High Prices Thread -- Vent Your Frustration
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joshb
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He’s an idiot talking to a red head! Biting off more than he can chew!
Well judging by your post, it’s women. I would gladly give up half my possessions and child visitation rights for her. Lol
Nah, I take a double shot of Bulleit and the blonde any day!
I have a comment but I will kill the thread ! LOL
jackieschmidt
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I”ll take my wife of 50 years. She looked that good when I married her, and it was all natural.
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nakneker
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To me things feel off and have felt off for awhile. What’s off? I couldn’t tell you but I haven’t had that easy going peaceful feeling for awhile and I’m not sure why. I’m not a chronic worry wart, I am concerned for my kids and grandkids and what kind of world they will have to deal with, I think we are all wired that way to one degree or another but I’ve always been a happy go lucky sort.
I’m in commercial construction and I barely survived 2007, 2008 and 2009. I reinvented myself after that hardship and the last 4-5 years have been amazing. I’ve worked hard to be debt free, to get some $$ stashed and to have a plan when this bubble we are all enjoying bursts and it will burst. I marvel at the standard of living most are enjoying, not only are many of my friends building one custom rifle a year, many are buildIng 3-4 and have been doing so for 3-4 years now, not too mention everything that comes with building a new rifle. Many are taking multiple vacations, at least before Covid but they a still travel a lot. The amount of money I see being spent Really does blow me away, this economy has been amazing.
Old farm land by my office in Gilbert, Arizona is being consumed at rate that makes the building craze of 05 & 06 like mild, it’s that way in north Phoenix, west Phoenix, most of the state is that way. Out of staters are pouring in and buying land and houses at a rate it’s hard to keep up with. Building materials are expensive and it hasn't slowed anything, my sub contractors have work for months if not years ahead, so do we. How long can it last? I remember in 07 planning on things slowing by 50%, I never would have guess that my little town (snowflake) wouldn’t pull a single new building permit for two years, cash flow stopped. I can’t help but wonder if we are headed that way again. How much relief was given out for Covid between the first round and whatever else has happened? 3-4 Trillion? We were all scratching our head on how to pay back 18-20 trillion in debt not long ago. Now we have more debt than ever before and don’t even bat an eye when there is talk of even more relief or debt.
I hope this calms, between the pandemic, the election, the overall uptightness I truly hope things calm and stabilize but I’m not sure they will. Call me a prepper but my house is off grid, we have two wells, I keep lots of propane on site, I keep 60 cords of wood on site, I have extra tires in the work shop, I try and keep extra of everything knowing that some day my seven kids and my grandkids may all be here living off what supplies I have here. Hopefully that uneasy feeling is just a fleeting thing and there never was any need to worry or prepare for harder times, I hope that’s the case, I hope I’m wrong.
High Ammo, gun prices, components prices, shortages might not be our biggest worry a year from now. Maybe things will even normalize and life will be living easy again, wouldn’t that be nice.
I’m in commercial construction and I barely survived 2007, 2008 and 2009. I reinvented myself after that hardship and the last 4-5 years have been amazing. I’ve worked hard to be debt free, to get some $$ stashed and to have a plan when this bubble we are all enjoying bursts and it will burst. I marvel at the standard of living most are enjoying, not only are many of my friends building one custom rifle a year, many are buildIng 3-4 and have been doing so for 3-4 years now, not too mention everything that comes with building a new rifle. Many are taking multiple vacations, at least before Covid but they a still travel a lot. The amount of money I see being spent Really does blow me away, this economy has been amazing.
Old farm land by my office in Gilbert, Arizona is being consumed at rate that makes the building craze of 05 & 06 like mild, it’s that way in north Phoenix, west Phoenix, most of the state is that way. Out of staters are pouring in and buying land and houses at a rate it’s hard to keep up with. Building materials are expensive and it hasn't slowed anything, my sub contractors have work for months if not years ahead, so do we. How long can it last? I remember in 07 planning on things slowing by 50%, I never would have guess that my little town (snowflake) wouldn’t pull a single new building permit for two years, cash flow stopped. I can’t help but wonder if we are headed that way again. How much relief was given out for Covid between the first round and whatever else has happened? 3-4 Trillion? We were all scratching our head on how to pay back 18-20 trillion in debt not long ago. Now we have more debt than ever before and don’t even bat an eye when there is talk of even more relief or debt.
I hope this calms, between the pandemic, the election, the overall uptightness I truly hope things calm and stabilize but I’m not sure they will. Call me a prepper but my house is off grid, we have two wells, I keep lots of propane on site, I keep 60 cords of wood on site, I have extra tires in the work shop, I try and keep extra of everything knowing that some day my seven kids and my grandkids may all be here living off what supplies I have here. Hopefully that uneasy feeling is just a fleeting thing and there never was any need to worry or prepare for harder times, I hope that’s the case, I hope I’m wrong.
High Ammo, gun prices, components prices, shortages might not be our biggest worry a year from now. Maybe things will even normalize and life will be living easy again, wouldn’t that be nice.
Double the money supply in 5 years and this is what happens. M2 money supply is cash, plus checking accounts plus savings etc all earning zero interest looking for somewhere to be deployed.
All assets of any value are being pushed to crazy levels. Stocks, bonds, real estate, Bitcoin, commodities. Just too many dollars seeking out too few productive assets.
The people pushing these policies are the people with assets to inflate.
That’s serious money to heat a house through winter.
How are we supposed to pay for this Joe!
karrarararararar
USAF Shooting Team
Talking to my mom earlier about building a garage since they built theirs in 2019. They paid ~$2.50 per 2x4, looking at Lowes, they're now $7-$9 each.
I’ve got a 338 Edge that I REALLY want to fire. I haven’t been able to find any H1000. I looked for load data using powders that are available. I found one for 20N29. I bought a pound at Midway. After tax, shipping, and HazMat, it was $74 and change. Limit 1. I tried ordering another the next day, but apparently the limit is not just 1 per day. Thankfully some buddies helped me out. I saw 900 rounds of 9mm for sale. I jumped on it immediately. I don’t have a 9mm, but I sold it without markup to buddies who do. They ordered me some powder.
I’m jealous, but I will catch up with you.
If you need 9mm or 223 there is plenty out there right now. The prices will start to fall in the next couple of weeks/ months.
I'm just starting to finish a building for reloading. I bought the building because it was cost efficient with today's prices. I bought 1 week before price increases. Yesterday I purchased material to get started, $650.00 didn't go far. The walls will be finished with wood. 7/16 osb is $32.00 a sheet now. The plywood I want to use is $50.00+.
Dgd6mm ,
I feel your pain . I just got through with building a new house the materials were sky rocketing daily . Now the shocker to me was a product called Boral which I used for trim boards and corner boards . I also used James Hardie 5/8" thick siding so I had to use 2 x material . If I remember correctly 1 , 2" x 12" was around 116.00 a piece . While doing it , I said the old saying cry once .
I feel your pain . I just got through with building a new house the materials were sky rocketing daily . Now the shocker to me was a product called Boral which I used for trim boards and corner boards . I also used James Hardie 5/8" thick siding so I had to use 2 x material . If I remember correctly 1 , 2" x 12" was around 116.00 a piece . While doing it , I said the old saying cry once .
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