Is it due to global warming?Have the earth's magnetic poles reversed?Is it the end of civilization as we know it?What am I talking about?The new issue of Wood magazine and it's article on the hot new toolsfor 2005.Not one, but two, count 'em, two of its picks are Sears Craftsmen toolsHas Sears changed?Are the editors at Wood eating strange mushrooms?And finally the big questions: Will we ever learn? Is there anyone left on the wreck who willsacrifice all and admit they bought a new Craftsmen tool, knowing theywill beaten into the ground by the anti Sears lobby?Stay tuned for the answerLet the games begin!

I rather think that a Sears tool of any quality - even the worst ofthe worst - in the hands of, say, Sam Maloof, will result in worksuperior to mine using the finest Makita/Ryobi/Delta/DeWalt/PC...

The end of civilization as we know it?

Nov 15, 2005 24 Replies

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J T 20 years ago

Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 9:04pm (EST-3) snipped-for-privacy@computer.org (Ken) doth query: Is there anyone left on the wreck who will sacrifice all and admit they bought a new Craftsmen tool,

Forgot. Got a new in the box variable speed Craftsman scrollsaw some years back, for about $35 - apparently they were phasing the model out, or the price was just marked wrong - anyway works great. Around the same time got a new, in the box, Craftsman bandsaw, also for around $35. It's not a floor model, but works - really need to get a better blade tho. They're both painted yellow now. That was a franchise store, it's out of business now. And, I still don't care who knows.

JOAT Just pretend I'm not here. That's what I'm doing.

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Dan Kratville 20 years ago

Thanks for the info. My mistake. Dan

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C & M 20 years ago

Bwaaa-haaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Haven't heard the Kingston Trio in ages. My daughters, in their late 20's now, were tortured on long trips with a couple of their tapes. We would all sing, "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley", on long rides. Now they think it was fun.

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Luigi Zanasi 20 years ago

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:15:50 -0500, snipped-for-privacy@webtv.net (J T) scribbled:

The above is from somebody who paints his tools yellow so his kids won't steal them, so JOAT speaks from experience.

Fluorescent pink is my preference. That's the colour I used to use on my hiking boot shoelaces, but I can't find any anywhere anymore. Also makes them easy to find and they attracted all kinds of positive attention from women. (I hope Marilyn doesn't see this.)

Luigi Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email address

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J T 20 years ago

Fri, Nov 18, 2005, 11:09pm (EST-3) snipped-for-privacy@nonet.ca (Luigi=A0Zanasi) did claimeth: Fluorescent pink is my preference. That's the colour I used to use on my hiking boot shoelaces, but I can't find any anywhere anymore. Also makes them easy to find and they attracted all kinds of positive attention from women. (I hope Marilyn doesn't see this.)

Pink, eh? Fluorescent pink at that, eh? Don't try to tell us you haven't heard of google. This site should be able to keep you steadily supplied with all the fluorescent pink laces you will ever need. Must be all those women, throwing you down, and stealing your boot laces, eh? LMAO

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Turned up #2 in about eleventyteen thousand hits.. Me, I figure you wear them, so when you get eaten by a moose, or something, and all that's left is your boots, they can say, "Yep, that's poor Luigi, you can tell it's him, by the boot laces". LMAO

JOAT Just pretend I'm not here. That's what I'm doing.

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