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The first thing I think of is more like a reaction than a thought. e.g. Oh Crap ! We must have overloaded the kitchen / living room circuits again ! Next, if we find that we aren’t at fault, we wait until the power comes back on. Generally speaking, the only thing we really need is patience...

I have only been to 3 rodeos in my life but I don’t recall seeing any “skinny” horses, calves, bulls or even the goats that kids try to ride and rope. Also, I don’t remember seeing patches of missing fur on the animals or sickly and scarred up animals either. The thing is, whether it is a...

Got the results today. They obviously believe that I’ll live another 6 months because the guy or gal who read the scan wrote that there are no changes but they recommend coming back to have another one in 6 months. So, am I going to schedule to have the dear pulmonologist break it down for...

Just a “drop-in” note regarding Kinesiology Tape. Normally, the stuff can be bought in boxes of 3 for about $12-$16 and the last I checked, at Sports Academy it’s around $20 a roll. This last Friday I found some uncut rolls costing only $5 for a box of 3. I bought 3 boxes. For those who...

Okay folks. In the past years on SoC, I have written about the fine art of procrastination on more than a few occasions and it may seem that getting some planks going could be an open illustration at how well practiced I am at it. As the comedian said, “nay-nay”, I really do have some valid...

I meant to reply a couple of days ago just to write how awesome that video is ! I have used planers in one form or another since I was about 6 years old but in my wildest of dreams I would have never come up with an idea like that. In the past, I have made split shakes and cedar shakes...

It has been said that a person isn’t truly gone as long as their name is remembered. Speaking for everyone, Marie will always be remembered and her name spoken often. with love and from our hearts. May God bless you,@Jake Smith and the family with peace, strength and rest during this heart...

Probably have it on the hospital patient portal by Monday. A small, “kinda” funny story. My first week in Basic Training I was told to go on sick call and report to some doctor. When I got there I was informed that the tine test I took indicated that I probably had TB. Thanks to the...

When I indicated “we” and “our” that meant my wife, Yvonne, as well as myself so her answer is pretty much the same as mine. :)

Yup. I read some time ago that some eco people have intentionally hammered spikes and such into trees to deter the felling of them. A ruined chainsaw is only a part of the problem since, as you explained @Ed Delabama, the most dangerous part is all the flak flying around maiming, wounding or...

On the matter of insurance companies, our insurance provider (Devoted) has a program that bypasses a primary healthcare provider by “being” a healthcare provider We’ve had so many bad experiences with “button pushers” and doctor’s offices that suddenly opt out of using a particular insurance...

I don’t remember how many years ago it happened but in the vast industry of auto repair, Congress passed an edict that said that auto repair shops Had to give an estimate of the work to be performed and the actual cost of the job couldn’t exceed a small percentage (I can’t remember what the %...

To be totally honest, the only reason I went to get the secondary scan today is out of curiosity. If the nodule has grown, I’m not going to spend a major portion that is left of what life I have left in hospitals and doctor’s offices being subjected to what I call, experimental procedures and...

Howdy again and a handshake @Ed Delabama ! Having thought about it, other than creating a certain amount of anxiety, there is very little on the political stage that truthfully affects me personally so I too have backed off considerably on any offers from this gentleman in the political arena...

Asked a couple of dentists how much a procedure will cost and both of them denied knowing and told me to ask at the reception desk. Every single working person knows how much a job is going to make him or her or how much per hour they’re working for and no one can tell me that a doctor is any...

I guess I have something that might not be so much about fraud as it is about a physician trying to ring up the cash register for something unnessary. Long story short, I had an CT scan without contrast about 2 months ago and they found a 7mm nodule on my upper left lung. Beh, says I. The...

Somebody missed out on a possible business opportunity. When I was coming up, we had the milkman, walking postman, iceman and even a guy who chopped wood and knocked on doors to sell it but no highly trained lightbulb changerman !

B-b-b-but, I either imagined or outright heard a voice telling me…”Ye shalt buildeth a boat with the pine trees that have been felled and sliceth them with your new chainsaw mill. And when it is finished, ye shalt loadeth it up with the wife I gave unto you, the 2 dogs, 4 cats and the rest of...

LOL….uh-huh. Let’s see now. At today’s lumber prices, the chainsaw mill, after the first two or three trees will pretty much pay for itself. At 2k to 4K a pop for a Woodmizer, (+ the cost of bandsaw blades) one of two things would happen. Option 1. Yvonne would have me committed if I...

I ran into a video on YouTube where a guy was giving a review of that milling bracket and yes, it was indeed fascinating. He needed an 8 by 8 or maybe it was 10 by 10 but anyway, using a small gadget compared to a whole milling rig got me interested enough to look it up on Amazon. The least...