Just realized how much I miss the old way of getting lumber quotes
I was at the lumber yard in Spokane last week, and this older guy, maybe in his 70s, was looking at the same Douglas fir I was. He saw me checking prices on my phone and just shook his head. He said, 'Back in '92, I built my whole house from a handshake deal with the yard manager. We'd walk the stacks, pick the boards, and the price was fair because he knew I'd be back.' It hit me that now I'm just comparing numbers on a screen, and that personal trust is gone. I still got a good price, $4.20 a board foot, but it felt kind of empty. Does anyone else feel like the business side of building has lost that personal touch?