I work construction, more of a handyman, actually. Yesterday I had to get some supplies and grabbed a pack of t-50 staples to affix some insulation. The price was too high at the register, and the clerk pointed out the staples, which used to cost a couple bucks, were over $25.
Prices are fluctuating wildly, and for those that cannot adapt to material shortages and power outages, when no matter what the price fasteners, materials, and needful things simply can't be got, there will be no way to continue. I can adapt and apply insulation with dozens of different fasteners, but not as quickly, and possibly not as well, as staples at $2.50/box. We'll see how it goes, but it is obvious that me and my industry are in the sights of overlords hell bent on the destruction of civilization in order to reduce humanity to utter dependence on them.
Thanks!