Dr. Reid in Springfield off Glenstone is my guy. Really affordable. Did a $600 surgery for $165 on my dog. He’s like semi retired and does kinda push supplements but he knows what he’s doing and he’s cheap. I think he mostly works for the fun of it at this point.

I went one time because of the girl I was seeing at the time. It was the infamous halloween special if you will. Head pastor guy said “I am the savior of your souls”. That’s blasphemy if I’ve ever heard it. Tell em JR is a false prophet.

Lakewood Village was nice. Management kind of hovers but nothing extreme. I think I paid $650 for a one bedroom. Included gig internet and I only paid electric. Highest electric bill I had was $90 in the winter.

Most likely, my memory isn’t real great. I know I went to the one in Nixa though lol.

That may have been it! I may have mixed the name up with another place. I only got out there a couple times but it was great both times.

Shit man, I’d love to find a barber that can cut caucasian hair. I moved here six or seven years ago and the barbers are a nightmare here. Good luck my dude.

Sue’s in Nixa, if she’s still there. She’s from Ueijongbu, where I was stationed. Steamed yaki mandu and bulgogi are excellent.

I mean, I grew up in Montana, snow days weren’t a thing unless the power was out. Which happened exactly once between 5th and 12th grade; even then it was only an early release.

I really don’t think there is a plow issue here. I drive most of the day for work and I’ve been out all week. The roads are basically fine, can’t really plow ice, they salted the fuck out of everything.

I moved here in 2016 and the first thing I noticed was the weather hysteria. I had a buddy that’s a local call me once to warn me of a tornado 50 miles away. I mean, 50 miles away, nothing happened. But the dude was so worked up about it 🤷🏼‍♂️.

I think ultimately the school cancelations are weather hysteria and an lawsuit avoidance.

Edit: Montana didn’t really use salt, they has some kinda dirt sand mix. I guess I just don’t get the panic, it’s pretty okay out there. I literally only fishtailed once in the last two days and that was in a pile of slush at a yield sign.

I drove all day, the roads aren’t that bad. Just slow down by 5 mph and no quick turns.

Yeah! Good luck! Hope it seals up well!

Could be the sill plate. the sill plate sits on top of the foundation depending on the style. Kinda depends what style the builder did and how old it is. It’s really hard to tell without being able to look at it myself. I would still probably try to peel back some of the siding to get a better look.

Absolutely, happy to help.

It’s really hard to tell from the picture, but the only time I’ve not seen sheathing used was on a shed and screened in porch, stuff that doesn’t really matter too much. I would be really surprised if there wasn’t any. I’m not am engineer, so I can’t say for sure, but I was always told the sheathing does provide a bit of rigidity and shear strength to the structure.

Sheathing is typically OSB so it is possible that it was a weak spot that crumbled out or the builder just cut it a bit short, that wouldn’t be a super weird thing to see and probably the most likely. It also depends on how old the house is. I actually don’t know when they first started using OSB or Plywood as sheathing but it could be completely different if its pretty old, I’ve seen a couple houses built circa 1910 that just had boards. If you’re really gentle with the siding, you might be able to pull it back a bit to get a better look.

I’m not a siding guy so I couldn’t say for sure but in general you’d have a siding, moisture barrier, sheathing, framing/insulation, probably another vapor barrier, then sheetrock, so if mice were getting in under your siding I would expect to see some kind of holes in your interior, that’s where I would look and I’d spray foam it. It’s just kind of a lot of layers for them to go through, not to say that they couldn’t but I’ve more commonly seen them get through areas around windows and doors. I have seen where they will come through siding and nest in the walls.

If you have a crawl space with ductwork in it I’d check around there too. If there is a gap between the duct and subfloor they could probably squeeze through the floor register.

Edit: the other pictures with the cracked foundation could be patched with a concrete epoxy or a concrete patch and repair mix like quickcrete. The picture where you can see 2x4 looks like your bottom plate and you could take a sealant like NP1 rated for exterior use to it. I’d try to lay a bead of it between the bottom plate, sheathing, and foundation rather than the siding. The siding probably does need to breath to eliminate moisture but I would also say due to the technique used to install the siding it shouldn’t see much; assuming it was done correctly. Basically it’s overlapped like that so water runs down and off.

Wonder why…

Willard is supposed to have the best schools but the community is very rural and internet access and distance to grocery stores is spotty. Republic is good, growing rapidly, cops there are…Dumb but friendly enough. If you have the money, Nixa is great, just kind of expensive housing imo. Ozark is great, but if you work in Springfield traffic in and out can be annoying. Not nearly as bad as living near DC though.

Edit: The restaurants are pretty bad, there are some gems but I’ve had more flops than anything. Nona’s is pricey but decent Italian, Jose Locos and Cesar’s are my go to Mexican places, Dublin’s Pass had good fish and chips last I went. The Chinese food here is weird, not that Chinese is known for being great to begin with but idk, just weird. Extra low quality. The famous “Cashew Chicken” is just fried chicken with gravy and cashews on it, it’s okay but mostly hype. Mexican Villa is like Taco Bell from Wish.com

It’s pretty Vet friendly, especially if you do some kind of trade. There is a lot of industrial maintenance type stuff that can pay well. The Gene Taylor VA clinic is in town and actually pretty good. MH and PCMs are always backed up but other specialty care is pretty decent. I’ve used the Missouri Veterans Commission as my VSO, they’re not unfriendly but they aren’t great at responding. There are a few VFW, DAV, and American Legion posts around. Its not been the worst place I’ve ever lived but outside of blue collar work there doesn’t seem to be much that actually pays well.

Check the school districts, they like military for maintenance and supervisors. Some pay really well if you negotiate.

Pretty much 90% of reddit is socialists. Idk why I’m on it anymore.