I have no problem with your political rant, Earl, but I bet you paid
only a pittance for that tool! Probably about half or a third of what
it would have cost on this side of the Pond.... :-(
On the other hand, I am glad that you are happy with British
workmanship ;-)
Chris
On 17 Apr 2004, at 20:40, Earl R Dunbar wrote:
>
> This sorta OT, but I made one of those pleasant, surprise "finds"
> today while
> at the local Sears (whatever happened to Roebuck?). I was looking for
> something else, but spied a Craftsman (that's a Sears brand for those
> of you
> not familiar with Sears in North America) strap wrench on a table of
> "under
> $10" items. It seemed very sturdy and I immediately thought of its
> use for
> unsticking some stacked filters I had lying around. The rubber strap
> is
> actually a bit wide for use on filters, but I figured what they heck,
> it's
> only $9.99, and it has other uses. so I bought it. Lo and behold, it
> worked,
> so I'm happen.
>
> Warning: Political content coming!
>
> The cool thing is that it is made in the UK, NOT China. I'm on a
> "Boycott
> Chinese Products" rant since Chinese politicos have had an apoplectic
> fit
> over the Canadian PM's scheduled meeting with the Dalai Lama. Of
> course they
> always complain about anyone meeting with him, but this time they
> crossed a
> line when they compared Tibet's situation to separatism in Quebec.
> What a
> crock... the people of Quebec have held VOTED on their affiliation
> with
> Canada not once, but twice. Democracy in action. Wanna bet how a
> fair vote
> in Tibet would go?
>
> <<RANT MODE OFF>>
>
> Earl, not wanting to stir up an unmanageable OT thread, but had to get
> it off
> my chest. (Everything else I bought today (sandals, sneakers) also
> checked
> for country of origin...)
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