Tornado activity: Lowes-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 3/4/1964, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Lowes place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
So, contrary to earlier widespread reports, Lowes is in fact abandoning Kobalt hand tools for Craftsman. Now, I have boxes full of generations of REAL Craftsman tools, but I stopped even looking at them after Stanley Black & Decker bought the brand because they further cheapened their design...
I'll do the usual, check review sites, Consumer Reports etc. But I wanted to know if anyone has had a good experience locally shopping for a new washer and dryer. I would normally avoid Best Buy but our repair guy recommended them. There is one close to us in Brier Creek. Home Depot / Lowes are on Capital Blvd. We had a power surge that fried our existing washer/dryer. Service tech said no ...
