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Old 03-20-2011, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Marisette View Post
I was not so sure about my first opinion doc. either because he said the ADR would last forever.
Forever is a bit of an overstatement but the first ADR was put in something close to thirty years ago and I haven't heard of a case where the ADR had to be revised or repair simply due to wear. There's been wear concerns when the ADR wasn't in correctly but that is to be expected.
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