I would like to start doing some DIY work at home.

Buying power tools these days is like finding a needle in a haystack. There are lots of brands to choose from, but what brand offer the best value for money and the best service?

What would people prefer to buy:
1. Ridgid Tools
2. Makita
3. De Walt
4. Or something else

I would like to start recording with pro tools, but keep it simple. I have a very minimum set-up (Akai MPC) and don’t won’t to spend a lot of money on pro tools. I was thinking along the lines of a cheap m-audio interface with pro tools m-powered or an m box 2 mini, any suggestions?

to make the most money

I’m seventeen years old, and today I traveled about an hour away to go to a very nice mall. I was driving along with a friend. On the way back from the mall, we ran into road construction, so I punched into my GPS to find me a detour. All I had to do was take the next exit. Which I did.

Anyhow right at the end of the exit was the turn pike, but for where I was going, the turnpike toll booth was like right at the very end of the exit. I thought it was going to be a tool booth where you’d grab a ticket and go….but it wasn’t. There was only one toll booth, (For Ez-pass, and cash) and i pulled up to it and instead of having some lady ask for money it was a coin slot… The screen said I owed 75 cents. I dug through my purse as fast as I could, I wasn’t expecting to get right off the exit and find the booth! But I could only find 2 quarters, and a whole line of traffic was blowing their horns behind me.
I panicked, and just drove off…without paying. It was my parent’s car, and I know they take pictures of your license plate so they can bill you…But I never even picked up a ticket…and the tool booth was right at the end of the exit!

I don’t want my parents to think I’m irresponsible… So I’d like to know if I will be billed at all, and how they bill you…and how much I should expect. Please remember that all I did was take an exit and I didn’t even travel down a highway…there was just this toll both at the end of the exit, and I hadn’t picked up a ticket before hand….Please tell me what’s going to happen, and am I going to have to tell my parents?

I’ve already started a website and am on adwords. I have put at least 1000 flyers out. Still not havin’ much luck tho. My best friend and i started this company, we’re runnin’ utta money fast tho, we have a legal business name, insurance, and are licensed contractors. We’ve been doin’ construction for a combined 30 yrs. or more, we’re just havin’ a problem gettin’ our foot in the door, still building up our tool inventory and only have 1 truck so far. in desperate need of sum business.

i quit my job recently to work for a better company. i work in the construction trades as a tradesmen. i needed to quit my job abruptly so that the company that i was going to work for wouldnt fill the job that i was applying for. now, the company that i used to work for is refusing to pay me for the vacation pay that i have coming saying that i didnt give them 2 weeks notice , so therefore, they dont have to pay me for that vacation pay. now in the company manual it states that they would like to have at least 1 week notice upon terminating your employment there and it doesnt say anything about holding back any pay if you dont comply. i didnt give them any notice that i was quitting. i went there to pick up some of my tools and left immediately. they owe me about $3000.00 for the vacation days that i have coming . if it wasnt a significant amount i really wouldnt care but 3 grand is alot of money for me. can they do what they are doing legally?