We've officially moved, I say, sitting in a shirt spattered w olive oil from a not-quite-closed bottle, in front of a coffee table full of mugs. There are also mugs on the kitchen island. And on top of the moving boxes full of books. The dining table, however, is full of tools.
Everything is chaos.
BB&B or Target for apartments (not counting the trips you made to get a few carry-overs before you found where your other set was packed); Home Depot / etc for houses.
My Home Depot is actually in walking distance, so I accept that a little piece of my soul must die ever so often. For ceiling hooks. And garden hose sprayers. And light bulbs. And ... And....and ...🫥
I bought a custom-built kitchen countertop does that count?
Worst experience ever. The sample of the material they gave me was pure white. The actual counter had chunks of tan in it. The sample piece was just strategically cut between the tan bits to not show them.
I've got an Ace Hardware nearby that used to be Orchard Supply Hardware before Sears Holdings bought the chain, sucked the money out, sold the remains to Lowes, which eventually closed it. They don't handle a lot of lumber, but they're big enough for most of my hardware needs and closer than H.D.
I will drive all over town (it's not that big) to the independent tool store, Home Hardware, Windsor, and all the dusty cinderblock industrial suppliers, just to avoid that place (and its customers: love hearing couples being Fraught with each other, and getting unsolicited advice from DIY Dads™).
