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Date:         Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:36:54 -700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Wagner <mwagner@deltanet.com>
Subject:      Re: Tools & Xenophobia





On Mon, 31 Jul 1995, thom fitzpatrick wrote:


> This is gonna be really xenophbic sounding, so you berkley types
> hit +++ now
> 
> Is it me, or are all taiwanese/chinese/etc tools CRAP!  
> (if its not scottish...)
> 
> I destroyed all three of the chinese body hammers I bought last weekend.
> The sad things was, one of them was the only one I'd found with this
> particular style of head...  
[snip]
> 
> Anyone else feel the same way?  It seems the market it flooded with this
> crap!
> 
> Thom


    The Chinese stuff is real hit and miss, they seemed to have 
    gone from making 1930s-USA quality stuff directly to 1990s
    disposable-reality crap. Gotta shop around...

     
    Michael
    '76 Campmobile
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