kmealy Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) I remember Lowe's lost a suit a few years ago. Now Home Depot and Menards are getting sued because a 4x4 is only 3.5" x 3.5" http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/home-depot-menards-under-fire-over-lumber-sizes?utm_source=Real_Magnet&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=byhammerandhand@yahoo.com&utm_content=BREAKING NEWS&utm_campaign=Breaking%3A Home Depot%2C Menards face lawsuit over lumber I remember having a similar discussion with a friend who is now a retired Home Ec. and ESL teacher. Her: "How thick is a 1x4x8?" me: "Three-fourth inches" Her: "Hmmm. How wide is it, then? me "Three and a half inches." Her: "Aaak! How long would it be, then?" me" "Ninety six inches." Her "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" I guess she was used to a cup of sugar being a cup and 3 yards of fabric being three yards. Edited June 22, 2017 by kmealy Stick486, MEBCWD, Chips N Dust and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Oh, geeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DAB Posted June 22, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 two guys go to the lumber store to buy some lumber to build a house. they find the clerk, "Hi, we're building a house, and we need some 2x4s" "Great, how long do you want them?" Hmmm.....good question they think, they confer, and then answer, "About 40 years".... thanks, i'm here all week, try the veal, tip the waitress, try the slots. :rimshot: Grandpadave52, Cal, p_toad and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chips N Dust Posted June 22, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Yeah, I remember reading about that law suit - now, if you look at the sign by the 2 x4's you will see actual dimensions next to the "standard" dimensions. Just about everything in their store is like that now. The idiot(s) who should be removed from the gene pool is the jury and judge of that trial. kmealy, MEBCWD, Grandpadave52 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lew Posted June 22, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 I wanna know who is selling these idiots hammers and nails. Of course it could be like this carpenter's helper- Carpenter- why are you throwing some of those nails on the ground? Helper- The heads are on the wrong end of the nail! Carpenter- You fool, those are for the other side of the house. Chips N Dust, Gene Howe, Cal and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryS Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 This lawsuit won't take long to throw out of court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Just money grubbing lawyers like this one. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2016/02/29/why-the-subway-footlong-lawsuits-fell-short/#3dcd3e1569f2 kmealy, hatuffej and MEBCWD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) 44 minutes ago, LarryS said: This lawsuit won't take long to throw out of court. Don't count on it. Apparently, the plaintiff can't read, too, 4 x 4 x 8' #2 Ground Contact AC2® Green Pressure Treated Timber(Actual Size 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 8') https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/lumber-boards/timbers-logs/4-x-4-2-ground-contact-ac2-reg-green-pressure-treated-timber/p-1444422036847-c-13131.htm?tid=6632034856058181729&ipos=1 Edited June 23, 2017 by kmealy LarryS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 it was worth money the 1st time around... let's milk the cash cow again... HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I hope the stores are marking actual dimensions of all the rest of their dimensional lumber to stave off the blood suckers. hatuffej 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gene Howe Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Next thing will be a feminist uproar over the term "stud"....regardless it's dimensions. Cal, steven newman, HandyDan and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Next it will be the metric dimension thickness of plywood. Herb Edited June 23, 2017 by Dadio HARO50 and Gene Howe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Dadio said: Next it will be the metric dimension thickness of plywood. Herb Or the difference between lumber measured on a warn humid day or a cold dry winter day. HARO50 and steven newman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Dadio said: Next it will be the metric dimension thickness of plywood. Herb Not gonna sue over it but, that situation is infuriating. And, expensive. HARO50 and hatuffej 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 10 hours ago, Dadio said: Next it will be the metric dimension thickness of plywood. Herb (Other than Baltic Birch) is it metric or just shaving off 1/32" here and there? HARO50 and HandyDan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 53 minutes ago, kmealy said: (Other than Baltic Birch) is it metric or just shaving off 1/32" here and there? Guess it depends on your supplier. The lumber yard closest to me offers A/C plywood thicknesses in mm. CDX is still imperial. One place sells appleply and its imperial and 4x8 sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hatuffej Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 This is yet another reason that lawsuits should be reviewed by an ABA board before they are allowed to proceed. If it is judged to be trivial, the plaintiff pays the cost of reviewing the suit. We all suffer from this ludicrous practice. hat MEBCWD, HARO50, HandyDan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, hatuffej said: This is yet another reason that lawsuits should be reviewed by an ABA board before they are allowed to proceed. If it is judged to be trivial, the plaintiff pays the cost of reviewing the suit. We all suffer from this ludicrous practice. hat Around here, there are a few law firms that advertise heavily on the local news hours. One of them, "Don't hire an ambulance-chasing law firm, contact us." Yeah, and the difference would be ....? MEBCWD, HARO50 and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post schnewj Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, kmealy said: Around here, there are a few law firms that advertise heavily on the local news hours. One of them, "Don't hire an ambulance-chasing law firm, contact us." Yeah, and the difference would be ....? They're not chasing the ambulance, they're letting the greedy idiots come to them. MEBCWD, Cal, Grandpadave52 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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