EPISODE · Feb 16, 2024 · 8 MIN
How Did We Ever Survive: A Tale of Surgeons, Barbers, and Gossips
from An Ounce - For Your Consideration · host Jim Fugate
Things Change - The past is full of Surprises -And the future will be too...For Example: In the past, the barber shop was the place where there was always someone with some high quality and sharp instruments and good, steady hands. (Still is)But not so long ago at the barber shop, you could be a spectator to a tooth extraction –Minor surgeries –And if you were really lucky, maybe even an amputation!There wasn’t much else going on, so yes – this kind of stuff drew a crowd of onlookers.No kidding – if things had gone just a bit differently it would be your barber doing your appendectomy, removing your tonsils, heck maybe some open heart or a little cosmetic surgery!
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Things Change - The past is full of Surprises - And the future will be too... For Example: In the past, the barber shop was the place where there was always someone with some high quality and sharp instruments and good, steady hands. (Still is) But not so long ago at the barber shop, you could be a spectator to a tooth extraction – Minor surgeries – And if you were really lucky, maybe even an amputation! There wasn’t much else going on, so yes – this kind of stuff drew a crowd of...
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