I have had the Rigid 18v hammer drill and circular saw for about 2 years. The drill is quite heavy for extended use, but tough. I used the drill for taking apart a porch roof with plenty of screws and it was a strain. That said, it's a lot stronger than my Craftsman 14v drill. The saw is easy to use, but I find myself using a corded saw whenever I can. The saw just isn't as strong as a corded one. I rescued an ancient Skil wormdrive saw from a yard sale, replaced the cord and cleaned it up and it will saw circles around any cordless, i'm sure. The Rigid charger can charge two batteries in 30 minutes which is nice! Norm

Kath, thanks for bringing us up to date on you and the kids. So Alex is moving out, and Lauren is driving. Where did all that time go? Sorry about the noisy neighbors. Have you had a chance to meet them, maybe take them some cookies, and maybe ask them to lower the noise level? They might surprise you and do just that. I have a new neighbor and she has a cute, tiny dog, who woke me up this morning at 6:30, yapping. Seems like all the tiny dogs just yap, not bark. That is the second time it has done that, but I'm hoping it won't become a habit. I watched the court proceedings this morning about the Aurora massacre. That is going to be a long drawn out case I think. It is hot again today, but suppose to have more showers later. I'm still "down-sizing." Seems like there is no end to it. I have started piling up books, to take to our Valley Mission Thrift shop. It is right beside Kroger so that makes it convenient for me. I get yard-work envy when y'all talk about weeding and hoeing and trimming and hedge clippers etc. I used to do all that. I had the long extension cords and electric clippers, and even had a battery powered chain saw. I loved doing all that. I googled the Jaw Saw and would definitely gotten that if it had been available back then. I like these Good Morning, what are you doing today threads, even though it is afternoon now. I'm not a morning person. ;Sue

Are you talking about a pole chain saw, margaretmontana? If so, I picked one up at Harbor Freight a few weeks ago when they were running a special. It was about $65. Tried it out on a few limbs so far - it worked great! A little heavy to hold real steady for reaching high branches, but hopefully for most it will be ok. Sure is a lot better than one of those pole saws, or having to be on a tall ladder with a regular chain saw! Marj

I have a Black and Decker battery powered chain saw that''s on a pole. It will go up to about 12 feet. There's a removable pole in the middle so you could shorten it by 3 or 4 feet. I've used it for a portable saw. They don't have the power of a gasoline pole saw especially when the batteries start getting some age on them. I cut a 7 inch Oak tree down in the woods last winter. Took a few battery charges to get thru it. I also have a 12 foot trimmer that has a rope activated cutter. They make these with a saw blade also, but the one I have doesn't also have the saw blade. This will cut a 3/8, maybe 5/16 branch. Depends on your strength?? Both could be dangerous, but from my experience you usually have the cutting end up high in the tree so there's something to break it's fall. I tried to rent a powered pole saw once. They charge enough that you could almost buy one for the rental price. The rental agent told me they get damaged quite a bit, kinda re-enforces the safety warnings. If I'm cutting a row of branches, as on a pine tree, I try to start from the highest so that as I work down the saw falls to the next lower branch.