Lowes Companies Inc (LOW)

[I-Man]

Deathstar, our company needs N95 dust masks from 3M which we buy at Lowes or Home Depot. Went yesterday and manager told me all 3M displays and products removed from stores, as all masks are to be sent to China right now. Now future new stock expected at this time. I was told as a contractor, to go to medical clinic or Drs office to be able to get a dust mask ! WTF is this??

I said to him, so are we contractors supposed to get Mesothelioma now breathing in dust particles doing our jobs???

Nobody mentioning that this fact, found true at Home Depot & Ace Hardware yesterday, will have major negative impact on whole US construction industry as we use those for insulation work, drywall sanding, remodeling jobs, other dust needs in course of our normal operations.... Now told they cannot be sold to construction industry personnel !!!???

I called wife right away, she went on eBay and found me couple boxes which we purchased so we will have them here, but this is all getting way out of hand... The Owner of the Ace Hardware in Hickory (Bethlehem), NC told me, right now he is told a limited quantity may be released to them to sell in late April sometime...