Re: (ET) the tools discussion

["Roger Lehman" <rogerlm adelphia net>]

My son is a diesel mechanic and has more money invested in Snap On tools and 
boxes than I had in my first and second homes combined. He started with 
Crafts man and ashe broke then he replaced with Snap On. He would never by a 
Craftsman box, starting with a small used Snap On that he still owns. He is 
now a traveling mechanic who woorks on heavy equipment and has put his 
original box on his truck and brought his 6' long 4' high box to my shop as 
he has no room in his garage. All day long I have been sorting tools and 
putting them away. My favorites are the Polmb tools that were made in the 
40s, I have a few Snap On and a bunch of Craftsman. I have replaced my 
Craftsman ratchets with  Snap On when I could as I had too many failures and 
busted knuckles. I will not buy Craftsman screwdrivers for the same reason. 
Snap On lasts forever. If I were using tools for a living I would buy only 
the best, however there are some tools I use from Harbor Freight and have 
had good luck with them using them carefully and avoidung getting in a 
position where I could get hurt. My son and I have both done well buying 
tools at yard sales and auctions, so we have betwen us enough tools to start 
a repair shop.

Roger