Plenty of solid recommendations in here, but nobody has mentioned the best answer -- Barrette's Hardwood, which is just over the border in Thompson, CT. They specialize in domestic hardwoods. You'll have a range of widths and thicknesses to choose from, and pretty much everything is dimensioned. They also have a staggering selection of live edge wood as well if you're interested in that. Their prices are higher than the other suppliers I use for my business (Goosebay Lumber and Highland Hardwoods, both in NH), but they have by far the best overall selection in the Worcester area.

Thanks Obama

it wasn't always this way. it's gone majorly downhill in the last 10 years or so.

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Pirner Lumber in Hubbardston

Not sure if it is true but I heard it is a plumbing issue. They are supposed to reopen when it's fixed.

Thanks Obama.

Thanks Biden.

Jk my dude... but that's news to me

I mean I thought it was common knowledge that Shells with a Golden Nozzle car wash had free vacuums? Lol

I am new to the city and I moved here from Wisconsin. My first impression was that people in New England have no idea how to deal with snow. Judging from this though it seems like this is specific to Worcester. There has only been like two minor snow events and Worcester just can't seem to cope.

In Wisconsin the roads would have been pretreated and they probably wouldn't have even needed to plow for this, and we don't even have any major hills.

Yeah it’s closed I think I live up the street seems to shut down they’re always busy strange that they closed down

Sorry, kitty cat. Who is Aiden? Has your complaining done anything? Do you feel better? This is New England, harden tf up.

Then I recommend you get vocal with your representatives and city hall on where you want your funds to go (sometimes it really does help)

So you don't have the reading comprehension to understand that this post and the thread is about the roads? It's not my fucking job to sand and salt my entire road, that's the job of the dpw...the dept my tax dollars go toward. If they can't bother sending a single plow or salt/sand truck to my neighborhood in almost 4 days that's off a main road, then I should get my taxes that went to the dpw refunded. I was here for the ice storm in 2008, you little twerp, and it was far and above worse than this latest ice storm on Thursday. But still... I remember salt trucks STILL going around after the storm salting and sanding all the roads AND clearing the trees that fell into the streets. I distinctly remember that because I lived on a steep hill and was happy my road got salted because I had to head to work.

Goddamn Aiden.... it's just not worth it for you to keep making alts. Spend your energy on turtleboy and your failing marriage.

No, but you are responsible for having proper clothing and a car that can function in the winter. Maybe even a snow shovel and some sand/salt. When we have an ice event, like we just had, all bets are off, so refer to instructions at the top. Were you not around for the ice storm in ‘08? Were you a little kid? All bets are off for acts of nature. Not recommended is complaining, because even if you direct it towards the ice, it will not melt. Forgive me, because it’s Sunday and my manager is not in. But if you can wait until tomorrow, you can reach her at 1-800-iamabigbaby. Her name is Mother Nature and she won’t be as patient and caring as I am. Thank you for understanding, Karen, and we’ll see you again this week, for sure…😘

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As a newcomer to the city I'm honestly still trying to cast the bones and read the tea leaves to figure out when the damned trash is getting picked up.

Wait. So we are responsible for spreading salt and sand on our own road that we live on? If so, I'd like all my taxes back that go toward the city's department of public works if they are no longer required to handle getting the roads in order after an ice or snowstorm.

Yeah, it's winter.

>It’s okay to be weary of people places or things based on lived experiences.

Never said it wasn't OK. Being alert and understanding your surroundings is much different then making assumptions and judgments. Making assumptions and judgements of people of a certain group based on only the people you've been in contact with that were shitty isn't right. Again, if someone did that to black people, it would be called racism. If people did that to trans people, it would be called hate and bigotry. So what is it when you choose to dislike all men and be leary of all men? I feel like there's a word for that. 🤔

And of course you'd be leary of a racoon acting strange. It's a wild animal. That's much different than a human being who isn't going to be exposed to rabies as much as animals living in the wild would be.

Oh we talking sidewalks?

Ok my complaint is that there’s way too Much salt and certainly the roads are Plowed. Call 311 and tell them

Yes, you can absolutely make judgements. That’s what people do. If I see a raccoon acting strange I’m going to make a judgment and assume it has rabies. But it could be possibly sick, but I’m using my life experiences to make a call to keep me safe. And I’ll apply that in all areas of my life. I’m not living in fear, and I’m living fully. It’s okay to be weary of people places or things based on lived experiences.