Back in the old days.

They use it as an insult by saying we no longer do.
Private practice doctors can accept whatever payment they like.

I have known two orthopedic surgeons that are cash only, no insurance accepted. And they both take whatever you are willing to pay.

As I said, one of my med student's mother is a doctor in Appalachia and has accepted pies, chickens, and more.

I myself have accepted a car, an AK47, a steak dinner, and more. But that was not for clinical consultation, that was for medical education.

My most recent licensed clinical work was during COVID. That paid a salary, which I donated back to the institution.
My father was a urologist and believed in the Hippocratic Oath he took. He treated everyone who came to him whether they had money or not. He never turned anyone away who needed his help. I was proud to be his son.
 
If my opponent called this shot in a match, I’d be inclined to break my cue apart, shake their hand and tell them they play a game I’m not equipped to compete against. I did not know, or ever imagine, a masse shot like that was possible. That was like watching a herding dog move a small flock of sheep into a coral just by nudging and steering them just like that cue ball.
If my opponent called/made that shot on me, I'd be inclined to go back to church.
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My father was a urologist and believed in the Hippocratic Oath he took. He treated everyone who came to him whether they had money or not. He never turned anyone away who needed his help. I was proud to be his son.
My father was a private practice anesthesiologist, which really does not exist today. It's all corporate practice now in anesthesia.

So, he was fee for service.

Every holiday season he had his billing secretary go through their accounts payable. Many patients would be making small payments, even $1 a month. He had his secretary prepare holiday cards which included a "paid in full" notice, no matter how much they owed. Then one day he would sign all the cards and drop them in the mail himself.

The Oath does not include what most people seem to think it does. Denying care is not a violation of the oath unless it is a life threatening emergency.

The spirit of the Oath is perhaps another matter. There are what are called "derived principles" like "first do no harm". That does not appear directly in the oath, it is a derived principle. Why? The word "first", making it primary, is not in the Oath. The primary sworn duty in the Oath is to teach, doctor literally means teacher.
 
They use it as an insult by saying we no longer do.
Private practice doctors can accept whatever payment they like.

I have known two orthopedic surgeons that are cash only, no insurance accepted. And they both take whatever you are willing to pay.

As I said, one of my med student's mother is a doctor in Appalachia and has accepted pies, chickens, and more.

I myself have accepted a car, an AK47, a steak dinner, and more. But that was not for clinical consultation, that was for medical education.

My most recent licensed clinical work was during COVID. That paid a salary, which I donated back to the institution.
Funny you mention that. My grandfather on my dad's side was a family doctor. So, there is a doctor in the family. Anyway, it was in Kansas during the depression in the 1920s. My dad had plenty of recollection of him accepting payment in the form of maybe a duck, a goose, a basket of vegetables, as a lot didn't have any money. He never turned anybody away for care. What a different time.
 
Funny you mention that. My grandfather on my dad's side was a family doctor. So, there is a doctor in the family. Anyway, it was in Kansas during the depression in the 1920s. My dad had plenty of recollection of him accepting payment in the form of maybe a duck, a goose, a basket of vegetables, as a lot didn't have any money. He never turned anybody away for care. What a different time.
The Great Depression was 1930's. But I get it. Great story. I love that stuff.
 
Thank you for chiming in. I was waiting for someone to bring up Venom. I didn't want to be the one.

Glad to hear from someone with real artistic pool experience.

I do have a masse cue. Sadly out of practice. Hard to find a table to practice that on. I don't claim to be an artist, but I can masse, with some degree of accuracy, and I did it with my Joss for many years before I got a proper masse cue. How well? Enough to make some jaws drop occasionally back when I was playing regularly.

Hint- For those near a big pool hall, talk to the manager. Ask if you can practice the day before they replace any table cloth.

I agree the slow motion adds a lot to the production of this video.

Practice. Execute.
Also:
(1) bring your own square of baize that you can put on the table. No chance of damaging the table cloth while you practice.
(2) read Théorie mathématique des effets du jeu de billard by G Coriolis (yes, the Coriolis). Not all of it, but the bit where he explains how to aim masse shots.
 
My father was a urologist and believed in the Hippocratic Oath he took. He treated everyone who came to him whether they had money or not. He never turned anyone away who needed his help. I was proud to be his son.
My father an anesthetist, but lucky enough to work for the National Health Service in England, so never had to think about charging anyone. Grandfather was a Chopdoc - eye surgeon. Used to do a dozen cataracts before breakfast. (That was in Burma, when things got a bit hot during the day, and keeping operating theatres cool was a bit of a challenge)
 
My father an anesthetist, but lucky enough to work for the National Health Service in England, so never had to think about charging anyone. Grandfather was a Chopdoc - eye surgeon. Used to do a dozen cataracts before breakfast. (That was in Burma, when things got a bit hot during the day, and keeping operating theatres cool was a bit of a challenge)
FYI- in the US they are called an anesthesiologist. In the US an anesthetist is a nurse.

Also, I did two years in the NHS 25 years ago. I did my first surgeries there.
 
Another very good question.
Some have metal pins, and a few pool cues have wood pins. But clearly the standard is carom cues have wood pins.

Mysterious?
That was true 20+yr ago and now the good carom cues are piloted shafts/ pin in the butt.
Radial, q/r and proprietary variants are all used.
 
That was true 20+yr ago and now the good carom cues are piloted shafts/ pin in the butt.
Radial, q/r and proprietary variants are all used.
I guess I spend a lot of time looking at older cues, which is definitely true.

20+ is where I start, but my focus is more around 50 years.

I know a lot of the new low end carom cues are still wood pin. I see them for sale, at leat here in the US. Could be different elsewhere.
 
Doctors made house calls, with a Black Magic Bag, and arrived in Buick or Horse Drawn Carriage.
Heck, my truck dealer has been making house calls for me the last couple years.
I just schedule a time and they show up at my house to do the work. They can't do everything but it's nice when they can as I'm 30 miles away.
I guess this is the new times.
 
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