Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for April 18, 2024

Easier to clean, so your kids can walk barefoot on it!

Makes me wonder if John Hart Studios has an advertising deal.

Source Wikipedia……

“Trex Company, Inc. is a manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, railing, and other outdoor items made from recycled materials. Headquartered in Winchester, Virginia, Trex is the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing. Trex composite products are made of 95% recycled materials.”…..

Is that supposed to be a lamb? Is someone trying to pull the wool over the eyes of Id?

That figure might do well with the ladies. They seem to like things that are Trojan.

It sure is easy to ruffle feathers these days.

Is that a beaver? A bob-tailed squirrel? What?!…..

They’re up to their old Trex in a new way.

Cheaper than wood?? Not last year when I had my deck rebuilt after a storm…it was much more expensive.

Trex sure isn’t cheaper than wood!!

Forget the Trojan horse, this is the Trex horse.

The Trexian Horse (or whatever).

Lasts forever, looks like wood, but on a beach boardwalk feels like black asphalt on bare feet during a sunny summer day.

OK having just come over from reading BC, I read that as “T-REX Decking”.

Beware of Huns bearing Trex.

We have a deck with Trex. It’s much more affordable than wood and is very durable

Built a 1200sf deck of Trex exactly that color. I can see it from space…

We have had to rebuild our decks this past year. We learned: Trex has shifted from being a brand name to being a class of similar products – just like aspirin, xerox, and band-aid. It is also competitively priced until all the bits are added in… they are much more expensive than wood-related counterparts. Railing broke the deal for me. Beyond that, we live in an area where wildfires are a threat. The synthetics are mostly plastic and burn very stubbornly once started. Wood can be quenched with a garden hose if the fire is not beyond control; the professionals have to bring the right gear to quench trex.

For people in other areas the balance may be in favor of trex. As we said in the ’70s, “YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary.”

It should have been a rabbit.

The Trojan Capybara?

Forest fire experts look for trex decks in fire surveys. They burn like a barrel of diesel fuel.

Will last longer than Troy!!!!!

And more enviro friendly too for those looking for budget friendly Trojan horses…

I didn’t know ID was in Greece.

Burns nicely, I bet.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Beware of gifts bearing Greeks.

It is actually much more expensive and you have to double your support adding to the cost of installation.

What could go wrong?