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Comments (45)If you're buying a new snowblower the only company in the USA that both engineers and builds the engines is Honda and of course they are primarily for commercial use. I'm based in Canada and we can get them at local dealers only, for about $2,600 - $8,000. Much more than you would pay for a Toro or Ariens. There's a good article here explaining who makes what - https://movingsnow.com/2020/2020-snow-blowers-who-makes-each-brand/ Also for OEM Engines like many products there is a design, build and test component. I've seen many people complain about LCT Engines, yes they are "built" in China, no they are not designed or tested there. LCT is very clear on their website - the Corporate Office is in Travelers Rest, SC. "Operations Management, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, Production Control, Warranty / Technical Services, Logistics and other Administrative functions are solely based in South Carolina, USA." LCT also has a Shanghai Office - "LCT has a dedicated staff of professional Engineers, Quality Assurance Teams, and Logistics/Sourcing Personnel based in our downtown Shanghai, China offices." So yes, LCT has Chinese Engines, but that doesn't mean that Ariens is using an engine that was designed, built and tested in China because it's 10-20x cheaper for them to do that so they can increase profit margins. Not at all. I don't get the feeling that products made outside of USA or Canada are "cheap". I've been in both mechanical, medical and software engineering and this was never the case. A good example is Loncin, they were known as a Honda clone at one point but they're known globally for their quality engines so much that they sell about 3 Million engines per year - "It has annual production capacity of 2,500,000 motorcycles, 3,000,000 motorcycle engines, and 150,000 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)." Loncin builds engines for Toro that rival anything Honda or LCT make and there are other brands such as PowerMore that are good quality as well - you will find these on Cub Cadet and Troy-Bilt. Briggs & Stratton? Tecumseh? Yep, built in China too, Briggs owns it's facility there and Tecumseh is part of LCT now. In reality USA companies are using facilities in China to build engines, not necessarily designing them there except in the case of Toro and Loncin. At the very minimum the design spec comes from the brand company and they are doing their own quality assurance. The engine doesn't just show up at the assembly plant and they slap a sticker on it, there's a little more to it than that. Overall I think it's a good thing, product manufacturers in every market are getting sub-components from niche market companies that specialize in them. Think companies like Toyota or Honda are manufacturing every component in their products? They don't make their own steel, aluminum, plastic or crude oil do they? Ever seen a Toyota Oil rig? At some point it must be OK to buy a component from somebody else, and they don't need to be your next door neighbour. I mean... do you ever go to the produce section of the grocery store and think hey, how long has this fruit been in season? It's OK to get your fruit 12 months per year from somewhere but it's not OK to build an engine outside of the border?...See MoreIs this a good laptop (for 12yo) - price and spec wise?
Comments (27)So after much thought - we decided to talk to our daughter and let her know that we wanted to get her a laptop - but that we also have concerns about her use of technology - and that we would only do this with a contract. I'm going to be working on the contract for a while - and would welcome any ideas. So far, I know it will include that I have administrative control of the laptop - which will be used to update programs, run antivirus and antispyware - and generally ensure me that I have access (unlike her ipod which she changed her password on so I don't have access). It also includes that all technology (ipods, laptop, etc) will be in the parent's bedroom - from when it's time to get ready for bed - until after school the next day (or the next morning if there's no school). (not having it in the kitchen over night bc. she'll sneak down and get it if she's awake in the middle of the night. She won't sneak into our bedroom to get it.) This will prevent her from using it in the middle of the night (esp. tempting when her friend lives in Vietnam is is available to chat at those times) - and thinking she can have the laptop open in the bathroom while she's getting ready for bed. For now, I am not setting time limits - but will include that those could get added in the future if we think she's using it too much. The reason to not add it now is that she is using it a bit too much. BUT - that's bc. she loves her new Sims game - which is actually motivating her to do her homework as soon as she comes home. For the first time ever, I do not have to monitor her homework and keep asking her to do it (I still pay attention to what she's doing, but it's nice that the impetus to do it and stay organized is now coming from her). She's also coming out of a serious depression - and having some pretty terrific, responsible behavior - so any limits on amount of her free time spent on the computer - when she's meeting all her responsibilities - isn't as pressing for right now. She's also healing form a broken ankle - so in fairness to her, there's not as much active stuff she can do with her free time. ------------------------------- I have some questions about how to set up her computer so I have administrative control. I have that set up on my computer now - and she can use it as a guest. But if my computer is off - and restarts, she needs the password to get on. She doesn't have the password to my computer (which is how I want it). But I do want her to be able to log into her own computer without me giving her the administrator's password. Is there a way to do this? Set it up so she can start the computer and log in as a guest? Thanks. Lynn....See MoreGood news and bad news....
Comments (18)Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I was fortunate that my hubby works with a computer savvy kid who is not afraid to stick his hands into the guts of the computer to figure out what was wrong with it. Although I did have to wait patiently for him to return from vacation to install the new hard drive, it was much cheaper (no labor charge) to fix than it would have been to take it in someplace to get it fixed. The crazy thing was my daughter bought her laptop a month after I got my computer and HER hard drive went a month before mine. Our tech kid had her order a faster hard drive but her laptop wouldn't work so she had to return it and her new hard drive came in the mail the same week mine did so Chris was able to fix both computers at the same time. Let me tell you, 2 people living in the same house who are hooked on the internet yet unable to get their internet fix is not a pretty sight!!!! My DD and I got Chris a nice gift certificate to thank him for fixing them because he wouldn't accept money from us. Tiffy, Jane's bunny is what inspired me to do mine! I found the standing bunny at the Big Lots by my house that was closing, and the other bunny is a paper mache one I got at the TS before Easter. I did have a problem with the ear being a little loose but once I grouted it and it dried, it seems to be okay now. The small birdhouses I got from Dollar Tree, and the bigger one I got at Michael's. The bigger one was my first project using broken dishes and the edges are kinda sharp on it. I tried sanding the edges which helped some but they are still sharp in some places. It was a real bugger to grout. Now I have a tumbler so hopefully I won't have that problem again in the future. The flower shapes are wooden ones that I got last summer on clearance at JoAnn's. The center of it was a chalkboard. I started the pink one last summer and I put the mirror tiles on the raised edge and then my creativity burned out. I pulled them out again and forced myself to just start glueing on glass and quit trying to "plan" the design. The purple one I did kinda plan the design first. I was going to use them for candles but my SIL saw them when she was here on Mother's Day and she bought them both to hang on the wall to reflect the light off the mirror tiles. I did trace the pattern first so I can have my DH cut out more plaques for me. Barb...See Moree-receipt?? Good or Bad
Comments (14)I've rec'd e-receipts from only 2 places (so far): Redbox (they send an e-mail both when I check out a DVD and just after I return it), and from the Apple Store (I signed my credit-card receipt using one of their iPads with my fingertip; great marketing strategy, but I didn't buy one!). I did get a paper receipt when I bought my laptop a few years ago -- either they weren't doing e-receipts at the time or they asked my preference, and I guess for that big buy (there were a few things I needed to get along with the laptop itself), I probably asked for a printed one. OH! I probably got an e-receipt from Amazon last time I ordered something (a few weeks ago). I bought 2 items sold by Amazon (not an affiliated merchant's store) and they were delivered by a contracted service, and I was surprised there was no receipt in the box. I guess for things that I think I might have to return or exchange (like clothing), I'd want something printed. When I purchase something more than $100 (or close to it), I typically scan the receipt and attach it to a photo of the item for my personal "household possessions" record that I keep on my computer. Perhaps it'd be a little more difficult manipulating an e-receipt, I dunno, So for those more expensive purchases, I'd want a printed receipt. I'm not sure there are many dangers in having e-receipts, other than them getting misdirected into your spam or junk mail folders in your e-mail basket, and you not seeing them, or for some reason a technical glitch tosses that e-receipt back to the sender. I wouldn't really want the hassle of having to go back to the vendor for a replacement receipt. You'd perhaps have a form of proof you bought something by checking your credit-card account, if you used that and not cash, but it'd still just be a hassle....See More
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