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Not quite correct. Momentous events like the Great Depression and World War II defined a new generation in America. Young surgeon...

Pretty amazing tree. Did you know that it is reputed to make a great firewood as well as a green fence post? Maclura pomifera -...

Yep. That's a bois d' arc tree (locally pronounced "bowdark"). Can be killer on your chain saw. Slow to rot. A lot of old houses used...

Tons of bankruptcies due to medical… Also many judgement proof too.

Our primary and our cardiologist closed out their business's and went with hospital's. Our primary stayed in his building. The...

The vertical integration was more from the standpoint of patient reporting requirements. Small dr. offices did not want to endure the...

The business model is giant vs giant… Even supply chain is like this where the big players have the most power. Corp flat out demands...

We see them right before sunrise and right about sunset every day.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. We put down a mare last January that was three weeks shy of 30 years old. Her pasture buddy missed her so...

On my most used compressed air hose, I find that I need to replace the female coupler every few years as the o-ring distorts and doesn't...

Leaking at the threads, or at the internal connection point? I've had decent luck with HF's oversize, 3/8", coupler sets. Only rarely...

Been using an old grinder wheel (teeth welded on) and the carbide inserts were broken off most of the teeth. Needless to say the old...

There are a fair few machinists here, but I would look locally first. I'm having trouble visualizing what could cause one to be able to...

My condolences. I know how hard it is hard to lose an equine buddy, but it sounds as if it was time. We lost our last arabian, a 26 year...

Horses that is. We had to make the difficult decision to euthanize our big Arabian gelding yesterday. He was 24 years old this past May...