Reviews by sdwalden

sdwalden says "Best Lawn Tractor" about Troy-Built lawn tractor 42"

sdwalden — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:30:53 GMT

The Troy-Bilt 42 inch Super Bronco V-twin is one of the best lawn tractors I have owned. I use the cruise control on this tractor every time I mow. This helps me to not have a cramping foot after mowing our 4.2 acres. This tractor also has an easily removed deck to replace or sharpen blades. This is a super plus due to the fact that I am not a mechanical person. It also has an easily accessible battery and it is hooked to the seat so that if your child decides to drive the tractor if they do not weigh enough to hold the seat down it will not stay started. Super cool safety feature for a dad that worries alot. Blades can not be engaged while the tractor is in reverse. This is another super cool safety feature. In fact the blades can only be engaged in the forward gear period or the tractor dies.

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sdwalden says "Good phone" about Samsung - Sync a707 Cell Phone

sdwalden — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:08:26 GMT

My samsung phone has got to be the best phone that I have ever owned. It is easy to use and navigate through the phone's many applications. One draw back to this phone and many of the phones these days is that the internet access is too easy to get too. In fact on my mother-in-law's phone and my son's phone we had to turn off the internet completely to keep from being charge just because they hit the button to access by accident. However, to continue about this particular phone. All of the applications can be set for easy access on the options button on the main page of the phone. This is really great when your kids are doing something that is snapshot worthy. It also takes awesome videos when you have forgotten to take the video camera with you. You can even save them on a very inexpensive memory card.

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sdwalden says "Really good for forgetful people" about Rival 5060 Smart Pot 6-Quart Slow Cooker

sdwalden — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:35:40 GMT

When our old slow cooker went out my wife sent me to the store to purchase a new one. Our old one was a 5 quart and it just did not seem big enough for our 3 adult and 2 child family. I looked and compared all the crock pots in the store then called my wife for advice. She told me to buy the this 6 quart smart pot, it has a timer on the front. It will cook for a period of time and then turn itself down to warm only. If you want to cook longer you can reset the pot. However, the time set by the manufacturer seems to be just right for whatever we can throw in this pot. It was also priced very reasonably for the size of the pot. The only drawback to this pots is our skinny cabinet doors will not allow us to store this pot inside of the cabinet as we did the old one.

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sdwalden says "Best deal for a family and kid friendly" about Chuck E. Cheese - Killeen, TX

sdwalden — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:23:22 GMT

This Chuck E. Cheese has offered and continued to offer family safe environment. I have two boys that are 10years apart and their are plenty of games geared toward both ages. The coupons offered feed the whole family of 5 and plenty of tokens for each one of the family members. There is even a small slide tube play area in the corner that doesnt cost anything and this is where the smaller one spends most of his time. My wife signed up for the birthday club and my son was sent a 20 free token coupon for his birthday and it was good for a month. The whole family gets stamped at the door so no one else can walk out with your child or children. This is of great peace of mind to me since I am a police officer and very much aware of what goes on in the community. Great prices, games, and food for an inexpensive price and good afternoon.

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sdwalden says "Best little camera ever" about Sony - Handycam DCR-DVD108 DVD Camcorder

sdwalden — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:10:07 GMT

This little Sony Handy Cam/Digital camera is one of the best things invented since sliced bread. This little camera takes still pictures on memory card, as well as, video on mini dvds. These little dvds fit into your computer port and play very easy for copying or just playing. You can also take stills on the memory card and if you have a mini lab take it right out and print out your pictures. I bought a tripod for this gem and took a completely wonderful video of my sons Christmas Concert at school. This video turned out to be a family keep sake my wife downladed it onto the computer and then copied it onto a dvd. We then sent the dvd to my mother who has watched it over and over. She can't say enough about it. She can't be there to watch her grandsons grow up and this is wonderful way to help ease that anxiousness.

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sdwalden says "Worst grill as far as wear and tear" about Char-Broil 8000 series

sdwalden — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:53:00 GMT

This Char-broil grill was not built for any area that has continuous outside indexes of 90 or more degrees. The sides where you put your plates or utensils is plastic. You can not sit anything hot on this area at all, which is what it was meant for. Since, it is plastic the outside heat dried it out and the plastic crumbled. The other problem with this grill is that the grill area cover over the flame immediately came off and would not go back on. This then left the flame area open for all grease and sauces to drip down on to it. Of course we cleaned the flame area before each additional grilling. Eventually, one side of the flames caved in. The cost to replace just this one side of the flame was almost as much as the cost of the grill itself. This grill is and was just not worth the money. In fact the only good thing was taking it to the recycling center and getting money out of it.

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sdwalden says "If you have a laptop this power supply is great" about Dell HA65NS1-00 Laptop Power Supply

sdwalden — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:20:03 GMT

We have two laptops in our house. One of the laptops has had to have the power cord replaced two times. The top part of the cord on this laptop bends and tends to break the wires inside. It also needs to be plugged into a ground plug, as the plug end is a three pronged plug. However, for the dell power supply it has never broken or been replaced. The end of the plug is only two pronged and can be plugged in anywhere. Of course if you go over seas be sure to take your plug conversion kit. Dell has really thought things out when they designed the power supply for their laptops. It also has an attached strap that allows you to wrap the cord and strap it together so that it is compact and fits into a pocket on your carrying case. You don't feel like you are a clown with a magic trick when go to pull it out to plug it in. Good Job Dell.

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sdwalden says "Wonderful sleep" about Simmons BeautyRest Pillowtop Mattress

sdwalden — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:10:37 GMT

The simmons beauty rest mattress we have has been in our household for more than five years. My wife and I both sleep on the same sides even if we change the room around. The mattress never shows wear and tear. The mattress has lasted through two chihuahua puppies and their training. The coating on this mattress has even last this long. We clean the pillow top with pinesol and it does not have any stains on it. You also dont flip this mattress. I am a heavy person and so is my wife. Our old mattress showed worn spots or troughs where we laid, this mattress does not show any wear spots like that. I have to lay on my back all night long due to sleep apnea and a cpap that I wear. Because of this mattress I can get a restful nights sleep and get up and go to work the next morning without pain in my back.

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sdwalden says "Best reality show ever" about The Deadliest Catch

sdwalden — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:14:27 GMT

Deadliest Catch has got to be the best show on television. This is the only reality show I watch. The whole family sits around and watches even the four year old. We can not wait for the newest episode to come on each week. The excitement of each episode is riveting. If we are going to be out for the evening we have the DVR set to record the show. The crew of the Northwestern has got to be one of the best of the boats. The Time Bandit boys aren't bad either. I am looking forward to the release of the 2009 season game. I like to play the game but I do not know if I would ever get on a fishing boat. Especially, after watching the two episodes about a Cod fishing boat going down and two people have still not been found. These guys have to work to feed their families though and I commend them for that.

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