The fragrance of tools

On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:05:58 -0700, Mark & Juanita
<[email protected]> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>
>> On Jul 9, 12:20 pm, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> We all know about the Harbor Freight stink, of Cosmoline and cheap
>>> rubber and other suchlike.  Well I had a rather different experience
>>> today.  My old Stanley ratchet (not Yankee) screwdriver walked off and I
>>> needed to replace it.  I was in Home Depot anyway and looked at the
>>> tools and there was a Husky that looked the same except for a rubber
>>> handle, so went with that rather than drive around hunting for a
>>> Stanley.  Got home, opened it up, and was much surprised to find that it
>>> smelled of Hoppes #9.  Why they were using nitro powder solvent on a
>>> screwdriver I have no idea but it certainly makes a better impression
>>> than the 3 buck HF toggle clamps I picked up a couple of days ago.
>>
>> So HD tools stink too, but not as badly as HF tools?
>
> Please, Hoppes #9 is not "stink", but the sweet smell of perfume.


Indeed. In fact..I know of a lady who used it as perfume when shopping
for a husband. She was one of the most popular ladies at the gatherings
and finally netted a hubby that is worth more than the Treasury. <G>

Gunner

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch

My tools used to stink too and then I learned how to use them more
effectively.

"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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We all know about the Harbor Freight stink, of Cosmoline and cheap
rubber and other suchlike. Well I had a rather different experience
today. My old Stanley ratchet (not Yankee) screwdriver walked off and I
needed to replace it. I was in Home Depot anyway and looked at the
tools and there was a Husky that looked the same except for a rubber
handle, so went with that rather than drive around hunting for a
Stanley. Got home, opened it up, and was much surprised to find that it
smelled of Hoppes #9. Why they were using nitro powder solvent on a
screwdriver I have no idea but it certainly makes a better impression
than the 3 buck HF toggle clamps I picked up a couple of days ago.

On Jul 9, 12:20=A0pm, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> We all know about the Harbor Freight stink, of Cosmoline and cheap
> rubber and other suchlike. =A0Well I had a rather different experience
> today. =A0My old Stanley ratchet (not Yankee) screwdriver walked off and =
I
> needed to replace it. =A0I was in Home Depot anyway and looked at the
> tools and there was a Husky that looked the same except for a rubber
> handle, so went with that rather than drive around hunting for a
> Stanley. =A0Got home, opened it up, and was much surprised to find that i=
t
> smelled of Hoppes #9. =A0Why they were using nitro powder solvent on a
> screwdriver I have no idea but it certainly makes a better impression
> than the 3 buck HF toggle clamps I picked up a couple of days ago.

So HD tools stink too, but not as badly as HF tools?

[email protected] wrote:

> On Jul 9, 12:20 pm, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> We all know about the Harbor Freight stink, of Cosmoline and cheap
>> rubber and other suchlike.  Well I had a rather different experience
>> today.  My old Stanley ratchet (not Yankee) screwdriver walked off and I
>> needed to replace it.  I was in Home Depot anyway and looked at the
>> tools and there was a Husky that looked the same except for a rubber
>> handle, so went with that rather than drive around hunting for a
>> Stanley.  Got home, opened it up, and was much surprised to find that it
>> smelled of Hoppes #9.  Why they were using nitro powder solvent on a
>> screwdriver I have no idea but it certainly makes a better impression
>> than the 3 buck HF toggle clamps I picked up a couple of days ago.
>
> So HD tools stink too, but not as badly as HF tools?

Please, Hoppes #9 is not "stink", but the sweet smell of perfume.


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:55:17 -0700, Gunner Asch <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:05:58 -0700, Mark & Juanita
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> On Jul 9, 12:20 pm, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> We all know about the Harbor Freight stink, of Cosmoline and cheap
>>>> rubber and other suchlike.  Well I had a rather different experience
>>>> today.  My old Stanley ratchet (not Yankee) screwdriver walked off and I
>>>> needed to replace it.  I was in Home Depot anyway and looked at the
>>>> tools and there was a Husky that looked the same except for a rubber
>>>> handle, so went with that rather than drive around hunting for a
>>>> Stanley.  Got home, opened it up, and was much surprised to find that it
>>>> smelled of Hoppes #9.  Why they were using nitro powder solvent on a
>>>> screwdriver I have no idea but it certainly makes a better impression
>>>> than the 3 buck HF toggle clamps I picked up a couple of days ago.
>>>
>>> So HD tools stink too, but not as badly as HF tools?
>>
>> Please, Hoppes #9 is not "stink", but the sweet smell of perfume.
>
>
>Indeed. In fact..I know of a lady who used it as perfume when shopping
>for a husband.

From another NG (SED) today:

Do you know why a man gets excited by a woman dressed in leather?
Because it makes her smell like a new truck.

>She was one of the most popular ladies at the gatherings
>and finally netted a hubby that is worth more than the Treasury. <G>

You mean his net income for the first seven months of this year a NEGATIVE
$1T? That's not very impressive.