Welcome to the IHoP v.2

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Aaron - how long will it take to get from the Smithsonian to BWI if I have a 7pm flight? ie, should get there by 6pm so when do I leave the Smithsonian?

 

With DC traffic, I would leave by 4:00pm latest to be safe.  BWI is 20 mins from my place.

[///M5 2,833]

Aaron - how long will it take to get from the Smithsonian to BWI if I have a 7pm flight? ie, should get there by 6pm so when do I leave the Smithsonian?

 

With DC traffic, I would leave by 4:00pm latest to be safe.  BWI is 20 mins from my place.

Thanks. Haven't bought a ticket yet as DCA is so close, but it is $1000 to get in and out of there and WAY cheaper to BWI. Need to see what a car price is too...

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

 

 

Aaron - how long will it take to get from the Smithsonian to BWI if I have a 7pm flight? ie, should get there by 6pm so when do I leave the Smithsonian?

 

With DC traffic, I would leave by 4:00pm latest to be safe.  BWI is 20 mins from my place.

 

Thanks. Haven't bought a ticket yet as DCA is so close, but it is $1000 to get in and out of there and WAY cheaper to BWI. Need to see what a car price is too...

 

BWI being the biggest usually has the best pricing.  Dulles/Regan is usually pricey.

[Godsmack 360]

Aaron - how long will it take to get from the Smithsonian to BWI if I have a 7pm flight? ie, should get there by 6pm so when do I leave the Smithsonian?

 With DC traffic, I would leave by 4:00pm latest to be safe.  BWI is 20 mins from my place.

Thanks. Haven't bought a ticket yet as DCA is so close, but it is $1000 to get in and out of there and WAY cheaper to BWI. Need to see what a car price is too...

BWI being the biggest usually has the best pricing.  Dulles/Regan is usually pricey.

Surprised since Regan seems to be such a 'mid point' hub.

J

[///M5 2,833]

Aaron - how long will it take to get from the Smithsonian to BWI if I have a 7pm flight? ie, should get there by 6pm so when do I leave the Smithsonian?

 With DC traffic, I would leave by 4:00pm latest to be safe.  BWI is 20 mins from my place.

Thanks. Haven't bought a ticket yet as DCA is so close, but it is $1000 to get in and out of there and WAY cheaper to BWI. Need to see what a car price is too...

BWI being the biggest usually has the best pricing.  Dulles/Regan is usually pricey.

Surprised since Regan seems to be such a 'mid point' hub.

J

Location and size have ZERO to do with pricing. It all depends on which airlines serve where and when. They will charge as much as they can.

I bought a Shit COuntry ticket to DCA in First Class cheaper than a name brand airlines normal seat. Half the price in fact. WTF!!!

[///M5 2,833]

Land on Sun the 19th at 9:15pm and leave Tuesday at 10pm

Probably will have to have dinner with the museum staff on Monday, but will let you know Aaron if that changes.

[///M5 2,833]

Just grabbed this:

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-299-piece-ultimate-easy-read-socket-set/p-00935299000P

For $175 as a "refurb". Have to pick it up in St Cloud, but since I am driving to Thief River Falls Sunday and back Wednesday I will be going right by

[///M5 2,833]

Picture still shows Made in the USA. And it is supposedly a "complete" set. All I really wanted was a full set of 6 points and figured I'd delegate my older stuff to the sleds/boat. More than I had planned on, but the price made it a no brainer. Couldn't piece together only 6 points from Klutch for the same price even. I like the "easy ride"

[dem beats 1,223]

I have had 2 craftsman sets. They have both been fantastic.

They are not perfect but considering I have less than $300 invested in 2 full metric and standard sets, I'm cool.

[///M5 2,833]

Shit. Bastards s just called me. 54 missing pieces

[topgun 262]

Just two sets, isn't that cute...

[topgun 262]

I think I have craftsman, sk, armstrong, stahlwile, proto, snapon, williams and a few others.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Shit. Bastards s just called me. 54 missing pieces

 

 

I don't know how soon you need it, but having used a myriad of tools and working at Sears, I will never again buy Craftsman.  Better can be had for your money, and what I buy now is all Gearwrench/KD tools.  To give you an idea, I recently re-purchased a set after mine was stolen.

 

http://www.nationaltoolwarehouse.com/216-pc-SAEMetric-6-12-Pt-Mechanics-Tool-Set-Multi-Drive-P160848.aspx

 

Try the Craftsman shit, then try these.  I guarantee you'll never touch Craftsman again. 

 

To further that, I have purchased their (Gearwrench) new 120 tooth ratchets and they, IMO, are better than my Snap-On Dual 80s, and those are some of the best ratchets ever made.  I love Snap-On tools.  I purchase hand tools as you do knives, and I think you'll find much better quality and value in the Gearwrench? KD Tool stuff.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

This is strictly speaking for everyday use "normal" hand tools.  I'm a bit of a Proto snob when it comes to finer stuff.

[///M5 2,833]

Not really interested in what it is, just don't want garbage. Thought having a "full" set for $180 was a deal, at $340 I am shopping. I've looked at the Gearwrench stuff and always been frightened it was a "as seen on TV" product and not the real deal. More than wiling to spend for something real. I generically use my impact stuff for almost everything as it is the most complete, but obviously that isn't ideal.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

 

You know that point when you tell someone the same thing so many different ways but they choose not to listen. 

 

 

Yep. . .  Then I SHOW them twice and if that doesn't work, I just give up.

 

 

[Julian 641]

Just grabbed this:

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-299-piece-ultimate-easy-read-socket-set/p-00935299000P

For $175 as a "refurb". Have to pick it up in St Cloud, but since I am driving to Thief River Falls Sunday and back Wednesday I will be going right by

I have the same set and like it, I have yet to break one or really been let down by it. I think I got mine on sale for around the 200$ mark.

Unfortunately a guy with very sticky fingers from my last shop made off with about 30 of my sockets  and replacing them is a pain. It is almost just as expensive than buying a whole new set.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

I will never againbuy Craftsman tools aside from their knives. 

 

See if you can find a loal Gearwrench dealer to compare to the Crapsman.  You may like them more, but my tools make me money and my money is on the Gearwrench stuff.

[///M5 2,833]

So the pet peeve I have with my current tools are that some are missing. I have a TON of hand me down stuff.

That being said, I'd like a complete set of 6 pt 1/4",3/8",1/2" in shallow and deep well.

In Crapsman that is $200.

In SK that is $$350 + the 1/2" stuff which gets absurd. I don't probably really need to do the deeps in 1/2" since I have them in impact, but I'd like to.

I also hate reading the damn labels to put them all away. I never roll my tool box to my project which is stupid, but hey well fuck me.

They sell Gearwrench at Sears, lol.

[///M5 2,833]

Curious what you like about the Gear Wrench sockets.

My biggest beef with shopping for them now is they don't list the pieces that are included.

[///M5 2,833]

http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-Kd-Tools-80718/dp/B004N2HWDO#productDetails

with

http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-80729-2-Inch-Accessory-27-Piece/dp/B005YT49PY/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1411696774&sr=1-1&keywords=80729

with

http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-80314D-Metric-Standard-Socket/dp/B00AEBKEUQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1411696801&sr=1-1&keywords=80314D

Ought to get me really close and is $275 total

[dem beats 1,223]

Just two sets, isn't that cute...

I know.

They get really light use here.

:-)

[dem beats 1,223]

I also grab my impact sockets for most everything now.

[///M5 2,833]

I can't rationalize this purchase by need....but my sanity in grabbing for the right tool has a value.

[///M5 2,833]

This is what I want to clean up.  35 years of spending jack shit on tools, but collecting:

 

Also a full set of approrpriate mediocre tools on my boat and in both sleds.  You'll see the pictures of that later as their build threads will probably beat the Cadillac.