Home Depot, my kinda store!

I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
(one way)...

dave

John DeBoo wrote:

> I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
> drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
> while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
> on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
> them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
> addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
> additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
> to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.

Oh, no fair! You cheated and went out another 5 minutes. Well, if we're
going 20 minutes, then add 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodcraft, and 1 Paxton's
Woodsource..and...and Wal-Mart! So there!

"John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Neener Neener Neener
> 3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
> Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
> too<sigh>.
>
> David P wrote:
>
> > HAHA! Lucky me...I have three Lowes and three Home Depots all within 15
> > minutes of me and a Rocker store just 5 minutes away. Oh wait...that's
not
> > lucky, I'M BROKE!
> >
> > "bay area dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
> >>cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
> >>by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
> >>into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
> >>them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
> >>(one way)...
> >>
> >>dave
> >>
> >>John DeBoo wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
> >>>drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
> >>>while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
> >>>on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
> >>>them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
> >>>addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
> >>>additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
> >>>to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
> >>
> >
> >
>

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm the unemployed marketing guy now at HD part-time.

Right next to the Web Designers?

Is this where we say sit down, shut up before you hurt yourself?
:)

--
Young Carpenter

"Save a Tree, Build Furniture"

"David P" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:p0mXa.60213$YN5.47501@sccrnsc01...
> HAHA! Lucky me...I have three Lowes and three Home Depots all within 15
> minutes of me and a Rocker store just 5 minutes away. Oh wait...that's
not
> lucky, I'M BROKE!
>
> "bay area dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
> > cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
> > by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
> > into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
> > them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
> > (one way)...
> >
> > dave
> >
> > John DeBoo wrote:
> >
> > > I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
> > > drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
> > > while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
> > > on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
> > > them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
> > > addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
> > > additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
> > > to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
> >
>
>




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"David P" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Krispy Kreme 1 mile away and is already built and serving up those little
> ring's o'heaven. Starbuck's Coffee 1/4 mile away to wash dem donuts down
> with coffee I can't afford. Oh, and yes, 3 Ace Hardware stores
> strategically placed around my area. BAM! Now don't make me break out
the
> big guns and tell you about the real lumber yards/mills in the area. :)
>
> "John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Can you beat this (beating a real hardware store is really hard),
> > I've a Krispy Kreme Donut shop going in 2 miles from home - KK -
> > Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............. Give me a couple of them and a real
> > strong cup of coffee (fresh gound beans only need apply) and I'm off
> > to the shop!
> >
>
>
OK, my turn, Within 15 minutes (most within 10), 5 Ace Hardware stores, 1
Miller Hardware (a REAL hardware store where you find service and all the
things the others don't have!!), 1 Paxton Hard Woods, 4 local lumber yards
(all with better wood than the BORG), 1, Woodcraft, 1 Woodsmith (BIG), 1
community tool loan service, 3 Home Depot, 2 Lowes, 2 Menards, 3 Starbucks
(soso coffee), 4 Grounds for Celabration (great coffee), 1 main Krispy
Kreme, and enough outlets selling them that you can't swing a dead cat
without hitting several! And all of this is out here in Plowville (Iowa).
Now if only that pot of gold was here, I might be able to afford all of
this!

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"John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> > OK, my turn, Within 15 minutes (most within 10), 5 Ace Hardware stores,
1
> > Miller Hardware (a REAL hardware store where you find service and all
the
> > things the others don't have!!), 1 Paxton Hard Woods, 4 local lumber
yards
> > (all with better wood than the BORG), 1, Woodcraft, 1 Woodsmith (BIG), 1
> > community tool loan service, 3 Home Depot, 2 Lowes, 2 Menards, 3
Starbucks
> > (soso coffee), 4 Grounds for Celabration (great coffee), 1 main Krispy
> > Kreme, and enough outlets selling them that you can't swing a dead cat
> > without hitting several! And all of this is out here in Plowville
(Iowa).
> > Now if only that pot of gold was here, I might be able to afford all of
> > this!
>
> Ahhh, build it and they will come? Where's Iowa (ducking my head
> quickly)? SOunds like you're in a great community for sure.
>

Yeah, it's got a lot of stores, but it is not long on entertainment. And
the schools have decided that when it comes to cutting the budget, that
industrail arts is the first to go. I'm trying to amass a decent shop to
teach my kids and maybe a few neighbor kids some shop safety and wood and
metal basics. They gotta get it some where, and need to learn the pride in
a job well done.

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On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:27:30 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
wrote:


>> On the outskirts of Spokane, right on the Idaho border. Right across
>> I 90 and Spokane River from Liberty Lake where we live.
>>
>> Otis Orchards ain't much but there is a good burger place there
>> (Norm's Burger Barn, formerly Norma's but I have been afraid to ask
>> about this), the Ace store, a Veterianarian office, Pizza Place that I
>> have never heard of anyone using, and a doughnut shop that is full of
>> old guys all the time.
>
>Hmmm, spent the winter of 67 (when I was young and knew it all)
>logging N of Priest River, ID (Nordman and points north to be
>exact). I remember splitting 13' lengths of 5' thick cedar for 2
>fence posts and cuttling loads and loads of 24" pieces for shake
>bolts. And Tamarack for burning. I always wondered how Tamarack
>would work if turned as I liked the grain. I've never heard of it
>used in woodworking though, just for burning. You're lucky to live
>so near so much wood <sigh>.
>Can you beat this (beating a real hardware store is really hard),
>I've a Krispy Kreme Donut shop going in 2 miles from home - KK -
>Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............. Give me a couple of them and a real
>strong cup of coffee (fresh gound beans only need apply) and I'm off
>to the shop!

We got one of those last year that is about 5 minutes away from our
house. Yumm. Its fun to go to a movie on Friday or Saturday night at
the Valley Mall and then stop at KK for a snack and watch the parade
of humanity go through.


- -

DL

http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm

>> Evidently your buddy Cedeño is a bastard.
>>
>
>First of all, Cedeño is not my buddy.

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I learned is this: Despite its name,
the company "Johnson Controls" does not manufacture condoms."
- Anonymous

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Halter Sucks!

In article <[email protected]>, Fiddleronroof*@*juno.com
says...
> Is this where we say sit down, shut up before you hurt yourself?
> :)
>
>

Yep, he's going to twist his arm out of its socket congratulating
himself and won't be able to use that shiny new saw while he's healing.
:-)

I'm the unemployed marketing guy now at HD part-time. I was trained
also as a cashier. As far as matching then giving you 10% more off the
price...that is standard policy at HD as long as all seems reasonable.
The cashier has the authority to do that up to around $25 difference.
This policy varies by store. The goal is to have happy return
customers. Don't run back and forth between stores though on the same
item having each store beat the price....you will be stopped from
doing that.

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 18:17:58 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
>drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
>while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
>on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
>them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
>addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
>additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
>to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.

What a lot of places are doing now adays, including my favorite Amazon.com,
is only giving off 10% of the difference, not off the price.

Walter H. Klaus
"John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
> drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
> while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
> on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
> them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
> addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
> additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
> to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
>
>

DL wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 21:37:53 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>>Ha ha! I'm 3 minutes from an Ace Hardware!
>>
>>WHAT???? A *real* hardware store, with like with screws not in
>>pkgs, and nails by the pound (not in a box) and all that sorta
>>stuff? That kinda hardware store?????????? Arrrggghhhhh!!!!!! My
>>kingdom for a hardware store like they had in 1960...............
>
> Yup! Narrow aisles and all. When you garb a handfull of nails to put
> into a little paper bag you get stabbed.
>
> Neat little place with a big propane tank available for fillin'
> purposes. Right there in good ole Otis Orchards, WA.
>
> Love the name of that little non-town town. Makes me think of Otis
> Campbell.

Where is Otis Orchard (Port Orchard??)? I just KNEW it had to be in
WA. Was born & raised just out of the N end of Seattle and my dad
was a carpenter so we went to a hardware store in Kenmore for years,
and the lumber yard. Jez, a real hardware store. You are truly
lucky sir!
God, I remember buying walnut when I was in HS there (60's), it was
the most expensive wood available in the shop and was 88¢/bd ft then.

Krispy Kreme 1 mile away and is already built and serving up those little
ring's o'heaven. Starbuck's Coffee 1/4 mile away to wash dem donuts down
with coffee I can't afford. Oh, and yes, 3 Ace Hardware stores
strategically placed around my area. BAM! Now don't make me break out the
big guns and tell you about the real lumber yards/mills in the area. :)

"John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Can you beat this (beating a real hardware store is really hard),
> I've a Krispy Kreme Donut shop going in 2 miles from home - KK -
> Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............. Give me a couple of them and a real
> strong cup of coffee (fresh gound beans only need apply) and I'm off
> to the shop!
>

Alan McClure wrote:


>
> Actually the Idaho panhandle area,(including NE Washington and NW
> Montana) isn't that
> bad. Now the high desert of southern Idaho is another story! 120 in
> the summer and no
> shade, -40 in the winter and no windbreaks. Only place I've ever seen
> drive-in movie
> theaters that loaned out electric heaters for your car. (special
> outlets on the speaker posts)
>
> It was the late 60's when my brother bought 29+ acres just north of US2
> west of Priest River
> for $1000. Build a house on it and lived there for @10 years. Still
> have lots of relatives up
> there. I left Spokane after high school for the Navy in 65 and now
> consider Ohio my home,
> we have 4 seasons here!
> ARM
>
Had a friend (he's the guy who talked me into the logging venture)
who's cousin lived out the E end of Priest River by the lumber mill.
He used to sit in his bedroom window and shoot a 22 at the boxcars
with the hobos in them - just the boxcars, but..... Saddistic this
cousin was for sure. It was cold for sure, the coldest place I've
been to so far.

Digger wrote:

> "David P" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:RE7Ya.79460$Ho3.11215@sccrnsc03...
>
>>Krispy Kreme 1 mile away and is already built and serving up those little
>>ring's o'heaven. Starbuck's Coffee 1/4 mile away to wash dem donuts down
>>with coffee I can't afford. Oh, and yes, 3 Ace Hardware stores
>>strategically placed around my area. BAM! Now don't make me break out
>
> the
>
>>big guns and tell you about the real lumber yards/mills in the area. :)
>>
>>"John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>Can you beat this (beating a real hardware store is really hard),
>>>I've a Krispy Kreme Donut shop going in 2 miles from home - KK -
>>>Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............. Give me a couple of them and a real
>>>strong cup of coffee (fresh gound beans only need apply) and I'm off
>>>to the shop!
>>>
>>
>>
> OK, my turn, Within 15 minutes (most within 10), 5 Ace Hardware stores, 1
> Miller Hardware (a REAL hardware store where you find service and all the
> things the others don't have!!), 1 Paxton Hard Woods, 4 local lumber yards
> (all with better wood than the BORG), 1, Woodcraft, 1 Woodsmith (BIG), 1
> community tool loan service, 3 Home Depot, 2 Lowes, 2 Menards, 3 Starbucks
> (soso coffee), 4 Grounds for Celabration (great coffee), 1 main Krispy
> Kreme, and enough outlets selling them that you can't swing a dead cat
> without hitting several! And all of this is out here in Plowville (Iowa).
> Now if only that pot of gold was here, I might be able to afford all of
> this!

Ahhh, build it and they will come? Where's Iowa (ducking my head
quickly)? SOunds like you're in a great community for sure.

Silvan wrote:

> John DeBoo wrote:
>
>
>>WHAT???? A *real* hardware store, with like with screws not in
>>pkgs, and nails by the pound (not in a box) and all that sorta
>>stuff? That kinda hardware store?????????? Arrrggghhhhh!!!!!! My
>>kingdom for a hardware store like they had in 1960...............
>
>
> Yeah, they're about gone, aren't they?
>
> Is it just me, or do the likes of HD and Lowe's get worse on hardware as
> soon as they finish killing the last of the old stores? I'll admit to
> going to Lowe's plenty of times for hardware because it was closer, but I
> really miss having a real hardware store to go to when I wanted to get
> something unusual. I regret my unfaithfulness.
>
I miss being able to browse through them for sure. And the people
who'd help. Nowadays its young kids as cashiers only who have no
idea what they are selling, and could care less. We still have one
-similar- to the old type and I love going there. Its got a number
of older folks working there who are soooo helpful and eager to chat.

Neener Neener Neener
3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
too<sigh>.

David P wrote:

> HAHA! Lucky me...I have three Lowes and three Home Depots all within 15
> minutes of me and a Rocker store just 5 minutes away. Oh wait...that's not
> lucky, I'M BROKE!
>
> "bay area dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
>>cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
>>by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
>>into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
>>them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
>>(one way)...
>>
>>dave
>>
>>John DeBoo wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
>>>drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
>>>while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
>>>on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
>>>them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
>>>addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
>>>additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
>>>to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
>>
>
>

DL wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:27:30 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hmmm, spent the winter of 67 (when I was young and knew it all)
>>logging N of Priest River, ID (Nordman and points north to be
>>exact). I remember splitting 13' lengths of 5' thick cedar for 2
>>fence posts and cuttling loads and loads of 24" pieces for shake
>>bolts. And Tamarack for burning. I always wondered how Tamarack
>>would work if turned as I liked the grain. I've never heard of it
>>used in woodworking though, just for burning. You're lucky to live
>>so near so much wood <sigh>.
>
>
> I don't think that size cedar is out there any more.
>
> Hmmmm.
>
> Dang it must have been cold spending a winter up there.

Nahhh, we logged it all I think, we and our trusty (at the time) 36"
Mcullough chain saws etc. Sure was pretty wood grain though, wish I
had a few logs today.
I learned cold there, and how fun it is to travel a mile thru armpit
deep snow w/ a 12v battery in a back pak. But I also learned how
fun it was to sled on a car hood (51 Chevy) behind a PU on the snow!

DL wrote:

> We got one of those last year that is about 5 minutes away from our
> house. Yumm. Its fun to go to a movie on Friday or Saturday night at
> the Valley Mall and then stop at KK for a snack and watch the parade
> of humanity go through.

I have to say I've seen'em, but never crossed that threshold into
temptation. Probably just as well we don't have one here. I'd eventually
sneak out, glace around surrepetitiously to make sure no one was looking,
and then pay a visit.

I figure I'd end up on one of those talk shows. "This man entered a Krispy
Kreme store and ate so much that he could never leave."

--
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
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John DeBoo wrote:

> Neener Neener Neener
> 3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
> Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
> too<sigh>.

Good grief, man, where do you people live? In my corner of the world you
get no more than one store like that per county.

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On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:27:30 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hmmm, spent the winter of 67 (when I was young and knew it all)
>logging N of Priest River, ID (Nordman and points north to be
>exact). I remember splitting 13' lengths of 5' thick cedar for 2
>fence posts and cuttling loads and loads of 24" pieces for shake
>bolts. And Tamarack for burning. I always wondered how Tamarack
>would work if turned as I liked the grain. I've never heard of it
>used in woodworking though, just for burning. You're lucky to live
>so near so much wood <sigh>.

I don't think that size cedar is out there any more.

Hmmmm.

Dang it must have been cold spending a winter up there.


- -

DL

http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm

>> Evidently your buddy Cedeño is a bastard.
>>
>
>First of all, Cedeño is not my buddy.

::::::::::::::::

"Ahh, job hunt. Had an interview this week and all
I learned is this: Despite its name,
the company "Johnson Controls" does not manufacture condoms."
- Anonymous

::::::::::::::::

Halter Sucks!

woodworkers' supply in coranado doesn't count?



John DeBoo <[email protected]> wrote:

>Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk... Hmmm, I've a Super WalMart 1 mile away, with a
>Sams Club next door and a Paxtons 15 minuutes away. The closest HD
>has a Costco next door. Both Sams and Costco have a few tools and
>sometimes decent pricing with them too. I wonder if you and I live
>in the same city perchance - Albuquerque? I went 20 minutes as that
>how long it takes to go from one end of Abq to the other. Since I'm
>close to one end.....
>
>David P wrote:
>
>> Oh, no fair! You cheated and went out another 5 minutes. Well, if we're
>> going 20 minutes, then add 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodcraft, and 1 Paxton's
>> Woodsource..and...and Wal-Mart! So there!
>>
>> "John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>Neener Neener Neener
>>>3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
>>>Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
>>>too<sigh>.
>>>
>>>David P wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>HAHA! Lucky me...I have three Lowes and three Home Depots all within 15
>>>>minutes of me and a Rocker store just 5 minutes away. Oh wait...that's
>>
>> not
>>
>>>>lucky, I'M BROKE!
>>>>
>>>>"bay area dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
>>>>>cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
>>>>>by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
>>>>>into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
>>>>>them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
>>>>>(one way)...
>>>>>
>>>>>dave
>>>>>
>>>>>John DeBoo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
>>>>>>drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
>>>>>>while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
>>>>>>on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
>>>>>>them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
>>>>>>addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
>>>>>>additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
>>>>>>to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

Larry Levinson
Talking up to the vocal ...
LLevinson*Bloomberg.net
(remove the star etc ....)

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 09:46:52 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Neener Neener Neener
>3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
>Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
>too<sigh>.

Ha ha! I'm 3 minutes from an Ace Hardware!

Oh, wait a minute . . .


- -

DL

http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm

>> Evidently your buddy Cedeño is a bastard.
>>
>
>First of all, Cedeño is not my buddy.

::::::::::::::::

"Ahh, job hunt. Had an interview this week and all
I learned is this: Despite its name,
the company "Johnson Controls" does not manufacture condoms."
- Anonymous

::::::::::::::::

Halter Sucks!

John DeBoo wrote:

> WHAT???? A *real* hardware store, with like with screws not in
> pkgs, and nails by the pound (not in a box) and all that sorta
> stuff? That kinda hardware store?????????? Arrrggghhhhh!!!!!! My
> kingdom for a hardware store like they had in 1960...............

Yeah, they're about gone, aren't they?

Is it just me, or do the likes of HD and Lowe's get worse on hardware as
soon as they finish killing the last of the old stores? I'll admit to
going to Lowe's plenty of times for hardware because it was closer, but I
really miss having a real hardware store to go to when I wanted to get
something unusual. I regret my unfaithfulness.

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On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 21:37:53 -0600, John DeBoo <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>> Ha ha! I'm 3 minutes from an Ace Hardware!
>
>WHAT???? A *real* hardware store, with like with screws not in
>pkgs, and nails by the pound (not in a box) and all that sorta
>stuff? That kinda hardware store?????????? Arrrggghhhhh!!!!!! My
>kingdom for a hardware store like they had in 1960...............

Yup! Narrow aisles and all. When you garb a handfull of nails to put
into a little paper bag you get stabbed.

Neat little place with a big propane tank available for fillin'
purposes. Right there in good ole Otis Orchards, WA.

Love the name of that little non-town town. Makes me think of Otis
Campbell.




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>> Evidently your buddy Cedeño is a bastard.
>>
>
>First of all, Cedeño is not my buddy.

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Halter Sucks!

Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk... Hmmm, I've a Super WalMart 1 mile away, with a
Sams Club next door and a Paxtons 15 minuutes away. The closest HD
has a Costco next door. Both Sams and Costco have a few tools and
sometimes decent pricing with them too. I wonder if you and I live
in the same city perchance - Albuquerque? I went 20 minutes as that
how long it takes to go from one end of Abq to the other. Since I'm
close to one end.....

David P wrote:

> Oh, no fair! You cheated and went out another 5 minutes. Well, if we're
> going 20 minutes, then add 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodcraft, and 1 Paxton's
> Woodsource..and...and Wal-Mart! So there!
>
> "John DeBoo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Neener Neener Neener
>>3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
>>Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
>>too<sigh>.
>>
>>David P wrote:
>>
>>
>>>HAHA! Lucky me...I have three Lowes and three Home Depots all within 15
>>>minutes of me and a Rocker store just 5 minutes away. Oh wait...that's
>
> not
>
>>>lucky, I'M BROKE!
>>>
>>>"bay area dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
>>>>cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
>>>>by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
>>>>into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
>>>>them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
>>>>(one way)...
>>>>
>>>>dave
>>>>
>>>>John DeBoo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
>>>>>drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
>>>>>while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
>>>>>on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
>>>>>them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
>>>>>addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
>>>>>additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
>>>>>to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
>>>>
>>>
>
>

HAHA! Lucky me...I have three Lowes and three Home Depots all within 15
minutes of me and a Rocker store just 5 minutes away. Oh wait...that's not
lucky, I'M BROKE!

"bay area dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I got the extra 10% off at HD when I found the Dewalt 12" miter saw
> cheaper at Orchard Supply. Now THAT'S savings. I saved more than $45
> by the time they calculated the "deal". That was right after HD moved
> into SJ. Now I get aggravated with them more often than I'm happy with
> them. But what's a person to do? I COULD drive 40 minutes to Lowe's
> (one way)...
>
> dave
>
> John DeBoo wrote:
>
> > I go in today armed with my low-price guarantee for a 1/2" corded
> > drill thats cheaper at Lowes. Picked up the Ryobi 2hp plunge router
> > while there and 3 tubs of biscuits for the Craftsman PJ I just got
> > on sale. No problem with the drill price, girl doesn't even call
> > them. Gives my their price (I told her the truth), takes off an
> > addt'l 10%, adds in the router and biscuits, then gives me an
> > additional 10% off my *total* purchase - today only. Pretty tough
> > to beat that kind of deal. HD is #1 GI<G>.
>

Ernie Jurick wrote:
> That's how they get you hooked. You'll think everything is fine, then one
> night you'll wake up at 3am with a terrific craving for an air compressor or
> a stationary belt sander....

I was wondering what caused that! I've been having those cravings
for a few years now...it started when Woodcraft opened a store here.

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John DeBoo <[email protected]> wrote:

>Neener Neener Neener
>3 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 1 Harbor Freight, 1 Woodworkers Supply & 1
>Woodcraft, all within 20 minutes, several within 10. I'm broke
>too<sigh>.

But that means you live in a city.

Neener, neener, neener back.

Wes

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