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Leon[_7_]

On 3/19/2015 11:37 AM, wrote:
On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 9:14:37 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:

With all due respect...;~) You are a big boy! I considered a
Ridgid drill several years ago and felt that the only down fall was
that they were Heavy. Your coworkers and contractors may feel the
same way. It is probably your manly muscle bound hands and arms
shield you from the drawback of heavy tools. ;~)

I am still laughing my butt off at that, Leon. And just so you will
know, I prefer to think of myself of 280 pounds of boyish fun. :^)

We all paint an image of ourselves that borrows a lot from our youth...
then we catch a glimpse of ourselves in the mirror, coming out of the
shower, and the glass breaks. ;~)

Even though I might use them all day, unless it is ridiculous, I
never consider a tool's weight. So ya got me there. And you are
right that my co workers and fellow contractors ARE concerned with
tool weight and size. What a bunch of weenies, eh? ;^)

Sissies, the whole LOT... ROTFL
I can say that the tool that gets heavy at the end of the day is my Domino.

But size matters. (Did you hear the cymbal crash and Ed MacMahon's
"hiyo"?)

All the Milwaukee, Makita and the Ridgid line of drills and saws have
handles that are just entirely too small for me, the little 12v
Ridgid drills being the exception. The brands I see at the big home
stores are uncomfortable as I can barely get my palm and fingers
between the trigger and and battery, and then I feel like I am
holding a skinny broom stick. Same with most of their other tools in
their lines.

I will say that I have larger hands than the average man and I hate my
fingers digging into the palms of my hand so the girth of the handle is
important to me. I used to be big in to photography and felt that
Pentax cameras were designed for women. ;~)

I used to be a fan of DeWalt because they had great grips on some of
their tools, but due to reliability issues I don't buy anything
DeWalt anymore.

Same here.

I am off to the salt mine. My manly self is charged this morning
with final selection of paint colors, counter top color and texture
as well as window treatment selections. I already picked out the
floor treatments and other paint colors, so I might just stop by the
tea room on the way out to the design center.

It isn't easy being me... ;^)

If you need help with color choices call Karl and yank his chain. Wink
wink.