his cult to pay attention to how the Taliban took over, saying next time to be as heavily armed as they are and maybe then they can take over this country. A lot of right wingers are posting on some of these sites praising the Taliban on how they achieved their goals and how they're not all that bad because they're anti Semitic and hate women as well. 

I'll stand up to these jackals any day of the week. How about you?

All the best,
Nonoise


Just caught your post, roxy45, after I composed and posted.
No, it's not the same thing. You, if anyone, should see the difference.


nonoise,
I guess that I just think that this is the wrong place. Political talk just spawns a lot of mental noise, and if you enjoy it, which I know that many people do, I think that’s fine, but this just isn’t the place.
I also wonder why you would say that I, if anyone should see the difference.
No hard feelings, just my opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiVhptVBns4

I’m not saying who is representing who in the little clip, but is anybody paying attention to ol Elmer?

He’s quit happy to blow the (big mouths) bill right off. He don’t care who he shoots, BUT he shot someone EVERY time. :-( maybe :-) I don’t know I have to think on that one..

There is a lot going on in that clip.. Master M, what do you think? :-)

Defective ACME shotgun shells, only thing I can figure.. LOL They just blow his BILL off..

"Despicable" Mercy... as he reattached his BILL.. Talking to the Rabbit not the guy that shot his dumb a$$

Kinda like what’s going on right here, Forest, Trees.. OH there is a tiger tank in the forest TOO.. (Elmer)

I say keep lookin' UP....

Regards
roxy45, 
I understand the frustration you feel as I too think this place should be an audio only place. I really don't care to know I'm discussing audio with horrible people but they keep posting nonsense to the point where I can't take it anymore. 

To be honest, I've thought of abandoning this place many, many months ago as it's gone to the dogs.

I only said that if anyone, you should see the difference meaning I took your post to be a kind of false equivalency in what I do in response to what they do. I wouldn't utter a word about politics if they'd just stick to audio. If I'm mistaken, I apologize.

Soon I'll be getting my next and hopefully last acquisition and I intend to go down periscope and not come back for some time. This place gives me the creeps.

All the best,
Nonoise