In a message dated 97-01-08 10:08:29 EST, -@--.-- (Rocko Flamefart) writes:

> now, that said, i DO carry a cheap set
>  of Chinese sockets in the van at all times.  they are intended to pay for
>  themselves ONCE, when i break down.  the Snap-Ons pay for themselves
>  repeatedly in the garage. 

I use the same arrangement of "cheap" & "good" tools in the car & garage.
 I've found myself question this practice though.  If you (or I) are broken
down somewhere, isn't that precisely the time you would want to have your
best tools to work with??

Regards,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg