We’ve all heard that the Trump tariffs are hurting farmers et. al.<\/i>, but there are other, less dramatic consequences that are annoying and unremarked.<\/p>\n
Dawn and I have repainted the entire interior of the house over the past couple of years, one room or hallway a vacation-week at a time. With each room, I’ve replaced the cheap white plastic wall-plates that cover the switches and outlets with white ceramic plates. It’s an aesthetic thing, I suppose. The white ceramic doesn’t discolor with time, and simply has a nicer, cleaner, more substantial look; they please my eye, and that’s all the excuse I need.<\/p>\n
We finished the last hallway during the Christmas break; two single-toggle plates, and one triple-toggle plate, and we’re done. What do you know? The outlet (no pun intended) I’ve been buying them from doesn’t have the single-toggle plates in stock, and doesn’t know when they will.<\/p>\n
\nAt this time, due to the tariff situation<\/span>, the manufacturer has found the need to move the production of these plate to a new location. Due to this change, we do no have a time frame at this moment for when they will be back in stock<\/span>.<\/p>\n
We are working to find another source but at this time do not have anything concrete available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Granted, a couple of rogue wall-plates that don’t match the rest of the house isn’t a Big Deal in the grand scheme of things — but it sure as hell is annoying, especially when it’s the direct consequence of the First Felon’s half-baked tariff wars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We’ve all heard that the Trump tariffs are hurting farmers et. al., but there are other, less dramatic consequences that are annoying and unremarked. Dawn and I have repainted the entire interior of the house over the past couple of … Continue reading