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Date:         Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:44:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEu+QQRYCB7w+FvbxvTJCE6nn4vWLB8SwxtNFN5vZ3cSBnw@mail.gmail.com>
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Don,

I understand, and this is more of an academic discussion rather than practical.

If you only use the tool once or twice a year there is the option of renting, and then keeping an eye open for a good used one?

alistair

On 2011-07-22, at 1:06 PM, Don Hanson wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > >> At 02:20 PM 7/22/2011, Alistair Bell wrote... >> >> Heaven forfend that one would take the time to go look for a USA made >>> tool :) After all, the price is what matters, not quality. >>> >> >> Interesting comment on a discussion list for German vehicles. >> > > Good one! > > The nearest Sears store is also an hour away, I think. > > Alistair did pique my patriotic instincts, and though I recall looking at > a Sears tool catalog in the past and almost dropping my load at the price, I > went online and priced a 3/4 breaker bar at the Matco tools site.... > Ready?.......$229! plus shipping. > > Ok, now I am as American as the next guy who has citizenship here in the > USA...but I am also an unemployed tradesman...a residential > carpenter....with the state of our US building industry, now and for the > past 4yrs or so...I am not holding my breath till I can expect to find > employment at a decent wage again in my particular trade (my last part time > journeyman carpenter gig, I was paid a whopping $15/hr......same wage I drew > in the 1990s)...and flipping burgers at minimum wage, or working at Home > Depot, it would take me about 4 full days wages (before withholding taxes) > to earn the cash to pay for that Matco breaker bar... It doesn't, BTW, say > where that tool is made.. > > The HF breaker bar is $18.99....so that tool, which I'll likely use once > or twice a year, at the most, is $210 cheaper, which is significant to me, > being unemployed and living on savings and SS now for about 3yrs... > > Don Hanson


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