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This is what I believe has happened. A lot of things have changed since 2017. The economy in general, market conditions for the hand tool industry, supply chain and and staffing issues, relationship with Lowe's, etc.. What we may see is a scaled back effort arriving much later than planned. That...

It goes bad at the same rate as Tabasco.

Yep.

I find it interesting that my local Lowes removed all the Craftsman tool storage from the front of store and action alley and replaced it with VIPER products. This has never happened before. All the Craftsman tool storage has been moved closer to the back of store, between the plywood and the...

Actually there was something new...a lot of the floor space that was previously occupied by Craftsman tool storage is now occupied by VIPER tool storage including the central display near the front of the store. They seemed well made.

I was in Lowes Monday. Nothing new there. Seems like a huge miss to not show up for BF?

Ah yes, the good old days. Mid 1970s, Purdue U., drafting rooms in the old Michael Golden Labs. No air conditioning. Those warm September afternoons, sweat dripping off my my brow onto my drafting board. It don't get no better than that, lol! Somehow, I made through!

Yes! Electric shutoff too! I learned these things trying to batten down the hatches at my Mom's place in FL during hurricane evacuations.

These are really important for a new homeowner. In the event of an emergency, being able to shut off either the water or gas can prevent a larger disaster. Even if you can't fix anything else, these two are important. Most older homes I've dealt with, if the main water shutoff is a gate valve...

This^^^^ I've always used them as a tool of last resort or to cobble together temporary repairs. They get abandoned in crawl spaces, rattle around in the bed of a truck, etc.. I know one guy who welded a pair to a stripped shifter shaft on his motorcycle as a temporary shift lever. No way I'm...