[email protected] writes:
>Thanks to everybody ! Well, my bank account is called : Wife... so as
>usual,
>since she don't consider tools useful, the least expensive is the best
>one
>for her. But not for me so I will have to negotiate that aspect with your
>recommendations.
Tools not useful? Wow, I didn't realize anyone would think such a thing;
tools are not only useful but necessary!
Hmmm. Least expensive, eh? What does she buy for her own activities, the
cheapest cooking set, plastic flatware? After all, coffee cans can be
used to bake bread, does she? Does she use a washboard for laundry? It
is cheaper than an electric machine, as is a laundromat. There are all
sorts of comparisons to use for her own choices to use good, or at least
decent, quality. She does, of course, use an old manual typewriter for
any typed copy, doesn't she?
If my impatience for people buying cheap because "it works" shows, please
overlook my attitude. I've always been willing to wait longer for
something that was good, or at least better. My ex did, even though he
rarely used them, purchase good quality tools. An inexpensive or poorly
made tool can be much more expensive in the long term. Besides, if you
decide not to use them or to replace them, good quality brings a better
return.
How's her taste in jewelry? A cigar band would work as well as an
expensive engagement ring; after all, it's the thought that counts. :-)
My granddaughters used little stickers for earrings, they are just as
pretty and no hassle storing or losing them.
My ex bought a lot of tools (gadget-type things) I considered a bit
frivolous at the time (mostly because I knew he was unlikely to use
them!), but I'm appreciating them now and will in the future as well.
After all, why buy a tubing cutter when you have a hacksaw? The hacksaw
works, and why not call a plumber and save the cost of either tool?
Just my thoughts which are not always popular. I would also have rather
my ex spend more time/money on tools and working with wood (or home
repairs) than what he was doing the last years of our marriage! Tools in
a workshop would have been much, much cheaper, in many, many ways.
Football games constantly? That's another story. <g>
Glenna
Glenna ! You are wonderful ! I will forward your text to her !
I'm still laughing !
thanks for your moral support !
I should say that I always manage to get my point when buying new tools and
compared to my friends, I'm not so bad, it's just hard to get there...
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[email protected]...
> [email protected] writes:
>>Thanks to everybody ! Well, my bank account is called : Wife... so as
>>usual,
>>since she don't consider tools useful, the least expensive is the best
>>one
>>for her. But not for me so I will have to negotiate that aspect with your
>>recommendations.
>
> Tools not useful? Wow, I didn't realize anyone would think such a thing;
> tools are not only useful but necessary!
>
> Hmmm. Least expensive, eh? What does she buy for her own activities, the
> cheapest cooking set, plastic flatware? After all, coffee cans can be
> used to bake bread, does she? Does she use a washboard for laundry? It
> is cheaper than an electric machine, as is a laundromat. There are all
> sorts of comparisons to use for her own choices to use good, or at least
> decent, quality. She does, of course, use an old manual typewriter for
> any typed copy, doesn't she?
>
> If my impatience for people buying cheap because "it works" shows, please
> overlook my attitude. I've always been willing to wait longer for
> something that was good, or at least better. My ex did, even though he
> rarely used them, purchase good quality tools. An inexpensive or poorly
> made tool can be much more expensive in the long term. Besides, if you
> decide not to use them or to replace them, good quality brings a better
> return.
>
> How's her taste in jewelry? A cigar band would work as well as an
> expensive engagement ring; after all, it's the thought that counts. :-)
> My granddaughters used little stickers for earrings, they are just as
> pretty and no hassle storing or losing them.
>
> My ex bought a lot of tools (gadget-type things) I considered a bit
> frivolous at the time (mostly because I knew he was unlikely to use
> them!), but I'm appreciating them now and will in the future as well.
> After all, why buy a tubing cutter when you have a hacksaw? The hacksaw
> works, and why not call a plumber and save the cost of either tool?
>
> Just my thoughts which are not always popular. I would also have rather
> my ex spend more time/money on tools and working with wood (or home
> repairs) than what he was doing the last years of our marriage! Tools in
> a workshop would have been much, much cheaper, in many, many ways.
>
> Football games constantly? That's another story. <g>
>
> Glenna
>