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To: jonkai who wrote (33490)	5/29/2002 3:31:18 AM
From: Jeff Hayden	Respond to of 213177

Ha! That was good Jon! Don Green and the author of that article apparently think because they built a bird house with a Kmart hammer that they are now wood craftsmen, or typed a paper on a Wintel computer that they are PC craftsmen.... the seeds don't fall far from the tree indeed.... but look at it this way... without these people there would not be fodder for the truely creative to grow in....... I agree with you on tools. I've bought cheap ones every so often and have been disappointed in them every time. Take a cool looking 9.6V Black and Decker cordless drill - it's specs looked good, it had two batteries and it cost $39. Good deal huh? Noooo sir! It has reasonable power but a battery only lasts for 30-40 screws. But that's OK right? Got two batteries. Fine, the second runs out of juice. Recharge time for one battery over 8 hours. So you get an hour's work done and you can't do any more work until the next day. Back in college, I had to buy all my equipment - drafting tools and slide rule (I preferred the metal Pickett as it didn't swell with the humidity). Ever since I've bought my own tools if I could afford them. Tools are a very personal thing. Before I left the last company I worked for, they were just switching over to Window boxes from Macs. I needed a laptop because I traveled extensively and my department would not support me. Rather than argue, I decided it was time to buy my own tool. At the time I picked up a Wallstreet PB. When I left, I had a machine useful enough to support my consulting business. Never buy something you don't like just because it's cheaper - you will come to regret it.