#but you still can't use a Ryobi battery on a Milwaukee tool for example

[icepixie]

I got a battery-operated gardening hoe for Christmas, and it absolutely DESTROYS weeds (and anything else in its path). I am so looking forward to releasing it on my garden and the overgrown grass in front of my crawlspace door tomorrow.

(Yes, this is the south, we get weeds in winter. Hell, my daffodils are coming up already. I have an extremely confused gladiola coming up as well.)

I have now arrived at that point in life where one must Choose A Power Tool Brand. Because they all make their own giant reusable batteries, and none of them are interchangeable, because capitalism. Thus, I am now a Ryobi person. Apparently.

(Honestly, I just went with what my dad has--and has extra batteries for--because this is very likely the only power tool I will ever own. I have a cordless drill...somewhere...that's just like a couple rechargeable D cells, and that covers pretty much anything handy I ever plan to do myself. Speaking of which, I really need to find someone to blow some new insulation into my attic...)

Anyway, I tried it out with my parents and they both looked at each other and were like, "You [Dad] are getting one of these for your birthday next month and we're going to use the hell out of it."