I’ve been in Home Depot and Lowe’s more times than I can count in the past couple of weeks and I am really, really tired of being jumped by solar sellers. I adore solar power and think it and wind power are the ways to go for our future electrical needs! I really do. But I am seriously tired of explaining to the dudes that I’m not able to do it right now. And because I’m not sporting a construction company t-shirt, I get hit every damn time I walk in. Ok, fine, I also don’t look like a contractor if you’re a narrow-minded douche pickle (and based in reality). So I’m The Mom and Homeowner who gets chased as soon as I walk in the door. Wait! Of course! I’ll just tell them I rent! Boom!
…but seriously, why do I gotta make up bail-out stories like I’m going out to a bar? Why can’t I just shop in peace?
And speaking of home improvement stores! Let me go on my yearly rant about Father’s Day and home improvement stores. Seriously, Home Depot and Lowe’s. Women like power tools, too. It’s a thing now, this gender equality in this new-fangled century. Why do I get flower sales for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gets sales on all the cool toys?? Have either of you stores bothered to look at the badass women in home improvement? They have blogs where they show other women how to put in walls and rip out and replace bath tubs. We’re not just sewing decorative pillow cases, ya know? Mommy needs a dual bevel miter saw, bitches! The first store that recognizes this will have a mega following of devoted diy divas. I’m hoping it’s the Depot, but I bet you anything Lowe’s will cash in on this sooner.
Laura D Durham 
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