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    Necessity is the mother of invention....how times have changed in 125 years!
    Workers install a power line pole in downtown Hico, Texas circa 1900.

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    I wonder how many times that process went bad?
     
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    You'd end up on the state or national news if you tried that now!
     
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    Was "dig safe" called prior?:rofl: :lol:
     
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    A whole load of manly skivvies mistakenly washed with one red shop towel will all turn a bright pink! No amount of subsequent washing and bleaching will turn them white again! Don't ask me how I know this.
     
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    Oh boy...
     
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    Thank you Lord for modern air conditioning, we had a swamp cooler unit when I was a youngster. It put out cold air, but it had a "shock hazard" every time you touched it plus the high humidity air would cause mildew thought out the house.

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