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Date:         Wed, 08 Jan 1997 18:02:18 -0400
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From:         Rob <becida@gtii.com>
Subject:      Re: Tool Pontifications

At 12:22 PM 1/8/97 -0600, you wrote: >In a message dated 97-01-08 10:08:29 EST, -@--.-- (Rocko Flamefart) writes: > >> now, that said, i DO carry a cheap set >> of Chinese sockets in the van at all times. they are intended to pay for >> themselves ONCE, when i break down. the Snap-Ons pay for themselves >> repeatedly in the garage. > >I use the same arrangement of "cheap" & "good" tools in the car & garage. > I've found myself question this practice though. If you (or I) are broken >down somewhere, isn't that precisely the time you would want to have your >best tools to work with?? > >Regards, >Jim Davis

Hello All, I get good tools where I can, a Sears "sale" is the time to pick up what I can afford for the car. I carry a Craftsman breaker bar & socket (paid regular price) for the lug nuts, and real vice grips. At the 'day after Thanksgiving 8-10 am sale" this year I picked up a 1/4 socket set and a combo wrench set for $10 each. Put'em in an old tool box and leave them alone until I need them. Of course if I'm going on a trip, then I take "Tools" with me...but that's another story. Later on folks.

Rob


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