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Posted by Glenn on October 7, 2007, 5:15 pm
You make several good points. I always just bought
what I needed except big things like ditch witches etc.
> The recent thread about drilling holes in concrete
> resulted in a number of recommendations to rent
> equipment to do it. I as a rule do not rent tools
> except as a last resort.
> It seems like when I am forced to rent the same
> things always happen.
> 1. I have to stand around waiting to pick up what
> ever I am renting. Even though I arrived when the
> store opens. Then I wait again for the clerk to fill
> out the rental agreement on his terminal with one
> finger typing.
> 2. I hope that what I am renting is something I know
> how to use because I am not going to get any help
> from the one clerk who is now working on the next
> rental agreement. Or I get a "read the manual" or "I
> don't know how it works".
> 3 Hopefully I did get a chance to check if the
> machine works before I left the store. You can't
> start a gas engine in the store or test a jack
> hammer. Odds are that it will work when I get home
> but...
> 4 How long will it work? Will it even work under
> load? Going back to the jack hammer. Number 1 didn't
> work at all when we got it home and number 2 would
> only work for about 15 minutes then have to cool off.
> The rental center didn't have a third so it was 15 on
> and about 20 - 30 minutes off.
> 5 Why is it so hard to get my deposit back? It always
> seems to take at least 2 people to figure out that is
> I gave you cash, I get cash back and if I used a
> credit card, you either didn't process the charge or
> you issue a credit to my card. It shouldn't take 3
> days.
>
> Bob
>
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