No Truck Lowe’s

Our casual remodeling of our shower and bath is slowly moving into the construction phase. After reading a home improvement guide, I’m sufficiently confident I can rebuild the partition that was separating the shower and tub. The art of toe-nailing seems to be the key to securing the studs to the base. I paid attention to where the nails were placed in the wood when I removed the old wall. The nails were placed at an angle into the bottom board.

On Saturday, Alexis and I set out to Lowe’s to buy 2×4s, nails, screws, dry wall, cement board, tiles, etc. Our real concern was transportation of supplies. We were not going to be able to fit the 2×4s into our car unless we turned it into a moving road hazard. Upon arriving at the store our first step was to secure a truck. Behind the customer counter there was a sign posted with a numbered list of services Lowe’s provided. Number six read, “Truck rental.” The customer “help” desk lady said that the truck was currently being used and that it was out indefinitely. I was taken aback by the thought of only one truck being used and repeated it back to her. “You only have one truck?” Instead of leaving and heading to Home Depot, Alexis and I went and looked at everything we were going to buy. We asked questions to a few of the employees as they were annoyingly helpful. We learned that 2×4s were not actually two inches by four inches. They start out with those dimensions, but when they are smoothed down they become approximately one and a half by three and a half. I also happened to ask a different employee about truck rentals and learned the truth behind the missing vehicle. It seems the corporate office sent a lackey to the store and made them sign the truck over to them. No truck was available for rent at all. Next weekend we are either renting a truck from U-Haul or going to Home Depot.