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I was able to walk today because I think the Gabapentin might be doing its job on my back pain a little, so I decided to go outside for 2 1/2 hours and blow leaves, because I wanted to fuck my back up again further, which I was 100% successful at.

When I remodeled my house in 2015-2016, I spent a bunch of money on all kinds of power tools: Ryobi, Skil, Milwaukee, and Ego.

So this was about 10 years ago, and one of the tools I bought then is shown in the below picture. This leaf blower is a freaking beast. I use it with a 5 amp hour battery as shown in the photo, and I can run it for about 45 minutes before changing batteries. It has a button on the top to goose it up to maximum power.

I don't usually make good purchases, but my tools have all works out great. I've never burned out a Ryobi tool or an Ego tool, but I have burned out many drill and saws with higher end tools like DeWalt. Ryobi critics say thay are not as good as the more expensive brands, but the proof is in the pudding. 10 year old tools that I beat the shit out of, and they are still running fine. I think the Ego tools are going to last forever.

I have 5 Ego batteries that are 10 years old, and they have all lasted for that long time period, except for one battery, which gave up the ghost last week. That's a pretty good run I think. I'm happy for that, because those batteries are hugely expensive.