Epinions Recent Reviews for g_dubya

Huge disappointment

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 20:10:35 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - My wife and I just returned from a quick "long weekend" in Maui. We wanted to go the deluxe route this trip because we've both been working hard, so we stayed at the Four Seasons in Wailea. Even though it was the "low season", the hotel was fully...

Harbor Freight Tools: Outstanding quality for the money. Can't go wrong for the price! Know what you're buying.

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:49:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I bought my first Harbor Freight item a few years ago with considerable trepidation. After all, tools that cost pennies on the dollar relative to name-brand items from Home Depot, Sears, Lowes, Ace Hardware couldn't be any good, could they? Lucky for me...

Indestructible utility vehicle

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:18:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I bought my 1988 Toyota standard bed, half ton pickup truck brand new in November 1987 for $5888. This was a totally stripped model, but over the years I've added some basics like a cigarette lighter, clock, radio (and antenna), floor mats, air...

Polaroid FLM-1514B: 15" HD-Ready LCD TV: I took it back for a full refund after 2 weeks

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:08:03 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - We bought this TV at Circuit City to replace the 26+ year old 9" Sony in our kitchen. The Sony worked flawlessly over the years, but after 26 years of use finally took its toll and the old TV just died one day. Since the Sony was deeper that its height...

What a totally wonderful unexpected surprise!

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:11:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - At the recommendation of a friend, we stayed at the Luana Kai in Kihei on Maui for a week. We've stayed at places farther south in Kihei, as well as in Wailea, and this place has everything we could have wanted right on the water. We like the South Maui...

Our first Tivo - should have bought one sooner

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:37:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - My wife's birthday is in early February. She is a figure skating junkie, and watches all winter sports shows that have figure skating or skiing. The winter Olympics started the week after her birthday. I was out of town much of January. How could I...

What an unremarkable car

Wed, 6 Apr 2005 01:52:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I got a brand new 2005 Civic from Enterprise when my car went in for service. How disappointing! I was looking forward to finally getting a decent loaner car. Instead, I found out how much better the current crop of Ford Focus, Chevy Malibu and similar...

A professional grade rotary polisher at a bargain price

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:00:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - After much research on affordable rotary polishers, I decided this is the one for me (or at least I was willing to spend $$ on). After reading more in several of the online auto detailing forums, I learned this is the same machine as the Harbor Freight...

Nokia 3310 GSM Cellular Phone: Bought as an American visiting Europe

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 02:02:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I went to Germany on a business trip in March 2004. I live in California. My Verizon wireless phone doesn't work outside the US. What to do, what to do? I stopped at a T-Mobile store when I got to Germany and looked at phones. Unlike the US, the...

A maintenance free essential dive safety tool

Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:40:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - The UK Blue Tang Titanium is essentially the ultimate implementation of an ankle mounted dive knife. After taking the PADI advanced open water certification, I always dive with a knife as a basic safety tool, unless local dive operators prohibit it (lots...

Take daylight underwater at night - simply amazing

Sun, 19 Oct 2003 18:01:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I've seen the UK Light Canon in my local dive shop for the last few years, and they raved about it, but I could never justify spending the $$ ($200), given the relatively little time I spend night diving. Normally for day dives, I'll take my UK SL4 light...

My first digital camera - still deciding if it's a film replacement

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:01:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I've been thinking about getting a digital camera since the fall of 2002 and nothing really lived up...

WL6500 is a good compressor for the money

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 16:21:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - My 12 volt tire compressor died, so when I started looking for a replacement to blow up pool toys for our 4th of July party I also looked at "serious" compressors. What I found was that serious compressors for home use with air tools provide a lot of...

Sun Mountain Front Nine is EXTREMELY well thought out

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:42:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - [Epinions didn't have the Front Nine as a bag to rate, so I stuck this review under the Back Nine, which is the closest bag listed.]

I've had a Jones stand bag for the last few years, but I never walk -- I either use my Bag Boy pull cart or...

Fly knowing your clubs will arrive in one piece

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:59:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - Last weekend my wife and I flew up to my mother in law's house to play golf. The last time we flew with golf clubs, we borrowed a friend's hard travel case. Unfortunately it wouldn't fit in the trunk of the rental car, so this time I decided to buy my...

Finally got the gas grill I've been lusting after!

Tue, 28 May 2002 15:05:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I bought my last gas bbq in 1989 - a 2 burner Sunbeam grill at a large nationwide hardware chain. Every few years I would replace the burners, lava rocks, ignitor and anything else when it stopped cooking right. After the last recondition job I did I...

Ultra reliable, easy to use networking

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:14:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I work out of my house and depend on DSL for Internet connectivity for work. Within 3 days of starting to work at home, one of my Linux servers was hacked by some jerk in east Europe and turned into an IRC server for some Romanians. I was p.o.ed that:...

The best power tool buy I've made -- drill through just about anything

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 20:38:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I bought this drill many years ago at Home Depot (cheapest price I could find) after getting frustrated with my 3/8" drill. I was drilling through studs to run speaker wire with my 3/8" variable speed drill and it was taking forever. I picked up my...

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center: I stay here every few weeks

Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:32:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I travel a lot to the D.C. / Northern Virginia area for work. Since this hotel has become a Hilton, this has become one of my preferred places to stay. Since I tend to work most of the day I travel and arrive late at hotels, being able to get a room...

Even my wife can operate this pool heater

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:35:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - We've had our house since '96, and the pool heater that came with the house dated back to the early 1960's. We hardly ever used the pool because it always took a service call to get the heater started each summer, and heating the pool for a weekend...

Orleans Hotel and Casino: I was surprised how good this place was!

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 05:38:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I'm not a big fan of Las Vegas -- actually I can't stand the place. It's tacky, sleazy, noisy and otherwise doesn't have much in the way of redeeming social value. I recently had a business dinner in Las Vegas, and ended up staying at the Orleans...

It will ruin you ever going to another fast food burger chain

Fri, 5 Apr 2002 05:04:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - In-N-Out burger leave all other fast food burger chains in the dust when it comes to taste. The menu is pretty straightforward: burger with or without cheese. The decisions you have to make are how many patties (1, 2, 3 or 4) and if you want grilled...

A comfortable, delicious Italian restaurant

Fri, 5 Apr 2002 04:29:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - We've been eating at Tra Di Noi for over six years now, not counting the time the building burned down and they had to rebuild. First let me say in all the times we've been there, we have never had a bad meal. Only good, excellent, wonderful or...

This airline defines "mass transit"

Tue, 2 Apr 2002 05:40:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I fly a lot for business, and have been in the top tier for one or more airline frequent flyer programs each year for the past 15 years. I fly Southwest for some flights because there aren't any alternatives. If there is an alternative, I will almost...

The ultimate no brainer BBQ

Tue, 2 Apr 2002 05:05:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g_dubya - I bought the Weber One Touch Gold about 4 years ago to do a Thanksgiving turkey when everyone came to my house. Not knowing any better, I bought the Gold over the less featured models because of the ash catcher. In retrospect it was definitely the...