Bedhog

[quote]My BIL worked at Lowes for a while and told me they were told not to pursue thieves outside the store, and to just let them go. They said it wasn't worth the potential liabilities.[/quote]as has been said many many times already in this thread, it's not about chasing them down. It's them n...

[quote]I had a friend who was an assistant at the HD in Lafayette. We had worked together an another do it yourself type store when I was in college. They definitely do not want their employees (other than security personnel in some areas) trying to apprehend shoplifters. The risk to the average emp...

[quote]I was a retail store manager when I was in college, so I can chime in on this. It’s all about Liability. Guys steals something. Store worker runs after them, gets into a confrontation, slips and falls, etc etc and gets hurt.... The store is now liable for his/her injury. (For not ...

[quote]The only way to change this is to have 100s of people walk into every Home Depot, fill up carts, and walk out without paying all at once. Bet they change that policy quick af [/quote]frick it. Been wanting a ditch witch tractor. I'm goin rent one and not bring that bitch back...

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I don't think this can even be considered shoplifting anymore. They need a new category for this. Back in the day when I used to shoplift I tried to hide it....

[quote] It’s not hard to understand that a company risks far more than the cost of a Dewalt saw if any employee is hurt. Better to just let the thief go than to risk litigation. [/quote]what about the part where the parking lot patron brought the pic of the dudes license plate in and they refused t...

to prosecute them as well. Denham Springs home depot had a guy run out with a brand new dewalt miter saw. Employees really didn't give much chase.. Patron in the parking lot took the bag off his vehicle hiding his license plate and snapped a pic. Took it to the manager and was told they do not c...

[quote]I think the welder can do 170 amps, not the supply amperage the welder requires to run. From the specs posted above it looks like it only has a 20 amp nameplate amperage. [/quote] correct. 170 dc amps...

I wasn't planning on putting a sub panel in the shed. Seems kinda overkill for what I'm wanting. I have a drill press, some saws and will every once in a while be running the welder. Was just going to branch off the 220 socket with a run of 12 2 romex for the other 110 outlets....