2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5

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I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you'd think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.

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Yeah sorry. The tree was originally 50ft tall so we call the pieces that. But you only get 3ft

Is like buying 1200lbs steaks because that's what the cow weighs before it gets parted

Better example would be raw vs cooked weight of a 1/4lb paddy.

Exactly. Because it is easier to weigh the correct amount before cooking than find out you were wrong after.

But you should probably be feeding Patrick more.

A full bag of crisps, but a third is just air