https://urreta.com/tags/menards/ Recent content in Menards on Carlos Urreta's Weblog Hugo en-US Mon, 08 Sep 2025 07:38:41 -0500 https://urreta.com/2025/09/08/all-i-can-do-is-try/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 07:38:41 -0500 https://urreta.com/2025/09/08/all-i-can-do-is-try/ <p>I&rsquo;m closing on my first house in a few days, and I&rsquo;ve been familiarizing myself with that midwestern temple, Menards. <em>Cue shining light imagery followed by a celestial &ldquo;aaaaahhhhh.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>As I was leaving the pipe fitting section, another guy was finishing up in the same aisle. He grabbed his selection, started walking away, and with a subtle shake of his head muttered under his breath, &ldquo;All I can do is try.&rdquo;</p>