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2012
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Settlement caused this couple to separate. And, unfortunately I see it all the time. You'd think they'd get together and stay together, but no. A little pressure, a little tension and boom, separation. Do you see it? You'd think this couple would be able to take a little more pressure, a little...
04/03/2012
"Unfortunately, it is not in the power of government to make everyone more prosperous. Government can only raise the income of one person by taking from another." Hans F. Sennholz (1922 - 2007) Austrian-school economist Hans Sennholz understood that gubment has a lot of power. But, as an econom...
04/02/2012
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Sometimes it's very hard for a home inspector to determine when chimneys need work and have serious problems, and sometimes it's not! This is looking up and inside a basic, wood-burning chimney flue. There is serious movement. There is serious cracking. There is serious shifting. There is serious...
04/01/2012
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How about a multi-tasking plumbing clean out? It's always good to see two things knocked out with one throw of a stone! If your drain should clog between the house and the street, in older homes there is a port on the main drain stack that a plumber can screw off to send down a snake to dislodg...
03/31/2012
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