Epinions Recent Reviews for Peter-A

Good heavyweight drill for the homeowner

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:52:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - My 15-year old son and I have been rebuilding our basement for the past six months, and the framing is almost complete. This project has been a great excuse for accumulating some really neat tools, and we gained our HP1501 hammer drill as a bonus tool...

Makita DA3010F – A specialized drill for tight places

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:57:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - My mid-teen son and I are renovating our basement, and learning as we go. We’ve figured out the framing, and now we’re starting into the electrical wiring, which needs lots of holes through the studs and joists. The gap between most of our...

Bosch Universal Mixer - a tough, powerful competent kitchen mixer

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:43:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - Bosch MUM 6610 Universal Mixer Our 17-year old Sunbeam stand mixer died in a cloud of smoke just before Christmas, victim of my 13-year old son’s batch of gingerbread dough. I was quite cheerful about this because I like to bake with the...

Le Creuset - the two-handed frying pan

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:28:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - I’ve always liked Le Creuset cooking pots. Mum’s kitchen included Le Creuset frying pan and casserole pots 35 years ago (and she still uses one of them). And so it was with delight that my wife and I received a Le Creuset frying pan 14 years ago as a...

Tough, lightweight and cheerful. Perfect dinnerware for young families!

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - Corelle Livingware We have five children ranging from toddler to teenager in our family, and we can very hard on our dinnerware. Our plates get dropped, buried in the sandpit, given away with leftovers, taken to work, converted for scientific...

The Mercedes of dishwashers

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 01:48:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - Miele G842 Plus When we moved house 18 months ago, we inherited an ancient dishwasher that noisily redistributed food debris and never managed to get anything quite clean. Sometimes it performed so badly that we had to put half the cups and glasses...

Sandman Hotel Saskatoon: Okay for a quick overnight stay near the airport.

Thu, 10 Jul 2003 05:41:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - My work is taking me to Saskatchewan more often these days, and I usually stay at the Saskatoon Inn,...

Well designed solid dishwasher with reasonable performance.

Sun, 6 Jul 2003 00:50:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - Our 8-year old Maytag dishwasher had been washing poorly for 2 years, and neither the $100-per-visit...

Staid big-box convention hotel near the airport

Wed, 25 Jun 2003 02:18:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - I visited Saskatoon for two nights last month, and needed a room as close to the airport as possible...

Difficult to contact, rip off

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 01:21:38 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - Update November 2004 We rented a second time from easyCar, and this time we felt cheated. The car was OK, and everything went well until 5 days before the end of our trip, when we tried to contact easyCar to confirm that we could drop our car off...

Smart effective well-made kitchen appliance. Every home should have one!

Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:08:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - My wonderful wife bought me a new food processor for Christmas, after my old Braun Multipractic UK11 finally broke after 15 years of regular us, when the central spindle suffered a spiral fracture, probably due to the torque of spinning bread dough, and...

Family Minivan - well designed and built

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:42:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - This is our third Caravan; we previously owned a 1990 Dodge Caravan, a 1996 Plymouth Voyager, and now a 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan, which we have driven for 2 months and 6000 km.

WHY THE 2002 CARAVAN?

Mainly because of satisfaction and...

Durable coffee machine. Not wildly exciting, but might help get you through the day.

Sun, 8 Apr 2001 20:18:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - I bought a Philips HD7220 coffee machine 2 years ago for our construction site office. (It's almost identical to the HD7215, except that the switch is on the bottom rather than the right side).

WHY I BOUGHT THIS ONE

I wanted a cheap,...

Not at my banquet

Sun, 1 Apr 2001 19:00:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - American Airlines was winging me to work last month, and offered me a drink before dinner. The beer choice was Coors or Coors, so I requested a Coors. And so here is my review of canned Coors, served by an airline, and consumed at 39,000 feet. I’ll...

It's fancy and it works, but I hated it!

Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:27:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - I love high-tech toys, and it was with high expectations that I went out to buy this toothbrush after reading the reviews here at Epinions. I tracked it down at Costco for Canadian $130 (US$87) and brought it home behind my back so my wife wouldn't ask...

Premium Belgium lager - easy to drink, a good summer beer

Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:44:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - My wonderful wife gave me a 6-pack of Stella Artois, and so this is what this famous beer is like. Oh yes: Stella Artois is available as draught beer in UK, but I have found it to be a very bland and uninteresting beer, whereas the bottled stuff is much...

Refreshing; a good summer beer.

Sat, 3 Feb 2001 20:53:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - After almost a month away from home at a dry construction camp, I rewarded myself with a dozen different beers when I returned. What a wonderful sight: I think that I'll start with the Becks.

PRESENTATION

Beck's beer is marketed...

I feel deeply bitter about this

Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:56:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - This is one of the great beers, in my opinion. It is versatile enough that it can be poured down in great quantity, or it can be savoured sip by sip. Of course, I prefer the volume approach.

I bought a dozen of these to celebrate coming home...

Rugged, well-designed cordless phone.

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 00:09:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - We bought a Panasonic KX-TC1450B cordless phone for a busy construction site office over a year ago. This phone has had heavy use by many people every day since. I frequently use it for up to an hour a day.

WHY DID WE BUY THIS MODEL?
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Good beer, not a challenge to the taste buds!

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:22:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - I recently found myself in Dallas Fort Worth airport with a 3-hour wait for my next flight, and I wandered into TGIF for lunch. When the server named draught Bass in his list of available beers, I immediately ordered a pint with my cheeseburger. After...

Bodum Travel Press 1501-01: Compact and efficient drip coffeemaker

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 00:11:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - My wonderful wife gave this to me for Christmas! My old Braun coffeemaker died last year after 15 years use, and the cheap plunger-type coffeemaker that I had bought as a replacement had broken, so I was reduced to stirring ground coffee in a jug, and...

Rich with peat smoke, a lovely Islay malt

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 04:03:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - This strong-character single-malt scotch is particularly good value, and is one of my favourites.

Laphroaig is probably the most widely-distributed of the Islay malts. It comes in a green glass bottle with a spartan white label with black...

I love driving new cars! Reasonable price, good service

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 00:10:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - Several times a year, work takes me to another city, and of course, I need a rental car. I always cruise the rental car websites for the best deal before booking ahead via the internet. I've joined the frequent-user programs for Budget and for Thrifty...

Summer drink - refreshing with ice and dry tonic water

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 03:24:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - I usually pick up a bottle of Gordon's gin as summer weather approaches, because I really enjoy a refreshing glass or three of gin and tonic on a hot day. It's a summer thing.

PRESENTATION: Gordon's gin is packaged in a clear rectangular...

Great for kids on long journeys!

Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:43:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Peter-A - We bought the Samsung CXF0932 TV-VCR three years ago, specifically for a 7-hour road trip to Saskachewan, so our children could watch movies during this long trip. We bought it at Costco for Canadian $350 (US$230).

The TV comes with two power...