"the most expensive tool you can buy, is the cheapest"
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 17:21:15 -0400 JOHN HARDY <hardwire@compuserve.com>
writes:
>dear all,
>
> since I started faffing about with cars I have been
>sucker=
>ed
>into buying tools from time to time which are about as much use as a
>chocolate teapot. Upon realising that the said tool will not perform
>the
>task as described nor any other task I might as well shove up my a**e.
>Hence my title.
>
> I have many happy memories of various instruments fraudulently
>describe=
>d
>as a "breakthrough" or a "pricebuster" or generally the best thing
>since
>sliced bread. Chief amonst these are Aircraft Snips which I purchased.
>After using them twice they dissassembled themselves into their
>constitue=
>nt
>parts with the bastard size nut rolling under the bench to oblivion.
>Th=
>en
>the was the air die grinder that refused to operate after one attempt
>at
>operation. I took it apart when I came across it lying in a corner
>where
>I'd thrown it and it wasn't even machined inside. In general now I
>never
>ever buy anything that was apparently made east of Germany. (the steel
>employed in these climes is an alloy of pig iron, coal and various
>grades=
>
>of dung. animal and human) =
>
>
> I still have a drawer full of clamps that don't, drills that didn't
>and
>squares that aren't. =
>
>
> Anyone else been suckered???
>
> Yours, as always, JH
>
> =
>
>
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