When I bolted my vise to my bench, my wife told my father in law that I was nailing it down (to her, nails, bolts, screws, its all the same right) and the next time I saw him I got an earful about how you cant nail down a vise. lol
There are scammers everywhere.
My mother has been using the same chimney sweep for years. Every year, she makes an appointment to have a cleaning. This past year, the company got bought out, so they have all new guys, and one of the new guys comes out for the cleaning. He does his inspection...
We keep tons of our computers in unheated buildings, and dust and dirt are bigger problems. The only concern we had was with flat screens and the cold, which hasn't been as a big a problem as we thought. That said, the manufacturer should be able to provide the minimum temperature the equipment...
My brother in law transported an oiled air compressor on its side in his trailblazer once. Got oil all over the place. If its anything like that one, then it probably wouldn't work.
My friend gave me a small humidor full of cigars when I was his best man. My brother in law gave me an engraved flask and a bottle of scotch when I was a groomsman for him.
I do like the shotgun suggestion above, every man should have one, and you'd be surprised how many don't.
Rob