If we’re talking hand tools, those 70s tools will be the best you ever use. In my experience the whole “they don’t make em like they used to” thing very much applies to tools. Nothing wrong with harbor freight tools though as long as you have realistic expectations. If nothing else, they are a good “trial run” to see how much you actually use it and if it’s worth getting an actually nice one.

I’m hyped for this, I still use my Pebble Time 2 but it’s getting old and the battery doesn’t last nearly as long as it used to. I’ve tried other smart watches since then but none even compared. Personally I think Pebble has the perfect blend of features to make the perfect smartwatch for what I want to do with it. And the fact that the software is open source is really cool too. I hope the new hardware can still run my old watch faces and apps from before Pebble got shut down

Rochester checking in - not Buffalo but sometimes we get similar amounts of snow. I love it. Snowmobiling is a thing everyone should do at least once in their lifetime, there is truly nothing else like it. I’m not talking the mountain riding through 10ft of powder like you see on IG or FB, even just normal trial riding on a couple feet of snow is incredible. You learn how to drive a car on it pretty quick, it’s not that bad and the cities that typically get snow like this one are prepared for the amount of snow they get except in the most extreme circumstances. Ice fishing, skiing/snowboarding - snow just opens up a whole new set of fun wintertime activities

Harbor freight has some diamonds in the rough, just gotta be careful of what you get there. Some stuff is great, some is crap.

I have one of those harbor freight Daytona 3 ton low profile ones that I really like. Also let me introduce you to the Project Farm channel on YouTube, he does non-biased scientifically fair comparisons of lots of different kinds of tools including jacks and jack stands.

It definitely takes some careful scrutiny to find a good one, but I’ve had my 07 Grand Prix for about 3 years now (in the rust belt even) and in total it has still cost me less than $7k including initial purchase and all repairs. Even if it dies right now I’d say I got my money’s worth, considering no car payment since I bought it outright. Although I would consider myself pretty handy and I do most repairs and maintenance myself which saves a ton of money. Maintenance and reliability aside, in my opinion the actual driving experience is as good as if not better than some brand new cars, as long as you do the aforementioned radio mod to get AA/car play. Just an option, and obviously it’s a bit of a risk, but it could get you through a year or two to allow you to save up enough for a newer car.

I love my Grand Prix, it has a heads-up display like a frickin fighter jet or something. Very few cars have that even today.

If you don’t live in the rust belt, find you a GM W-body with a 3.8 V6. Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick regal, Chevy Impala, maybe more I don’t remember. Cheap to buy, reliable drivetrain, plentiful and cheap parts. Get a double-DIN radio unit with Android Auto/apple car play for that touch of modern convenience, it’s super easy to replace yourself even if you aren’t super handy. Just look underneath and make sure the rockers aren’t rusty (rockers are the part of the car directly underneath the doors, you need to look at them from below the car to see them because there is usually a plastic cover over them).

Bow hunters?