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    Snap on buying question

    I've had 2 different snapper heads in the last few years. The one I have now is OK guy, but a bad salesman. He gives discounts from time to time to regular buyers. The other snapper head, ahh. Most the time he was full retail, then if he knew you where not watching your invoices. He would charge...
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    Ghosts of mechanics past, why are abandoned tools in shops?

    Wow, brings back bad memories. In 1996 I worked at a plant in the upper Midwest, was lucky enough to work 3rd shift (no drama). Came in one night to a huge blood stain on the shop floor, the foreman found out a co worker was sleeping with his wife and shot and killed him right in the middle of...
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    Anyone seeing gear wrench tool trucks lately?

    For a few weeks there was a demo truck running around the Rockville - Bethesda Maryland area. It didn't sell any tools, but the guys onboard said there where would be trucks out soon.
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    Just curious - Any one ever live in their shop?

    Damn, thought I had it at 9 years. Moved my camper into the tractor shed. 2x10's made a box 8 foot wide by 16 foot long in front of door and filled with sand. Just added a shower to the bathroom and lived it up.
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    Any mechanics ever downsize?

    I was forced to down size when the shop added 5 extra guys per shift and then a 3rd shift. Most dropped back to a cart for a few months. Once the shop had to start buying all the specialty tools that the tech's had in there big boxes, the big boxes where brought back at there expense. A couple...
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