Hey guys, newbie here. Really enjoy the forum, for the most part, and have learned tons of info already, but everytime I see one of you run down anothers brand of saw I cringe.
As an auto mechanic I too have to work on all brands, often grudgingly, but never with malice no matter the make... particularly after this one incidence in the shop one day many years ago.
When Datsun first came out with a front wheel drive car, the F10, mechanics hated them. They weren't that bad of a car, mostly just different. One day this cute girl brought hers in, we fixed it up, and when she came to pick it up the boss (that's double S O B spelled backwards) made a derogatory comment about her car.
She burst out in anger, saying she was sick of mechanics running down her car. It had been a good car, and most importantly, she LIKED it!.
Man, I felt lower than a snake's belly even though I wasn't the one that set her off. From then on I made it a point to never put down a person's car no matter how bad it is. THEY might actually LIKE it!