I'm reminded of a story my Dad told of the old days in Nebraska when a Threashing machine was a major investment and only a couple of people per town had one.
Well, there was this one farmer, every year the threasher came to thresh his wheat and he's make it into the field just fine... But on his way out he hit the gate post and snapped it off.
First year the farmer said "Well.. Most likely an accident, won';t happen again"
The second year "Well, it could be and accident,, Let's see if it happens again"
The Third year "This is no accident, he's doing that on purpose"
The forth year.. The post did not break!!!! (The threashing machine did however)
Seems the new, somewhat scrawny looking, gate post was made of Osage Orange
Makes STEEL look like typing paper
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