At 12:22 PM 1/8/97 -0600, you wrote:
>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

Hello All,
	I get good tools where I can, a Sears "sale" is the time to pick up what I
can afford for the car. I carry a Craftsman breaker bar & socket (paid
regular price) for the lug nuts, and real vice grips. At the 'day after
Thanksgiving 8-10 am sale" this year I picked up a 1/4 socket set and a
combo wrench set for $10 each. Put'em in an old tool box and leave them
alone until I need them.
	Of course if I'm going on a trip, then I take "Tools" with me...but that's
another story.
	Later on folks.

	Rob