I have 2 floor jacks. One Craftsman and one Harbor Freight. The Craftsman leaks and no longer works. The HF still works like new. Branding does not equal quality.

 

Completely serious.

Capitalism helps control market prices to limit inflation, and fosters more people to make more stuff.

You get a cheaper price and more choices to choose from.

There is the problem of quality of the choices, IE Harbor Freight, but people have convinced themselves that items don't need to last "because nothing lasts anymore". So, there is good and bad to Capitalism; but the bad (shitty quality) is more of a consumer choice (to purchase the shitty things) rather than a fault of Capitalism

I guess it does then.

 

I have 2 floor jacks. One Craftsman and one Harbor Freight. The Craftsman leaks and no longer works. The HF still works like new. Branding does not equal quality.

A Craftsman jack that failed two weeks into ownership with no replacement is the exact product that send me to my first Harbor Freight back in 06 or so.

 

Why not just buy a rebuild kit?

 

Why not just buy a rebuild kit?

Point ----------->
--------- You

 

Why not just buy a rebuild kit?

Because I haven't needed it and have better things to do.

 

Anyone into stripping insulation off wires before scrapping? Looking for recommendations on a simple strip tool.

 

Anyone into stripping insulation off wires before scrapping? Looking for recommendations on a simple strip tool.

Fire is pretty simple lol.

 

Fire is pretty simple lol.

They’re not allowed to buy burnt copper. But I’m sure some still do


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They’re not allowed to buy burnt copper. But I’m sure some still do


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I guess that makes sense, it was probably an environmental disaster.

 

I guess that makes sense, it was probably an environmental disaster.

Yup when scrap was at a high I new people that was creating a small forge with a leaf blower and melting it off real fast. Definitely not eco friendly lol
But by time u waste all ur time and energy getting plastic off you’re better off just taking it in and getting a small deduction for it being on there imho


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They’re not allowed to buy burnt copper. But I’m sure some still do


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Interesting, any idea how long that's been going on? Last I knew there was a "special" price for burnt copper, and it was much lower than clean, but higher than the price with insulation still on.

 

Interesting, any idea how long that's been going on? Last I knew there was a "special" price for burnt copper, and it was much lower than clean, but higher than the price with insulation still on.

Michigan May be different but in Ohio they’re not suppose to buy it



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Fire is pretty simple lol.

Yes fire and driano produce pretty good results but it's messy

 

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2012/11/new_ohio_law_aimed_at_deterrin.html


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Anyone ever been to Aruba? Thinking about going for my birthday next year.

 

Two funerals in one week... Along with the gloomy weather, it has been tough to stay positive. At least it's Friday and I DON'T have to work Saturday for once.

 

58 hours of OT no this check :woot: I might have a :beer: in the garage tonight :thumb:



RBB

 

Random BlooMule update:

Mom is doing well, she's actually going back to her own house (she was VERY insistent on that) and will have a visiting nurse checking in.

Which works out, because....

My son's girlfriend, er ex-girlfriend- no, that's not quite it...erm... baby momma... well, her and our grandson are coming back to Michigan to stay with us. Just booked a flight for her and her two kids (younger one is from her current ex... agh, makes my head hurt trying to figure this shit out) seems the guy was cutting her off from outside contact, she managed to get a burner phone so she could contact family. She's going to stay with us until her mom gets out of the hospital and chemo treatment. It'll be good to see her and the kids, yes, I know one is not a blood relative, but it's not his fault. We can't be 'Grandma and Grandpa' to one and not the other, that's a shitty thing to do to a kid.

I'll be honest, it's going to take some adjustment. Been a while since there have been little kids around. There are two kids a little older next door, and my wife's oldest boy's girlfriend has a son about the same age as Sammy... and his name is Sammy too.... well, at least that's one less name I have to remember.

Not going to go into too much detail, but it was very urgent to get those kids out of the environment they are in. Hopefully I'll be a better Grandpa than I was a dad.

 

You will be. It's awesome that you are regaining contact with your grandson, and you have a new house, and a new job. :thumb: