I recently was in my wallet looking for my health card when I discovered a HD gift card from last Christmas for $25. I went to HD and as I got out of my truck I saw a battered up gift card that had been run over and I knew it was tossed. I took it in and found out it still had $18 on it. 

Back in 1017 I made the two mascot plaques for a couple of my nieces. (see pictures) In return they they sent me a bag of goodies. My wife uses the cloth bag for storing yarn. Yesterday she said,"What are these doing here?" and pulled out of a tiny pocket on the side, a $20 bill and a HD gift card for $50.

So today I went to HD, I need to replace my Diablo 10" table saw blade. They are around $40. I really like these blades, smooth cuts both ways. As luck would have it, they now have their Christmas tools out. There I found 2 of the blades in one packet for about the price of one. (10% veterans discount included) It cost me an extra $5 and I still have my $50 gift card

My wife said I am on a roll and to play the lotto

I agree with her...but it's too late to win the big jackpots.

Don't worry Fred, more suckers will jump and spend their grocery money for those 4,000,000,000 to 1 odds all day long....

Can I rub your head for good luck Ron?

Edited November 1, 20187 yr by Grandpadave52

Well, we now see who has all the luck here at the Patriot.

 

Happy for you!

If it was not for bad luck I would have no luck at all.  LOL

Maybe not so lucky, I installed one of the new blades and it did not cut as smoothly as the old one I took off. Tomorrow I will try the other one, if it does the same, I will take them back. Prob more China rip off junk.

Is this the Zen master saying "we'll see"?

I would say that some folks get all the luck... but then, I found a dime in the Ace parking lot the other day  As I see it, that will pay the tax on some one dollar purchase and still have 2 cents I can add to someone's post here!

There are likely some good saw blades from China. But the best are from Japan and...they ain't red.

Read the reviews here.

 

 

yesterday, it appeared we had a water leak that i could not find, the pressure pump kept cycling every 2 minutes.  all day long.

 

this morning, after i get my shower, that stopped.  pump is not cycling, pressure gage says system is holding pressure.

 

i'm calling that a win!

 

problem solved itself, and it didn't cost me a dime.  yay.

 I found my blade problem.............me.  I installed the second new blade and when I did I realized I had not fully tightened the first blade with 2 flat wrenches. I Know that makes a difference. The blades cut now as smooth as ever. In the past with other blades it became self tightening as I cut. This blade is smooth and slipped slightly. 

Don't you hate it when that happens.......

21 minutes ago, Ron Altier said:

This blade is smooth and slipped slightly. 

Maybe just send me a lock of your hair...I don't want to rob you of all your luck, just want to see if it can be cloned through osmosis.

 

19 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Can I rub your head for good luck Ron?

 

47 minutes ago, Ron Altier said:

 I found my blade problem.............me.  I installed the second new blade and when I did I realized I had not fully tightened the first blade with 2 flat wrenches. I Know that makes a difference. The blades cut now as smooth as ever. In the past with other blades it became self tightening as I cut. This blade is smooth and slipped slightly. 

ah yes, the old nut behind the saw problem....  (that's you!)

Grandpa Dave..........I have NO hair to spare, unless I grow a beard. Can't grow it anywhere else

2 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

Grandpa Dave..........I have NO hair to spare, unless I grow a beard. Can't grow it anywhere else

Dang, I was looking for a donor too. Mine has vacated the premises also. I suspect Russian hackers are involved.