From: fos@sdf.org   
      
   On 2021-12-13, Michael Trew  wrote:   
   > On 12/13/2021 9:02, fos wrote:   
      
   >> i refuse to even purchase power equipment at big box stores such as Home   
   >> Depot and Lowes. That equipment suffers from the same thing as equipment   
   >> at Walmart, it's made cheaper.   
      
   >> riding mowers for example.   
      
   > Agreed, my father has been through a few cheap big box riding mowers in   
   > past years.  I have a 1975 Wheelhouse that keeps chugging along.   
      
   i have a 1985 Ford snow blower. and just picked up a late 70's Sears   
   chipper shredder off craigslist that needed a carb rebuild and now runs   
   great. both still have many years left in them.   
      
   > I tried to take an '83 F150 to Walmart to have a new valve stem put on.   
   >   Truck has a 3 on the tree.  Not one of the guys working there knew how   
   > to drive it up on the rack.  They asked me to do it.  Whatever, I'd   
   > prefer that over them breaking the linkage or whatever.   
      
   the only way i'd ever have service done at a Walmart would be if i was   
   on the road far from home, and on a sunday when in many places it'd be   
   the only place open for business.   
      
   i do buy my motor oil, and dispose of the used oil there. last time i   
   took my 5 gallon container, which i want back, of used oil there it took   
   three techs to dump it in the storage tank. i wonder if it takes those   
   three guys to change a tire? on second thought, i don't want to know.   
   no. just no. run away. fast. lol.   
      
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