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The contractor who built my house 6 years ago here in Portland, OR told me a story about his framer, a hippie throwback. A former general contractor refused to pay this framer at the completion of a job, so the framer drove his truck through the newly framed house and kept on going. The house was completely destroyed. The general contractor was so nervous about what he might do if he reported him that he paid him in full and never reported it. But as satisfying as this is to hear about, and on one level appeals to our innate sense of justice, this is not the best way to handle disputes in life. If we all handled things this way, many more bad things could happen. BTW - my first thought as I watched this video was that this was a planned demo of a little front porch, removing it to build an intended proper front porch that would actually protect guests as they waited for the owner made his/her way to the front door.

How many of us spent hundreds, even thousands of dollars on a diamond ring for that someone special hoping that would be the last diamond ring we would have to buy for 50-60 years? Money that we hoped would make our life 'swing' better? So, what's $200 for a hammer that will guarantee to make work easier every time we pick it up to swing it? I spend this much and more on many good tools that promise me a lifetime of faithful precision! I’m special, too. I can’t wait to swing one.