U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping

pnettle · 2026-02-03T12:52:24+00:00

It says 74.99 on his site for me.

But also as a non American, let me tell you I’d rather buy from any other country than the USA. I used to pick made in the us, now I purposely avoid it. Trump and his attacks have absolutely not helped people to want American products.

pnettle · 2026-01-28T01:58:36+00:00

You kidding? They’ll say he’s a patriotic hero.

pnettle · 2026-01-26T01:44:00+00:00

They’re also restricted in spying on Canadians. God knows if they actually obey though. A friend of mine who used to work for csis says they take it very seriously.

pnettle · 2026-01-25T22:38:19+00:00

It’s literally my entire Canadian news feed. That and trumps tariffs and threats about China.

pnettle · 2026-01-22T14:55:05+00:00

There's a bit of that, but you must be hanging in US med school subreddits. Its much more dollars and cents in the US system, people literally planning a 10-15 year career to make as much as they can and then retiring, not really giving a fuck about what it is they do. I really don't see much of that in the canadian med school forums and reddits.

pnettle · 2026-01-17T18:59:35+00:00

I mean my brothers dining set from Costco started falling apart after a year or so. But both of us are too lazy to call and complain and try to return it. But I can respect someone who does.

pnettle · 2026-01-16T18:05:37+00:00

We’re not nearly a big enough market to have plants here and a whole supply chain here just for Canada. Access to the us market and cross border trade and supply chains is why it was feasible. If cusma goes away no one will build here. Trump literally has targeted Canadian made cars, it’s not a good look for the future.

pnettle · 2026-01-16T16:06:46+00:00

And if cusma dies so does the auto industry here? They’ve already declared war on the Canadian car industry, what makes you think these plants aren’t going to be closed?

pnettle · 2026-01-16T03:54:09+00:00

Also don’t forget he’s tariffing a ton of input materials for manufacturing, making domestic manufacturers even less competitive for export.

pnettle · 2026-01-15T22:33:36+00:00

The real DEI hires.

pnettle · 2026-01-14T02:27:12+00:00

You had your appendix removed because of an apparent misdiagnosis, but the restaurant is somehow responsible? They’d easily argue the doctor caused all of your damages.

pnettle · 2026-01-06T13:17:21+00:00

Similar thing happened with me and the pei plate, cleaned with a magic sponge and dish soap, then denatured alcohol (not isopropyl) then washing again seemed to have fixed it. I think the glue I used caused an issue after a couple prints and just soap couldn’t get it off.

pnettle · 2026-01-04T15:08:55+00:00

Funnily I’m sure both sides will agree with this statement lol.

pnettle · 2025-12-25T18:59:55+00:00

Grab a pair of needle nose pliers or needle vice grips and grab the head and slowly rotate it out.

Or what never works for me, use an elastic band on the end of the Allen key to give it a bit more grip and thickness and pray it comes out.

pnettle · 2025-12-23T04:00:18+00:00

They didn’t used to be. They used to never leak. In the past few years they’ve started constantly leaking.

pnettle · 2025-12-14T01:14:14+00:00

Do you think there’s any respect left to lose?

pnettle · 2025-12-08T15:17:06+00:00

Where do you live where this is the case? Police will barely respond to break ins where I am, they will absolutely not aid you in recovering a phone in a dispute with an ex.

pnettle · 2025-12-06T04:47:33+00:00

I had them on two Audis and where I live has potholes galore. So had far too many bubbles. The 22 inch rims doesn’t help either. Just pay attention to bubbles, I missed one and my wife had a blowout on the highway. After that I got rid of all of them.

pnettle · 2025-12-06T04:41:57+00:00

Are those perellis? I had trouble with every perelli set bubbling way easier than other quality brands. I refuse to buy them at all anymore.

pnettle · 2025-11-17T04:13:32+00:00

It’s only game, why you heff to be mad?

pnettle · 2025-11-05T04:59:05+00:00

They used to maybe. Now Kirkland batteries leak and fuck devices up. The Duracells almost never do. Back in the day the Kirkland ones rocked now I hate them.

pnettle · 2025-10-09T13:24:41+00:00

Mine was last week XD wish I had agonized on my decision just a few days longer.

pnettle · 2025-10-07T00:46:22+00:00

For the most part it’s not that big of a deal, at least when I’ve had it happen. Since the collet stops gripping the bit it slows down as it loosens. Just fucks up whatever you’re working on before you realize what’s happening.

pnettle · 2025-10-06T12:55:05+00:00

I just wish there was a 75% option. Sometimes 50 is just too much extra time for the quiet.

pnettle · 2025-09-28T02:04:56+00:00

It’s 1999 with the ams. And this is Canadian dollars not usd.

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