My Dad Started His Own Lumber Business Because The Local Supplier Was Selling Damaged Wood. Here’s What That Taught Me About Mediocrity. Posted byBrad Haubert October 4, 2022 Leave a comment on My Dad Started His Own Lumber Business Because The Local Supplier Was Selling Damaged Wood. Here’s What That Taught Me About Mediocrity. Sometimes, if things don’t live up to our standards, we have to create something new.