From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 12/15/2021 8:14, fos wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Yes, the old stuff just goes on and on.  I have a 70's JcPenney brand   
   (Penncraft?) 1100 watt generator that I paid $40 for from Craigslist,   
   and it works well to keep the fridge, DSL modem, and a light on if the   
   power goes out.   
      
   I picked up a Gilson late 60's front tine tiller from the original owner   
   (with original manual) last spring for a similar price to turn over a   
   small plot of soil.  I had to pick the soil first, but that's a really   
   nice little machine.   
      
   >> 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.   
      
   Haha, it *was* on a Sunday... I'm certain that influenced my decision at   
   the time (the tire held air for maybe 30 minutes as the valve stem was).   
      
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