You need it? We've got it.

For those who didn't grow up in the Northwest there is a vague understanding of the huckleberry. They don't understand the sense of anticipation that starts around mid July, the hands twitching as they limber up to grasp buckets; as the huckleberry pickers start getting out their camping things and heading to the hills to stake out favorite hunting grounds.

The magic is coming and you had better hurry to be a part of it. Perhaps this year (you transplants from other lesser-places) is the year you will come to a place of being one with the huckleberry. Get up get out and try for the mountains, climb those steep hights, slide down those ravines and step on that wasps nest. And as you gaze on your bucket brimming with purple-red berries peace will wash over your soul and the aching muscles will relaxe.

But if in your hurry you run out to the woods unprepared don't worry Pro X is here. We have many of the things you need to carry out a successfull berry raid.

Buckets, Bug spray, Charcoal briquettes, Lighter fluid, Tarps, Rope, Matches, Wasp and Hornet spray. And the best of all? Metal screen sold by the foot. To make your very own berry cleaning slide!!

Sale?

Railroad ties are on sale at Pro X. REALLY on sale.

If you buy one whole unit of #2 railroad ties, they cost $8 each; two units, $7.50 each; three units, $7 each, and there are 20 pieces per unit. Sounds pretty good eh? But it gets even better, if you mention you're reading our blog and saw this post we'll knock ANOTHER .25 cents off!

So that would make the first unit $7.75, the second $7.25 and the third $6.75 a piece.

To put these prices in the proper perspective, normally you would pay $9.75 per tie.


Now perhaps you are thinking to yourself "I don't really NEED any railroad ties. I live in an apartment, what would I do with them?" But these are just confusing negative thoughts that you must let go of. Instead start thinking positive! Such as "Which garden fanatic's birthday is coming up? And wouldn't they just love a load of ties."


Or, possibly you've always been meaning to finish that dog house you started in 6th grade shop, and here is your chance. Then you can convince your wife this is fate opening the door for you to buy that mastif you've always wanted. Since now you'll have an appropriate sized dog house in which to keep him.

And just maybe, it's always been your dream to have a huge pile of ties to gloat over. This is it, now is the time to fullfill that dream.

And the winner is....

By sheer, dogged perseverances a triumphant Logan Reichart became Pro X Home Center's spring winner of a whopping $1000.00 dollars!

I say "with dogged perseverance" because every morning he diligently put his name in the box. Even when he might have been worn out, or the coffee hadn't hit yet, he never shirked his duty. But picked up that pen and paper, yet again, and wrote down his name. All at the formidable risk of contracting a raging case of carpel tunnel of the wrist too.
However, he came though unscathed and now is most likely jubilantly planning how best to use the prize. Congratulations Logan, we look forward to seeing you in the store.

Sorry Larry, you had to be in yet one more photo...

There are different types of gold at the end of the rainbow. Perhaps we have what you are looking for.

The world of building..

History repeats its self and not just in human actions, but in bulding supplies as well. Notably in the form of cement which has been fruit caking all over the planet since the begining of time or at least 6500 B.C. The Syrians used it to line fire pits and the like. Although it would apear that the Egyptians were some of the first profuse users of cement, and I can just about guaranty that the slaves who had to mix, pour and spread the stuff, hated it just as much as any builder of today does.

Although it was the Romans who saw the true protential for cements use and they went on to develope Roman concrete (also called Opus caementicium). It was the material used in construction during the whole history of the Roman Empire and many notible buildings are still standing today. Roman concrete was based on a hydraulic-setting cement with many material qualities similar to modern Portland cement. By the middle of the first century, the material was used frequently as brick-faced concrete, although variations in aggregate allowed different arrangements of materials. Further innovative developments in the material, coined the Concrete Revolution, contributed to structurally complicated forms, such as the Pantheon dome.

And just to the left there you can see and anciant Pro X store ------->

Most likely they're the ones that supplied the concrete for the building project.

So whether you are just planning a simple patio or a slightly more grandiose Roman style structure please remember that Pro X carries both Pre-mix concrete (80# bags, does 2/3rds of a cubic foot) and Portland (94#, does 1 cubic foot) and our yard guys just love loading it.

And yet again with the doors.

Door Gnome

Country of origin: Sweden, Poland, Germany, Finland.

Came over on the boat with other Europian immigrants

Job: Guardian of all things door.

In the old country known as a Tomte.

A brisk spring morning at the crack of dawn a sleepy door gnome stood up on his pins and began to expostulate on Plaspro/OrePac doors.

His audience looked like this....

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However if the truth be told this meeting was just yet another attempt to get us girl gnomes....

....up and running on doors. And any guy attending the meeting was there almost entirely for the food.

Work

I have learned things since starting work at Pro X.

A: Guys do gossip, they just do it at the store while buying tools, or leaning against a truck.

B: If you sweep the store, for sure in two minutes a logger will come in with mud on his boots.

C: There are small yellow panic aliens that live in the YOX colorant, and they come out when things get rough.

D: At closing time someone will come in for either paint or plumbing.

E: I hate the screw and nail department, the most annoying things to look up in the computer.

F: You don't clean by "dusting" a hardware store, because that is just displacing it.

G: The overstocked plumbing parts get married and start having kids, if left alone in the back room.

H: Filing can be a soothing and comforting thing to do, it gives one a place to hide if one sold some guy the wrong things.

I: While waiting for the paint shaker to finish you can take a short nap or write a text.

J: The guys will grouch about cool coffee but not bad coffee....go figure.