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Winter tools: Sold out of winter necessities

More snow coming tonight and tomorrow, and guess who is sold out of ice melter, salt, and traction gravel once again. Mind you, this is snow country here, especially with our global cooling. Guy said last shipment sold out in two hours. Is this nation short of gravel and rock salt? Is government action needed? Is this a case of "peak salt"? "Peak gravel"?

Maybe it's time to go back to the Saudis for a new deal on sand.

Using my lawn fertilizer spreader for salt and gravel has pretty much destroyed it this winter. I thought I'd pick up a new one at Home Depot to go along with the salt and gravel that they were out of. Well, it seems to be the wrong season for heavy-duty broadcast spreaders. What I need is one of these, but they don't sell them at Home Depot:

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BD,
y'all c'mon out here to the Great Southwest, that is, the Northern Sonoran desert. We've got plenty of gravel and sand for ya!

#1 Kv (Link) on 2009-02-02 20:27 (Reply)

Do you deliver?

#1.1 Bird Dog on 2009-02-02 20:28 (Reply)

Is the slowing economy affecting supplies of other necessities? We have an ammo shortage here. All the Walmarts we checked for it last week had have run out. We were advised to call first thing each morning to find out whether a shipment had been received. Either supply is being curtailed or demand is higher than ever.

#2 Elvis on 2009-02-02 20:50 (Reply)

Ya' know, the Walmart in our neighborhood said the same thing to me. I was looking for some .45 ACP ball ammunition for plinking and they gave me this "none to be found" story. So I went to the local gun shop and bought a few boxes of Winchester white box ammo on sale for $19.95 per box. I think Walmart's making stuff up.

#3 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-02-02 21:39 (Reply)

Solution: Brass, primers, bullets, powder, a scale, a couple of other doo-dads, and a press.

#3.1 Skookumchuk on 2009-02-02 22:33 (Reply)

True, but how am I going to hide that from my wife?

#3.1.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-02-02 22:45 (Reply)

Ahh, yes. Well, most components aren't that expensive. The biggies are the press and the scale. After that, it is just 20 bucks here and there. Slowly, incrementally, with focus. Gotta have a long-term plan. :)

Then there is - but sweetie, this way I'm actually saving money. Nah, it prolly won't work for you either. But it's worth a try.

#3.1.1.1 Skookumchuk on 2009-02-02 23:04 (Reply)

A close and equally hopeless variant is - if I just buy the equipment and tie these fishing flies myself, I can save lots of money.

Though actually, that one may be true. And I suppose if I were Jerry Miculek , I'd be saving on reloading, too.

#3.1.1.2 Skookumchuk on 2009-02-02 23:24 (Reply)

I already pulled out the "honey, you're saving so much money on stuff that we're going broke" line, which I fear will come back and haunt me. Anyway, I'm pretty sure she's onto some of my other acquisitions; the other day she was asking me why there was lock on my closet door.

#3.1.1.2.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-02-03 00:31 (Reply)

Hoo-boy, left myself wide open for innuendo with that one I'm afraid.

#3.1.1.2.1.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-02-03 01:33 (Reply)

Oh, by the way, Elvis is the name I've given my Colt 1911. Thank you. Thank you very much.

#4 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-02-02 21:41 (Reply)

Maybe the fact that so much Walmart merchandise comes from China has something to do with it. At the same time, the gun store we patronize has empty display cases and better business than at any time since 9-11. I'm most concerned about the gumming interfering with supply.

#5 Elvis on 2009-02-02 22:22 (Reply)

BD,

As my son likes to say anytime we are forced to visit the orange box store "Welcome to Home Depot - where you will settle for what we have!"

#6 Country Squire (Link) on 2009-02-03 06:35 (Reply)

Hey, B.D. Come on down to Chelsea-by-the-Sea! Eastern Salt is right across the street, and we have an open invitation to walk on over and fill our pails as needed.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=+site:sisu.typepad.com+sisu+eastern+salt

#7 Sissy Willis (Link) on 2009-02-03 09:17 (Reply)

Have you tried to buy one on the internet, BD?

#8 feeblemind on 2009-02-03 12:58 (Reply)

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Winter tools: Sold out of winter necessities