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The brand new auger I bought snapped in half on my first job last Thursday

I shelled out $180 for a Milwaukee 50-foot drum auger from the supply house, thinking it'd be the last one I'd ever need. First clog at a house on Elm Street, third push into the line, and the cable just twisted and snapped like a cheap pretzel. Has anyone else had a major tool fail right out of the box like that, or did I just get a lemon?

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wesleybutler•22h ago

Why does nobody talk about how much better old-school cash registers were

I was at a garage sale last Saturday and the guy pulled out this ancient manual register, the kind with the crank and the bell. You hit a key and it went DING, felt solid and real. Now every register I see at stores is this touchscreen thing that freezes up or needs a reboot mid-transaction. It took me 3 tries just to buy a coffee last week because the screen kept lagging. Has anyone else noticed how these new systems actually slow things down instead of helping?

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