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Totally agree with both of these points. I bought a decent amount of USA craftsman when it was available. Relatively cheap for the average joe, easy to warranty, & made here. Sears just stayed too big for the times; leasing 3 story stores in malls obviously worked well in the past, but you...

be advised - Amazon has canceled accounts if you're making too many returns: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Amazon-Bans-Woman-For-Life-Over-Too-Many-Returns-388199532.html

i tried the HF version, but i must have gotten a lemon, as it worked fine for ~50 nails, then wouldn't load (even after oiling). ended up getting the $150 hitachi a few years back & it's been a champ. before i got the hitachi, i borrowed a buddy's bostich & that worked find too. bostich was...

i got an ezviz system like this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015121KH8/?tag=atomicindus08-20) in a box for ~$300 & it's fine. bnc connections with a 2tb recorder. you can put the ezviz app on your phone/tablet to monitor it from anywhere, along with setting up warnings/movement detection for...

meh. years ago, i removed asbestos from my last home just using simple box store respirators. it's not the bogeyman people make it out to be. just use simple precautions (listed above) if you want to remove it yourself. prior to the 70's, this stuff was in just about everything, including...

CPVC has been around for years & is pretty common for supply lines. Copper is better, but pretty spendy. i'd just let the solvent dry & run the water for a long while before drinking it.

i like them for what they are - cheap tools that are good enough for what i do. so much stuff is outsourced now that i'd just assume buy stuff from HF vs buying anything else made overseas (especially hand tools). used to get almost all USA craftsman before they started outsourcing their hand...

i'd start with this & (like others have said) contact the BBB, Yelp, Angie's List, your neighborhood/Nextdoor website, etc. it's pretty easy to put a lot of info online now & at least warn others. but your situation isn't unusual at all. contractors are in the only industry where not showing...

honestly, none of it worked all that well for me. i tried using construction adhesive, but that didn't work any better than foam board glue (like this): https://www.homedepot.com/p/Loctite-PL300-10-fl-oz-Foamboard-VOC-Adhesive-1421941/202020476 if it's the owens insulpink stuff, it has a...

as others mentioned, contact the PUC & file a complaint. you've done as much as you can with the company. i ditched my landline years ago. it was $50/month with a call package & taxes. & i'm not paying $600/year to have a landline phone during a doomsday scenario, as there'd probably be...

cheapie HF version works fine for me. use them all the time. wouldn't use them if i were on an aircraft carrier's flight deck, but should handle most of OP's needs.

i'm looking for an old-school 55cm-ish frame load up my 1980's era campy record group. would prefer to get an italian-made columbus frame. how do you guys find something like that? ebay has them, but who knows what you're actually buying. just curious if there was a good/reputable (online)...

i've always used distilled. $0.99/gallon at walmart, so it's cheap insurance if you have hard water.

thanks for the write-up JackAndy. like you, i'm looking for a decent, 4-8 cam budget system ($300-ish) too, so that rules out POE setups. that's too bad about the neighbors - i can see how someone would feel like they're being spied on, but i'd try & impress that you're using this in case...

really depends on the HOA. i live in one, but they're pretty relaxed as far as hoa's go - no chainlink fences, no boats/rv's/trailers parked in the driveways for >2 weeks/year, no odd colored houses, etc. dues are $25/year. i've seen some hoa's where you can't have your garage door open...

yep - i've mowed @ 9PM a few times before, but i'm finishing up by then. IMHO, 10PM is too late for the typical residential neighborhood with 1/4 acre lots. weekdays - 8AM-9PM weekends - 9:30AM-9PM

i have the same gun in paper collated & it's been a champ. i also borrowed a friend's bostich wire collated gun & that was good too. be advised, unless you're hanging a picture, there's no return to using a hammer & nail once you've bought a gun!

that'd be my thought as well. i can see a benefit, but it wouldn't be worth $4K.

talk about an overblown fear issue. no one will get lung cancer from picking up & moving an asbestos shingle, nor will your neighbors get cancer if you remediate this yourself and some dust blows around. you probably inhale more asbestos driving down a busy street with your windows open, or...

yep. HF for me, ever since sears starting making their tools overseas. fortunately, i have a decent supply of US craftsman around.