Yep, me too. Most new subdivisions back then gave you the first tree. Bradford Pear. No worse tree exists. The stink too.
The bottom land around the Missouri River between St Charles County and St Louis County is choked with em. Most people think the blooms are pretty in the spring.
I have a bamboo 2 weight with a hardy bantam reel and silk line on it. Never been wet. I inherited it from my dad. I think a guy named Calcaterra made it.
We've hired two accounting people the past couple years. We test drove both as interns. I understand the turn around time with an intern but by the time they are hired you know what you're getting. Both out of Mizzou.
We just brought in a data analytics kid that is really bright. Blew us all the way after a few months at looking at our mill cost per hour data. I couldn't believe he picked up the steel industry so quickly.
Now hiring sales reps straight out of college. Not so much.