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Monday April 12, 2021 subscribe |
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took years, but back in Seattle I know
exactly where to go when I need tools or materials for a job, and I guess I've taken that incrementally accrued knowledge for granted, because here in Philly I've had to start over and it's a struggle, difficulties compounded by covid-fueled supply chain snafus. Today's frustration started with Home Depot, who notified me my pre-ordered lumber was ready for pickup. When I went to claim it, they told me I'd have to wait while they picked it off the racks... because it was a big order and they didn't want it taking up floor space on a cart. Whaaaat? I pre-ordered the unwieldy 16-foot 4x4s so I wouldn't have to load them myself, but it turns out that would have been quicker and easier. We didn't have time to wait, so I canceled the order, assuming I could get the stuff on the Jersey side where we were working, but the Cherry Hill Home Depot was chaotic, with the wood I needed buried behind the erratic piles of inventory pictured here, and what they did have in stock was warped useless garbage, so I went away empty-handed. It's hard to keep a sunny disposition on a cloudy day when you waste hours in fruitless pursuit of heretofore basic goods. |
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