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[ChickNorris]

For the record, I'm very happy with all my other Ryobi stuff, just not that 12v drill. The main issue is that you can't control the speed at all.

Weird. All mine are variable speed. They are older if not just plain old though.

[Irving]

Just on that small drill. All the others I can control the speed just fine.

[Jer]

My 8 year old got a Fender Squire for Christmas. Maybe you two could jam!

As to drills, I cannot speak highly enough of the Milwaukee M12 line. They are inexpensive, ubiquitous, durable for home use, and the line is pretty comprehensive. I gave away my Dewalt and Makita 18v set and standardized around the M12 about five or six years ago. Drill, impact driver, multi-master knock off, 3/8s and 1/2 ratchets, jigsaw (that one sort of sucks, in the way most jigsaws do), soldering iron, and a couple of flashlights. Very satisfied with all of them. I kept my Dewalt corded drill, and I have a couple of Milwaukee corded drills as well for either grunt or dedicated purposes. But it is very rare that I reach for them.

IMO the 12v Milwaukee & Dewalt stuff is some of the best stuff you can buy as a homeowner. I think the M12 & Dewalt are both outstanding and you can pretty much flip a coin on which ecosystem to get involved with if you're looking to completely change over. Some tools in one line perform slightly better than the same tool from the other manufacturer so choose based on whichever you personally will use more or pros/cons of said tool. For me, being an electrician, our whole crew & most other construction crews we worked alongside used Dewalt so this was quite handy if you ever needed to borrow a battery or something. Just shout 12v or 20v and someone would toss you a battery. I've seen crews that were all red Milwaukee but, at least up here in the Northern Colorado/SE Wyoming area, it was mostly yellow & black. I don't get into the debates too much because I feel like they're both solid offerings and the 12v line the perfect balance of performance and size/weight out there for most users.

[SouthPaw]

Don't really have a picture to post, but Thursday night, we booked our trip to Spain. It was our New Years resolution to ourselves and we just so happen to find a deal on Gate1. I've never been outside of the country before so this should be interesting. Any one traveled there before that has some tips? For the most part, it's a guided trip and we will be staying in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona.

[DireWolf]

Any one traveled there before that has some tips? For the most part, it's a guided trip and we will be staying in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona.

1. Don't keep anything of value in your pockets - get a neck/waistband that goes under your clothes.

2. Get pocket dictionaries in both Spanish and Catalan.

3. Avoid wearing clothing with either Spanish or Catalonia flags on them.

4. Take good comfortable shoes with ankle support.

5. Take lots of pics.

[ChickNorris]

6. Carry a believable fake wallet. (See above 1.)

[Irving]

If you get surrounded by a large group of children, it's because you're being robbed.


ETA: Don't mean to frighten you or anything. Your trip will have way more good than bad and this is just to keep you safe so you can enjoy the trip without having to spend the time to replace wallets/purses half the trip.

[SouthPaw]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I am hoping that since we are going through a travel agency company, it will make this trip a lot smoother.

[Irving]

Two hours a day from now until your trip and you'll be surprised how well you can do.

https://www.duolingo.com/

EDIT: Actually, even just an hour a day. Send me a PM and I'll give you some tips if you decide to go that route.

[Great-Kazoo]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I am hoping that since we are going through a travel agency company, it will make this trip a lot smoother.

That's what the Howell's thought, when they booked a charter on the S.S. Minnow