NWI INGO General Thread #27 - Fresh Pink Air On US-30 smells like...

[cg21]

Our club is shut down due to operator health issues so the girls shot trap at Griffith i Walton what a good group of guys there

 

[yeahbaby]

Home Depot got my business when Menards went full Covid Nazi. I'll never step in their stores again.

We were at the Lowe's in Merrillville a while back. Bought some flooring. Was very pleased with the customer service. I miss the one they closed in Portage. Trying to find someone to assist you at Menards is ridiculous.

 

[Brian Ski]

Trying to find someone to assist you at Menards is ridiculous.

I think it depends on the stores. Menards around here is great and very helpful. I have trouble with Lowes, it is closer to me, but harder to find people to help. Lowes has higher prices but sometimes they are higher quality products.

 

[Snapdragon]

I think it depends on the stores. Menards around here is great and very helpful. I have trouble with Lowes, it is closer to me, but harder to find people to help. Lowes has higher prices but sometimes they are higher quality products.

It just depends on the person you get. At Menard's, I had to speak to three different people to get someone who knew what dowel rods were. But then again at Lowe's, I got a lady who didn't know the difference between nails and screws. I told her I needed some wood screws, and she took me to the nails.

 

[actaeon277]

Taking dog to the vet and a bunch of scrap aluminum to get rid of.

Don't mix those up

 

[actaeon277]

It just depends on the person you get. At Menard's, I had to speak to three different people to get someone who knew what dowel rods were. But then again at Lowe's, I got a lady who didn't know the difference between nails and screws. I told her I needed some wood screws, and she took me to the nails.

Did that get you close to the screws though?

 

[Brian Ski]

It just depends on the person you get.

I was looking for stainless staples. They only had them at a Lowes. I stopped into the tool department and told the lady I was looking for staples. She told me they are out of business, they used to be down by Arby's.

 

[actaeon277]

I've found the people at Ace Hardware much more knowledgeable.

But... the one I know about, is pretty far south in Crown Point. So I only go there for some stuff.

 

[Brian Ski]

Don't mix those up

He is a good dog!!! Back already!!! $167 in scrap aluminum.... $350 vet bill.

 

[Brian Ski]

I've found the people at Ace Hardware much more knowledgeable.

But... the one I know about, is pretty far south in Crown Point. So I only go there for some stuff.

The local one to me closed... They were pretty good. 2 more around, but all the way across town.

 

[actaeon277]

The local one to me closed... They were pretty good. 2 more around, but all the way across town.

Well, they used to be everywhere.
But Menards, Lowes, and Home Depot showed up, and undercut their prices.
Those stores also hired "cheaper" workers.

Aces was the place to go for answers.
But people chose the low prices.

 

[Snapdragon]

I've found the people at Ace Hardware much more knowledgeable.

But... the one I know about, is pretty far south in Crown Point. So I only go there for some stuff.

Agreed, I like Ace best. But since True Value is two blocks for me, that's where I usually end up going. Service is good there, but some of the older guys are a bit crusty and curmudgeonly.

 

[actaeon277]

but some of the older guys are a bit crusty and curmudgeonly.

That's a problem of older guys.. in general.

 

[Snapdragon]

That's a problem of older guys.. in general.

The young guys come and go, but the older ones are still there, so that says something.

 

[actaeon277]

"crusty and curmudgeonly" isn't just for older guys.

I know when people talk about their nice grandma, the little old kind woman...
And I think about mine... she was DEFINITELY NOT the "little old kind woman".

When I went into her kitchen with wet crutches, and the wet rubber on the bottom of the crutch hit the linoleum, and slipped... she did NOT rush over to be nice to me.
She almost fell over laughing at me.

Grandpa had a heart attack shoveling snow off the roof.
She asked him if he could finish it while he waited for the ambulance.

 

[Brian Ski]

Agreed, I like Ace best. But since True Value is two blocks for me

Ace bought out all the True Values around here.

 

[aclark]

 

[Snapdragon]

"crusty and curmudgeonly" isn't just for older guys.

I know when people talk about their nice grandma, the little old kind woman...
And I think about mine... she was DEFINITELY NOT the "little old kind woman".

When I went into her kitchen with wet crutches, and the wet rubber on the bottom of the crutch hit the linoleum, and slipped... she did NOT rush over to be nice to me.
She almost fell over laughing at me.

Grandpa had a heart attack shoveling snow off the roof.
She asked him if he could finish it while he waited for the ambulance.

My paternal grandmother was like that. The first ever time I met her when I was about 10, my dad knocked on her door, we walked in, and Dad said "This is my daughter Debbie, your granddaughter." Grandma said "Get out of the way, you're blocking the TV." And that's all the interaction I had with her. First and last time I ever met her. And that's not the bad stuff about her.

 

[Snapdragon]

Did that get you close to the screws though?

Yeah, I found them. I didn't really need to ask. I just wanted her to give me a general idea of where to find the type/size I needed. Instead I got nails.

 

[1775usmarine]

Stopped at copper custom today and walked out with an ec9s w/3 mags and an american 45 full size pro with box, papers and 2 10rd mags for 420 with tax.