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Porter Cable Cordless Hammer Drills
Way back when the 18v battery was first introduced, cordless hammer drills became useful. The lower voltage batteries didn't have enough umph. Porter Cable unveiled these great cordless hammer drills at about $300 each (these kinds of drills are much cheaper these days) and I bought 6 of them for the business. We used them daily and the batteries needed to be replaced after a year and when I tried to get new batteries, I found that the drill had been discontinued and the new model had a slightly different battery that wouldn't work on ours. That started my battery lessons on cordless tools (and phones too) where the manufacturers keep making slight changes to the shape of the batteries to make the older tools obsolete. I really get irritated at this battery incompatibility foolishness.
So here is my cordless tool advice for everyone. Buy Ryobi cordless tools. They never change the design of their batteries and you can use new batteries on all of their old tools. They have a great selection of tools - even hand held vacuums, small air compressors, hedge trimmers, weed eaters and one kind of battery will work on everything.
Way back when the 18v battery was first introduced, cordless hammer drills became useful. The lower voltage batteries didn't have enough umph. Porter Cable unveiled these great cordless hammer drills at about $300 each (these kinds of drills are much cheaper these days) and I bought 6 of them for the business. We used them daily and the batteries needed to be replaced after a year and when I tried to get new batteries, I found that the drill had been discontinued and the new model had a slightly different battery that wouldn't work on ours. That started my battery lessons on cordless tools (and phones too) where the manufacturers keep making slight changes to the shape of the batteries to make the older tools obsolete. I really get irritated at this battery incompatibility foolishness.
So here is my cordless tool advice for everyone. Buy Ryobi cordless tools. They never change the design of their batteries and you can use new batteries on all of their old tools. They have a great selection of tools - even hand held vacuums, small air compressors, hedge trimmers, weed eaters and one kind of battery will work on everything.
Did you get some nice beads at least?
Hi Neesy, I bought it at some wilderness supply place out on Ferry Road. I do shop at MEC though. Almost over the hump and down the hill!Can't think of anything, off the cuff
Had to go look up Patagonia fleece jacket - looks like you bought it at MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) - well I guess the price is to offset the cost of all that recycled stuff their building is made of?
I'm pretty thrifty overall - think I got that from my Dad who was the ultimate penny-pincher
Have a great day mal !
Happy Hump Day
No - I think I'd like that one, - there would probably be knuckle skin mixed in with cheese - but who'd notice?This one?
This stupid thing:
Not for lefties, too much assembly
I have a pampered chef grater. I think I've used it once or twice. But, mine is white. And it doesn't have that stand on the back. Back in MY day, we had to use the pampered chef grater with no stand, grating up hill, both ways!This one?
Remember when we had to trek across 5 feet of shag carpet to turn the TV channel to one of 4 channels? How did we live through it?
not only did I do that, but I turned those channels with a pair of pliers because the knob was broken off.
and adjusting the antennae. My kids would just lay down and die.
Black and white shows, and a magnifier screen cause the Tv was so small.
Yes!!
HAHAHAHAW$TRYUITHJ
I still have a set like this in the basement, doesn't get shyt for a signal but I walk by it and give it a pat or two every so often. Makes me feel good.
And all channels signed off at midnight. Unless it was friday night. Then you could go a little longer with The Midnight Special. I think maybe a Tom Snyder or two went past midnight. And of course, I waited every year to watch Jerry Lewis MDA telethon so I could stay up all night watching TV.
For Christmas one year I bought my wife a karaoke machine for about $250. Seven years later it has morphed into a $5,000 complete DJ karaoke system, around 3,500 songs at about $2.00 each, I had to remodel her side of the garage into a karaoke woman’s cave, I had to build her a bar, and I had to create numerous rock’n’roll stencils so she could hand paint them all over the walls and bar. Man, do I regret that original purchase. 
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For Christmas one year I bought my wife a karaoke machine for about $250. Seven years later it has morphed into a $5,000 complete DJ karaoke system, around 3,500 songs at about $2.00 each, I had to remodel her side of the garage into a karaoke woman’s cave, I had to build a her a bar, and I had to create numerous rock’n’roll stencils so she could hand paint them all over the walls and bar. Man, do I regret that original purchase.
How much is the beer at happy hour?
It's always happy hour, and I have YET to collect a single red cent for any beer, wine or spirits.
(I stock Bud, Coors Light, Milwaukee's Best, and Genesee Cream Ale. But if you drop by I'll pick up some Old Leghumper Robust Porter for you.)
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