A rant about...... shims

Ducimus · 03-17-11, 01:38 PM

I won't lie, this genuinely pissed me off. It's such a small thing too, but it made me realize, just how well and truly screwed we are.

What am i pissed off about?

Shims. You know, shims. What's a shim you might ask? It's an object of basic F'ing carpentry. Primarily used to square and/or space windows or doors into their rough opening. I'm sure you do it yourself'ers know what im talking about.

Here's a picture of a shim.

Seems simply enough doesn't it? it's just a thinly cut wedge made of wood. It's purpose should be self explanitory. You wedge it into things. Not a very hard concept, nor is the object itself, all that complicated.

But lets back up for a moment. Here are those shims after i picked them up from my local home depot. So what am i upset about? Do you see it?

If not, let me zoom that in for you...

SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?

This is basic Mother F'ing carpentry! And its outsourced to china?!?! If i had access to a band saw, i could make those pack of shims in less then two F'ing minutes. Don't we make ANYTHING for ourselves anymore? If we can't even make our own F'ing shims, SHIMS, then WTF is this country coming to?

Oberon · 03-17-11, 01:41 PM

Yes....yes we are screwed. Can't say I'm surprised though, it's probably cheaper for them to get the Chinese to do it at 0.001 of the wage that the average American worker would do it at. Then importing it in is a doddle because of the dollar/yuan difference and bobs your mothers brother.

RickC Sniper · 03-17-11, 01:46 PM

Were the 2x4s and particle board from China as well? Probably not "packaged" so no way to tell.

GoldenRivet · 03-17-11, 01:52 PM

yup...

now im pissed

AVGWarhawk · 03-17-11, 02:10 PM

It's just a wonderful world economy!

Lollipops for all (imported from China)

Platapus · 03-17-11, 02:12 PM

Maybe Chinese Trees are better suited for shims?

Nah, can't back that up. It is sad that it is cheaper to get shims shipped from China than it is to have them made here.

We must end our dependence on foreign shims!

03-17-11, 01:38 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	A rant about...... shims I won't lie, this genuinely pissed me off. It's such a small thing too, but it made me realize, just how well and truly screwed we are. What am i pissed off about? Shims. You know, shims. What's a shim you might ask? It's an object of basic F'ing carpentry. Primarily used to square and/or space windows or doors into their rough opening. I'm sure you do it yourself'ers know what im talking about. Here's a picture of a shim. Seems simply enough doesn't it? it's just a thinly cut wedge made of wood. It's purpose should be self explanitory. You wedge it into things. Not a very hard concept, nor is the object itself, all that complicated. But lets back up for a moment. Here are those shims after i picked them up from my local home depot. So what am i upset about? Do you see it? If not, let me zoom that in for you... SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!?!? This is basic Mother F'ing carpentry! And its outsourced to china?!?! If i had access to a band saw, i could make those pack of shims in less then two F'ing minutes. Don't we make ANYTHING for ourselves anymore? If we can't even make our own F'ing shims, SHIMS, then WTF is this country coming to?

03-17-11, 01:46 PM	#3
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Were the 2x4s and particle board from China as well? Probably not "packaged" so no way to tell. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	yup... now im pissed __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It's just a wonderful world economy! Lollipops for all (imported from China) __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-17-11, 02:12 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Maybe Chinese Trees are better suited for shims? Nah, can't back that up. It is sad that it is cheaper to get shims shipped from China than it is to have them made here. We must end our dependence on foreign shims! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-17-11, 01:41 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yes....yes we are screwed. Can't say I'm surprised though, it's probably cheaper for them to get the Chinese to do it at 0.001 of the wage that the average American worker would do it at. Then importing it in is a doddle because of the dollar/yuan difference and bobs your mothers brother.