The gas truck just came to the gas station on the corner and it's just crazy how big those things are, there's such a surplus of gas right now.

Not sure if you're joking, but I remember noticing the same thing last time I spent time there (2017). Lumber yards tend to have a lot of lumber. It's kind of like when you drive by a feed lot and they have an implausible number of cows (the ones over in imperial valley amazed me). Also there's always tankers by my house in Manhattan Beach. These anecdotes are not economic indicators.

Idk about Washington but Oregon has increased logging a large amount over the last few years.

Yes, everyone know a modern economy statistics work by what you can see with your naked eyes out there on the streets.