Coronavirus Pandemic

New HANES Cotton Face Masks

Hanes, notable maker of tighty-whities, is now making affordably-priced face masks.

So, how are you guys holding up?

The local Home Depot looked very busy over the weekend. Too busy?

It seems that Home Depot and Lowe’s have made some changes to online ordering to adjust to growing demand.

How have you guys been holding up? What have you been seeing this past week or two?

Here’s what I’m seeing and what I’m thinking this week. Tool-related reporting to continue this afternoon.

There isn’t much in the way of tool-related coronavirus news, but here’s a general personal log.

Harbor Freight released a message regarding their coronavirus response efforts.

Here are some PPE and tool-related news tied to the coronavirus situaton.

There appears to be a severe shortage of disposable respirators, and those that are in stock are listed at inflated pricing.

Don on I Spotted a Pro with the Wuben G5 Flashlight on his Hat: “Bought 2 of them and they are a great little flashlight. But I agree that use should be more intuitive.”
Koawaft on I Spotted a Pro with the Wuben G5 Flashlight on his Hat: “There is a 20% off once added to your cart”
Bonnie on I Spotted a Pro with the Wuben G5 Flashlight on his Hat: “There’s really no excuse for devices like this to not have intuitive controls. But the companies never prioritize the UX…”
Julian Tracy on I Spotted a Pro with the Wuben G5 Flashlight on his Hat: “Worst instructions every made for a product though… the printed ones are comically small, but the online ones that can…”
Mike on Home Depot Finally has their Own Mini Tool Box: “Let’s remember the Harbor Freight minis from US General that have ball bearing drawer slides and at least six colors.…”
Tonya Lillie on New Home Depot Tool Deals of the Day (11/6/25): “Is the m12 circular saw that comes with an xc 5.0 battery, plus an additional “free” xc 5.0 battery, for…”