Otis in the Suburbs (3 Viewers)

[dnurk]

Otis, I know you're in the market for a gun too, so why not just get yourself a gun (you'll need something high velocity...handgun loads won't work) and some tannerite. Problem solved.

Here's an example of what it can do.

And it's completely legal. You can order it online and have it shipped to you.

 

[Otis]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

We're one week in now, and I have to say that it has been an adjustment. We've not yet gotten to the awesome part I had in my head where we are out in the backyard on a warm summer evening with a cooler full of cold beers and the grill going. We're still at the part where I'm throwing out all the old crap the sellers left in the house, living out of boxes, and identifying more and more "WTF" items throughout the household.

Some observations, in no particular order:

1. Wife and I had a glass of wine and cigarette in the yard last night, which was half awesome and half annoying. The awesome part was we could see the moon and stars. I can't tell you the last time we could see the moon and stars from our home. Or better yet the last time we could pull open a sliding door from our den and step right outside. That's pretty cool. The annoying part is where I notice the light fixture outside that doesn't work, and so we're standing in the dark.

2. This morning I peered over the radiator out the side window at the ENORMOUS pile of trash as the garbage men rode up. Was pretty sure they were going to just throw up their hands and leave it there. It was embarrassing enough setting all that stuff outside as it is. There had to be 10 large boxes full of crap, an old crappy ottoman, and enormous decaying lawn lounge chair left as a gift by the sellers. THANKS. I was very happy to see them make quick work of the pile.

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

4. The suburban commute is so different. On the NYC subway people will push past you, step on you, and do whatever it takes to advance themselves. Me first, always. You stand. A big crazy bearded dude with a boombox yells out rasta music and barks. That's what I was used to. This morning, I sat on an express train, drank some coffee, and did some e-mail. The seat next to me was vacant. As we pulled into the city, on several occasions people politely said to each other "after you." It's a whole different world. Even my walk up to the train is different. My old walk was past the Atlantic Yards construction, where they are building the new Nets arena. Horns blaring, crowds, jackhammers. Now I walk through a peaceful enclave like a forest. Some of the houses are like from Hansel and Gretel, with a brook running across the front of their property, a small bridge passing over it. So tranquil. It's amazing.

5. People LOVE driving in the burbs. I don't see many other dudes walking up to the train. I've crossed paths with one other guy, and we give each other the same shameful look like "yeah, I'm also too cheap to have a second car."

6. Food delivery is about the same. Had decent pizza the other night. Good chinese last night. Found a killer barbecue place. All the conveniences of our old address in that respect.

7. Still haven't met the neighbors. Do we go over and knock on doors? Wait for them? Just have a chance meeting in the street? I suppose we'll bump into them all eventually. The houses are spaced a little farther apart than where I grow up, so it's not like you're 30 feet from the neighbor when you both drag out the garbage. We barely see anyone.

8. Thank god the baby slept 6.5 hours last night. Suck it shuke.

9. The people are all the local shops are so friendly. Woman at the hardware store last night chatted me up for 10 minutes about wine and the weather etc. I have to resist my urge to be like #### lady and move along -- it will take me some time to get used to the pace. But I think I will get used to it pretty quickly.

10. This weekend I'd also like to trash the crappy old filthy plastic patio set they left us, and pick up a new patio set and barbecue. Gonna go with a real basic weber. I know all the suburb nerds in here are telling me to get a green egg and a smoker and all this other nonsense, but I need to walk before I can fly here. If I just get a decent grill up and running, I'll be thrilled.

It's been mostly uneventful. Waiting for the other shoe to fall. The house still looks like crap, but a little less crappy than it did on moving day. We'll get there. I'm still hoping to do some major yard excavation tomorrow, weather permitting. Wife said she'd video the felling of the trees. I'll need to make sure I have all the right safety equipment.

 

[Arizona Ron]

1. Wife and I had a glass of wine and cigarette in the yard last night,

She smokes? You smoke?

 

[Tiny Dancer]

Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope.

Yes, this stuff will look nice cluttering up your garage gathering dust.

 

[JaxBill]

7. Still haven't met the neighbors. Do we go over and knock on doors? Wait for them? Just have a chance meeting in the street? I suppose we'll bump into them all eventually. The houses are spaced a little farther apart than where I grow up, so it's not like you're 30 feet from the neighbor when you both drag out the garbage. We barely see anyone.

For guys, the optimal time is when you're doing the yard work this weekend. Of course if your neighbors have all that stuff farmed out, then it might not be the case.

 

[squidrope]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

We're one week in now, and I have to say that it has been an adjustment. We've not yet gotten to the awesome part I had in my head where we are out in the backyard on a warm summer evening with a cooler full of cold beers and the grill going. We're still at the part where I'm throwing out all the old crap the sellers left in the house, living out of boxes, and identifying more and more "WTF" items throughout the household.

Some observations, in no particular order:

1. Wife and I had a glass of wine and cigarette in the yard last night, which was half awesome and half annoying. The awesome part was we could see the moon and stars. I can't tell you the last time we could see the moon and stars from our home. Or better yet the last time we could pull open a sliding door from our den and step right outside. That's pretty cool. The annoying part is where I notice the light fixture outside that doesn't work, and so we're standing in the dark.

2. This morning I peered over the radiator out the side window at the ENORMOUS pile of trash as the garbage men rode up. Was pretty sure they were going to just throw up their hands and leave it there. It was embarrassing enough setting all that stuff outside as it is. There had to be 10 large boxes full of crap, an old crappy ottoman, and enormous decaying lawn lounge chair left as a gift by the sellers. THANKS. I was very happy to see them make quick work of the pile.

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

4. The suburban commute is so different. On the NYC subway people will push past you, step on you, and do whatever it takes to advance themselves. Me first, always. You stand. A big crazy bearded dude with a boombox yells out rasta music and barks. That's what I was used to. This morning, I sat on an express train, drank some coffee, and did some e-mail. The seat next to me was vacant. As we pulled into the city, on several occasions people politely said to each other "after you." It's a whole different world. Even my walk up to the train is different. My old walk was past the Atlantic Yards construction, where they are building the new Nets arena. Horns blaring, crowds, jackhammers. Now I walk through a peaceful enclave like a forest. Some of the houses are like from Hansel and Gretel, with a brook running across the front of their property, a small bridge passing over it. So tranquil. It's amazing.

5. People LOVE driving in the burbs. I don't see many other dudes walking up to the train. I've crossed paths with one other guy, and we give each other the same shameful look like "yeah, I'm also too cheap to have a second car."

6. Food delivery is about the same. Had decent pizza the other night. Good chinese last night. Found a killer barbecue place. All the conveniences of our old address in that respect.

7. Still haven't met the neighbors. Do we go over and knock on doors? Wait for them? Just have a chance meeting in the street? I suppose we'll bump into them all eventually. The houses are spaced a little farther apart than where I grow up, so it's not like you're 30 feet from the neighbor when you both drag out the garbage. We barely see anyone.

8. Thank god the baby slept 6.5 hours last night. Suck it shuke.

9. The people are all the local shops are so friendly. Woman at the hardware store last night chatted me up for 10 minutes about wine and the weather etc. I have to resist my urge to be like #### lady and move along -- it will take me some time to get used to the pace. But I think I will get used to it pretty quickly.

10. This weekend I'd also like to trash the crappy old filthy plastic patio set they left us, and pick up a new patio set and barbecue. Gonna go with a real basic weber. I know all the suburb nerds in here are telling me to get a green egg and a smoker and all this other nonsense, but I need to walk before I can fly here. If I just get a decent grill up and running, I'll be thrilled.

It's been mostly uneventful. Waiting for the other shoe to fall. The house still looks like crap, but a little less crappy than it did on moving day. We'll get there. I'm still hoping to do some major yard excavation tomorrow, weather permitting. Wife said she'd video the felling of the trees. I'll need to make sure I have all the right safety equipment.

prosuburb tip: pick up a few of these at Home Depot to enhance your wine/smoke escapes. You can upgrade to something a little more fancy later.

 

[The Commish]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

I have both ECHO and Stihl products. ECHO's just fine if he goes that route. My Still weed eater is now a PITA to start. Not sure what's up with it, but I dread trying to start that thing. It's only 18 months old.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

I have both ECHO and Stihl products. ECHO's just fine if he goes that route. My Still weed eater is now a PITA to start. Not sure what's up with it, but I dread trying to start that thing. It's only 18 months old.

did you buy the stihl through a dealer? They have incredible customer support. Some of the best warranties in the business.

 

[Otis]

prosuburb tip: pick up a few of these at Home Depot to enhance your wine/smoke escapes. You can upgrade to something a little more fancy later.

Was just mentioning this to the wife. Will be good for some lighting out back and will help keep the critters away right? I also want to get one of those enormous bug zappers that kills every dumb sumbish in the vicinity.

 

[Nigel]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

Agreed. I ran into Home Depot and blindly bought a John Deer chainsaw 10 years ago, total piece of crap.

 

[squidrope]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

I have both ECHO and Stihl products. ECHO's just fine if he goes that route. My Still weed eater is now a PITA to start. Not sure what's up with it, but I dread trying to start that thing. It's only 18 months old.

I had a problem with my Stihl hedge trimmer too. New owners of the Stihl dealer didn't properly adjust the carb when I bought it. Now that it's properly adjusted it starts and runs great just like the rest of my Stihl stuff. I'm not saying Echo or other brands won't work, but I've used my chain saw(17years), leaf blower(12 years), weed trimmer(15 years), hedge trimmer(3 years). No problems with any of it. They always start, run great, and I've used them alot. I'm not sure that an Echo would've held up as well. JMO

 

[Otis]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

Agreed. I ran into Home Depot and blindly bought a John Deer chainsaw 10 years ago, total piece of crap.

So I have to go to a specialty store to buy a chainsaw? I thought that's what HD was for??

 

[Otis]

Are these cordless power tools worth getting? Leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, etc.? Or are they underpowered and crappy and do the batteries die way too fast? TIA

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Are these cordless power tools worth getting? Leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, etc.? Or are they underpowered and crappy and do the batteries die way too fast? TIA

Get gas powered or corded. Cordless stuff lacks power and the battery is never charged when you need it (asides from small stuff like drills).

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

prosuburb tip: pick up a few of these at Home Depot to enhance your wine/smoke escapes. You can upgrade to something a little more fancy later.

Was just mentioning this to the wife. Will be good for some lighting out back and will help keep the critters away right? I also want to get one of those enormous bug zappers that kills every dumb sumbish in the vicinity.

lolz. Bug zappers are sooooo 1982Yes, they provide some light and will ward off some bugs. It isn't a silver bullet that'll make it Brooklyn-bug-free.

 

[Otis]

prosuburb tip: pick up a few of these at Home Depot to enhance your wine/smoke escapes. You can upgrade to something a little more fancy later.

Was just mentioning this to the wife. Will be good for some lighting out back and will help keep the critters away right? I also want to get one of those enormous bug zappers that kills every dumb sumbish in the vicinity.

lolz. Bug zappers are sooooo 1982Yes, they provide some light and will ward off some bugs. It isn't a silver bullet that'll make it Brooklyn-bug-free.

Ok well then where do I get one of these? (Cue fred giving me grief about wanting to kill stuff)

 

[TLEF316]

You smoke? Really?

After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?

I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

 

[joffer]

Home Depot is the devil. i hate that store with the red-hot intensity of a thousand suns

 

[gmbacm]

I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

estimate tree height

 

[Getinthemix]

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

Oh, so maybe some of us were correct in stating that YOU felling those trees might not be the best idea you have ever had. No better way to get off on a good foot in the neighborhood than dropping a tree on their lawn or house.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

prosuburb tip: pick up a few of these at Home Depot to enhance your wine/smoke escapes. You can upgrade to something a little more fancy later.

Was just mentioning this to the wife. Will be good for some lighting out back and will help keep the critters away right? I also want to get one of those enormous bug zappers that kills every dumb sumbish in the vicinity.

lolz. Bug zappers are sooooo 1982Yes, they provide some light and will ward off some bugs. It isn't a silver bullet that'll make it Brooklyn-bug-free.

Ok well then where do I get one of these? (Cue fred giving me grief about wanting to kill stuff)

One option

 

[Otis]

You smoke? Really?After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

I don't really smoke. I'll have a cigarette on occasion while I'm drinking. I haven't had a daytime cigarette since college.

 

[shuke]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

 

[ODoyleRules]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

Some observations, in no particular order:

2. This morning I peered over the radiator out the side window at the ENORMOUS pile of trash as the garbage men rode up. Was pretty sure they were going to just throw up their hands and leave it there. It was embarrassing enough setting all that stuff outside as it is. There had to be 10 large boxes full of crap, an old crappy ottoman, and enormous decaying lawn lounge chair left as a gift by the sellers. THANKS. I was very happy to see them make quick work of the pile.

5. People LOVE driving in the burbs. I don't see many other dudes walking up to the train. I've crossed paths with one other guy, and we give each other the same shameful look like "yeah, I'm also too cheap to have a second car."

I felt bad about the volume of crap we put out to the curb when we first moved. Then I got my first bill from the garbage company (never had that in the city) and all guilt went away. We were used to walking everywhere in the city and it always struck me as odd that my FIL would drive around a suburban parking lot for 5 minutes trying to shave off 10 yards on the walk to the grocery store. 3 years later, it still seems odd.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I say go cheap on the tools. The only power tool I use with any serious regularity is the cordless drill and even that I have a basic Black and Decker. When it breaks, I'll buy another cheap one. Once you figure out what you'll be using a lot of, then splurge, but seems dumb to spend $200 on a chainsaw that you'll use for 3 trees.

 

[belljr]

Rent the chainsaw, no need to buy one.

There is a rental place somewhere around there, hell even some HD rent equipment now

 

[bostonfred]

Love the new avatar.

 

[Otis]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

Ordered

 

[lumpy19]

You smoke? Really?After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

I agree.....after reading the cola thread and then seeing he has the occasional cigarette....the cola thread is way funnier.

 

[Otis]

You smoke? Really?After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

I agree.....after reading the cola thread and then seeing he has the occasional cigarette....the cola thread is way funnier.

The occasional (I've probably averaged one per month) cigarette is WAY less harmful than the 32 ounces of sludge you people ingest daily. Same goes for a casual cigar smoker.

 

[RBM]

Loving this thread

 

[urbanhack]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

Ordered

Say Goodbye to Garage Clutter!

 

[The Commish]

STATUS REPORT: WEEK 1

3. The weather is looking questionable for the weekend, so I've called off the dogs for the massive lumberjacking party. However, I'll still give it a go, and a couple of helpers will be trickling in and out tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna fire up the Omobile and hit the Home Depot. Short list of items include a chainsaw, powered hedge clipper thing, shovels, rakes, and the like. Maybe some rope. I was looking out at the trees this morning and realized that the big one is actually a little taller than I realized. It's probably hard to get perspective on how long it will be when it falls. I have a minor concern it will fall partly into the neighbor's property. Pretty sure their house is safe distance. Pretty sure.

DO NOT BUY a gas powered anything at HD. Find a Stihl dealer in your area.

I have both ECHO and Stihl products. ECHO's just fine if he goes that route. My Still weed eater is now a PITA to start. Not sure what's up with it, but I dread trying to start that thing. It's only 18 months old.

did you buy the stihl through a dealer? They have incredible customer support. Some of the best warranties in the business.

Yeah...my edger is there now. When it's fixed (snapped pull cord), I'll leave the trimmer with them. Prior to these, I had an "all in one" Toro that I used for 8-9 years and started on the first pull every time. It got stolen out of the back of my truck.

 

[Otis]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

Ordered

Say Goodbye to Garage Clutter!

Garage is empty right now. Literally empty. Could be the cleanest room in the house.

 

[urbanhack]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

Ordered

Say Goodbye to Garage Clutter!

Garage is empty right now. Literally empty. Could be the cleanest room in the house.

Seriously...you need a magazine to tell you how to throw #### away and hang stuff on the wall and where to put your tool chest?

 

[Otis]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

Ordered

Say Goodbye to Garage Clutter!

Garage is empty right now. Literally empty. Could be the cleanest room in the house.

Seriously...you need a magazine to tell you how to throw #### away and hang stuff on the wall and where to put your tool chest?

No.

 

[Tiny Dancer]

Seriously...you need a magazine to tell you how to throw #### away and hang stuff on the wall and where to put your tool chest?

No.

Don't listen to the condo-living city boy. He'll just never understand your rugged lifestyle.

 

[urbanhack]

Seriously...you need a magazine to tell you how to throw #### away and hang stuff on the wall and where to put your tool chest?

No.

Don't listen to the condo-living city boy. He'll just never understand your rugged lifestyle.

I grew up in the country. I can transcend any living environment.

 

[shuke]

Seriously...you need a magazine to tell you how to throw #### away and hang stuff on the wall and where to put your tool chest?

It's not a home improvement bible, but it has a lot of good tips for things around the house.

 

[shuke]

I grew up in the country.

Really?

 

[Reaper]

Home Depot is the devil. i hate that store with the red-hot intensity of a thousand suns

Home Depot has it's place... And it's MUCH better to go at night..Weekend mornings to Afternoons this time of year is just INSANE!!!!!Great return policy - I just buy a lot more than I need and return it.Might be doing some Chain Saw work myself this weekend.... Took my FIL's Electric Chain Saw.... lol, see how that thing works - mostly trimming some big branches... Gotta say though I cut right thru stuff with my Royobi Sawzall that came in my $100 ALL-In-One Package easily,Oats Trees look like I could get thru with a Sawzall in a matter of seconds.

 

[Reaper]

Do NOT get a bug zapper. Totally trashy and all they really do is attract more bugs to your yard.

I highly recommend a subscription to Family Handyman

Ordered

Say Goodbye to Garage Clutter!

Garage is empty right now. Literally empty. Could be the cleanest room in the house.

Seriously...you need a magazine to tell you how to throw #### away and hang stuff on the wall and where to put your tool chest?

That's the one magazine I get....

Interesting bowl reading and some tips, ideas, and projects.

 

[urbanhack]

I grew up in the country.

Really?

You lookin for proof?

 

[Reaper]

I'm probably in the minority here, but I say go cheap on the tools. The only power tool I use with any serious regularity is the cordless drill and even that I have a basic Black and Decker. When it breaks, I'll buy another cheap one. Once you figure out what you'll be using a lot of, then splurge, but seems dumb to spend $200 on a chainsaw that you'll use for 3 trees.

Agreed... I've said it in the Tool threads...

We're commercial contractors and Buy Bosch and Dewalt's all the time...

IMO, even those tools aren't what they used to be - while the cheapo quality has come up.

At home I have the Ryobi Combo kit... It was like $129, came with every power tool I need (Jig saw, Circular saw, Sawzall, Sander, Drill, Light)... For big projects I need the Chorded circular saw anyway. It's not even the new Turbo or 24v whatever they have.. It's the old Blue one.

I've had this set up for almost 6 years so far - practically built a lot of my house with it.

And like I just said, IMO, that Sawzall will do any job Oat thinks he needs a Gasoline Chain Saw for!!!!

 

[DA RAIDERS]

You smoke? Really?After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

I agree.....after reading the cola thread and then seeing he has the occasional cigarette....the cola thread is way funnier.

The occasional (I've probably averaged one per month) cigarette is WAY less harmful than the 32 ounces of sludge you people ingest daily. Same goes for a casual cigar smoker.

1/month? You and the breastfeeding mother have slipped outside twice since you moved in. And these are the only ones you've told us about.

 

[Otis]

You smoke? Really?After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

I agree.....after reading the cola thread and then seeing he has the occasional cigarette....the cola thread is way funnier.

The occasional (I've probably averaged one per month) cigarette is WAY less harmful than the 32 ounces of sludge you people ingest daily. Same goes for a casual cigar smoker.

1/month? You and the breastfeeding mother have slipped outside twice since you moved in. And these are the only ones you've told us about.

How many a day do you drink?

 

[offdee]

How many a day do you drink?

---> Otis' new avatar.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

You smoke? Really?

After all that crap about cola killing us (I don't drink it anyways) you smoke cigs?

I can't say I'm totally surprised, but I am a tad disappointed

I agree.....after reading the cola thread and then seeing he has the occasional cigarette....the cola thread is way funnier.

The occasional (I've probably averaged one per month) cigarette is WAY less harmful than the 32 ounces of sludge you people ingest daily. Same goes for a casual cigar smoker.

1/month? You and the breastfeeding mother have slipped outside twice since you moved in. And these are the only ones you've told us about.

People who smoke once a month

 

[Clifford]

That chick is hot. I think. Can hardly see her through the smoke.

Otis, I think you need a moonshine still.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

8. Thank god the baby slept 6.5 hours last night. Suck it shuke.

Try reading bed time stories?