(Apologies to Shelley).

So let's get the obvious thing out of the way here first: This is clearly a case of over compensation. I'm not even going to pretend there isn't something Freudian going on here. There, I said it, so you don't have to. Mkay?

For my last birthday, my parents gave me a bit o' money. I bought an angle grinder on sale, and this hammer drill, also on sale, both from Canadian Tire. (I have yet to use the angle grinder for *anything*. Really, what are they good for?)

However, the drill quickly became my favourite tool. This thing has moxie. It's sucks in 9 amps of power, and it's the first drill I've owned that can't be used as a power screwdriver - even at it's slowest, its just way too quick.

About a month ago, I picked up the drill bit shown, at a wonderful hole-in-the-wall hardware store on Dundas St. just E. of Yonge. (I love tiny, cramped mom-and-pop hardware stores!) This bit is a 3/4" masonry bit, and combined with the drill on it's hammer setting, it chews through concrete and brick like a hot knife through snot. It's just amazing. The tip doesn't even heat up.

Unfortunately, there are only so many 3/4" holes I need to drill in my house walls. I've put a GFI plug on the rear, one on the porch, and an extra hose tap on the side .... and now I'm out of excuses for boring big holes into concrete! Darn it!