I was recently on a family trip to southeastern Pennsylvania, and while there we went to the Herr's Potato Chip Factory in Nottingham PA for a guided tour. This was a really neat experience. When the tour starts they take you into an auditorium and show you a little movie about the Herr family and how the business got started many years ago. Then you proceed on your way through the act...

I have had my Ingersol-Rand Air Impact Wrench for a few years now. It is a half-inch drive and runs on air. This tool is mostly good for automotive use. It is good for taking off and putting back on your lug-nuts on your wheel when changing your tire. It has a trigger that you press in as far as you need for the desired amount of strength. It has a forward and reverse. To use it you just attach...

I have had my Sears Craftsman 3/8 inch Cordless Drill / Driver model number 911463 for a few years now. It is 15.6 Volts. This cordless drill is good for any shop worker, home owner, hobbiest, etc. It is fully rechargable. It comes in a durable plastic case. It comes with a set of bits for the drill. The battery pops off and on the bottom of the drill for easy charging. The drill has twenty-thr...

My wife and I just got our children a Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Splash 'N' Dash Sprinkler at Target. We really weren't expecting much for ten dollars, but the children love anything Disney so we got it anyways. I am very impressed with the sprinkler. It shoots water farther than any other sprinkler our children have ever had. The sprinkler itself stands ab...

My children got the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Carl Pizza Delivery/Party Van a few months ago at Target. They really enjoy it. I really like the theming, it is really neat. It is styled just like the pizza delivery van that was in the big screen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie that was in theatres in 2006. It is green and yellow and on it it says - Cowabunga Carl, call 555-carl, ...

I bought four Geo - Trac Radial XLT tires for our 1999 Chevrolet Blazer about four and a half months ago. So far I have been very satisfied with their performance. My family and I have taken the vehicle on several weekend get-aways where we have driven several hundred miles one-way since we have gotten the new tires and I have been very happy with them. One trip involved several hundr...

I went to the Kellogg's Factory in Battle Creek Michigan a few years ago with my family. You can visit this factory anytime it is open, but my wife had booked the special breakfast package for us. We arrived about an hour before the factory opened. We were then seated and on our table were four Tony the Tiger stuffed animals, two Kellogg's duffle bags, and lots of little trinkets for th...

Where to start. . . . . Walt Disney World is a great vacation package! We have been there twice now and are in the process of planning our third trip. My wife loves Walt Disney World and everything Disney. I wasn't really looking forward to going the first time. I just thought that there really wasn't going to be much there for me, especially considering that I'm not a big "rid...

When getting ready to do some landscaping around our house we decided to get some landscape fabric for weed control. We didn't want to use any harmful sprays because of the kids and the dog. We came across a great deal on the DeWitt Wed Barrier Landscape Fabric. Regular price was $30.00, but we bought it at the end of the season for $20.00 and used it the following spring. This roll is 3&qu...

I bought this Sure Unscented Invisible Solid men's Deodorant at Walmart a few weeks ago. It is 2.6 ounces. I bought it because the price was right, at around $2.00 it was a little cheaper than most brands of men's deodorant. I also picked this one out because I was looking for something unscented. I prefer an unscented deodorant because the scented ones clash with your after-shave or co...

 I got the Black & Decker Stud Sensor model number BDL1605 a few years ago for a Christmas present. It was purchased at Walmart. It is a handy little tool to have around the house. What it does is it finds the studs inside the walls of your house. If you are hanging a heavy picture or a heavy mirror or something and you don't want the nail to be pulled out of the drywall, you want ...

I got the Black & Decker Sight Line Lasor Level model number BDL2105 for a Christmas present a few years ago. It was pruchased at Walmart. It is battery powered. It is handy little tool to have around the house, although it is not the easiest tool to use. To use it you have to point the lasor at the wall, or wherever you want to have a straight lasor line, and then press the button and it p...

My family and I travel a couple of times a year. We have been to Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom two times now. Of the four major theme parks at Walt Disney World I'd have to say that Animal Kingdom is my least favorite. We usually only spend about 4 hours there. It just doesn't have what the other parks have. For one thing, it is just huge. The largest park of them all. So it is...

I have had my Popular Mechanics  Level / Ruler model number PM6-1627 for a few years now. It is a handy tool to have around the garage and/or the house. This tool has two uses. One, it is a 24 inch ruler. The other, it is a level. It is nice to have two tools in one. The ruler I have used several times, of course to measure things. The level I have used a lot also to get things levele...

I have had my DeWalt Heavy Duty Reciprocating Saw for a few years now. It is a great tool to have. It can also be known as the Sawsall. It is 6.5 Amps. It cuts a variety of things. You can use a thin blade in it or use a courser blade, depending what you want to cut / saw. It is good for many different uses. I have used it for automotive work, such as cutting a tailpipe on a vehicle. I hav...

I have had my Craftsman Soldering Gun for a few years now. I received it for a Christmas gift. I'm not sure if I would have purchase this tool myself, but it has been nice to have it for a few things here and there. I just don't get as much use out of it as I do most of my other tools. It is 100 watt light duty. It is good for any type of electrical work when you need to solder your wir...

I have had my Channellock Pliers for quite awhile now. The 460 model is probably the biggest model they make. It has a huge handle on it so you can get real good leverage on it. It opens to over 3 inches. These are ideal for automotive shop use, garage use, plumbing use, and just about anything really. They are American made. They are very durable and well made. You can't hardly make a scra...

We have had our 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4X4 for nearly a year now. We bought it used from a dealer. It had low miles on it and the body was in great shape. It has been well taken care of, one of our friends even asked us if it was brand new, that's how good it looks. It has been a good vehicle for our family. It runs well, is dependable, and gets us where we need to go. We have taken several ...

I have had my Thermadyne brand Thermal Arc Fabricator / Welder for a few years now. It is a Mig welder. It can run on gas or on flux cord wire. It runs on a 220 power supply, similar to your household dryer or oven. The Thermal Arc Fabricator / Welder is good for small welding jobs, such as repairing a lawn mower. It welds up to a quarter inch. It has a 30 percent duty cycle, which basically me...

I have had my Black & Decker Variable Speed Drill for several years now. It was given to me as a gift. I was glad to get it. It was purchased at the Black & Decker Store. Walmart now sells Black & Decker tools also. It is a 3/8 inch electric drill. It is a 4 Amp drill and has a mid-handle design. I like that is has a nice long six foot cord, which makes it easier to use an...