Comments by "Mike Black" (@RevMikeBlack) on "DIY with Dave" channel.

  1. Plumber: That'll be $500, ma'am. Housewife: $500 for thirty minutes of work??? My husband is an attorney and he doesn't make that much! Plumber: Ma'am, when I was an attorney, I didn't make that much, either.
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  2. Same here. It smelled like cosmoline and industrial rubber.
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  3. I've noticed the price drop at my local Myrtle Beach SC Lowe's, even though we have a tremendous amount of new home construction underway. That's good news because I can get back to work on my gazebo project.
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  4. Excellent analysis. Thanks!
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  5. I've had bad luck with several items like compressors & car battery chargers and the return process wasn't so great either. I think HF gets ripped off a lot by dishonest buyers who buy an item, use it three days, then take it back for a refund. To me, that's morally and ethically wrong, but HF accused me like everyone else. Hand tools are a different matter altogether. I have the complete line of hand wrenches and impact sockets and I think they're awesome. They fit perfectly and feel great. You're wasting your money if you buy those items anywhere else.
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  6. Before knowing that authentic Ryobi rechargeable tools come only from Home Depot in my area, I bought a "new" Ryobi impact wrench from Big A. Upon arrival, it fell out the box in pieces with no factory wrapping, manuals or accessories. It definitely wasn't new, but it may well have been stolen. There are hundreds of similar sellers on that site, all of whom use the same verbiage snd imagery. I got a full refund and learned a valuable lesson. Buyer beware!
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  7. Good info. I live in an area of heavy new home construction. It will be interesting to see how it affects prices.
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  8. I keep both soda and halon fire extinguishers in my home. Better safe than sorry.
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  9. EVERY device I have bought from Harbor Freight in the last year had to be returned because it didn't work. This includes an air compressor, a car battery charger, a paint sprayer and several other pricey items. I will admit that the impact sockets still work, but they have no moving parts. I've learned my lesson with Harbor Freight. Their return policy on air compressors is Machiavellian.
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  10. I've seen the pallet markings many times, but never knew what they meant. I'll check them out the next time I'm at Lowe's. Thanks!
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