[BLACKJACK]

TO QUOTE POGO:

"WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US".

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE DEMISE IS IMMINENT. IN SPITE OF US.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE BIG SPEED BUMPS AHEAD, MAINLY DUE TO THE INCREASING DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING INSURANCE. A SUBJECT NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART SINCE I JUST RECEIVED MY PREMIUM NOTICE FROM THE FOLKS AT HAGGERTY INSURANCE. $3605.OO FOR THE YEAR - AND THAT'S WITH LIABILITY COVERAGE OF 25K / 50K.

I HAVEN'T PUT A SCRATCH ON AN AUTOMOBILE OR HAD A MOVING VIOLATION SINCE JANUARY OF 1964. (ON ANY GIVEN DAY - - I'D RATHER BE LUCKY THAN GOOD. THAT THUMPING YOU HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND IS ME KNOCKING ON WOOD). THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN STOPPED - IT ONLY MEANS THAT I'M A BETTER THAN AVERAGE BS,ER. IT ALSO DOESN'T MEAN THAT I HAVEN'T SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MYSELF A FEW TIMES.

NONE THE LESS - - I STILL THINK IT'S EXORBITANT. I'M PAYING A HELL OF A PRICE TO COVER THE LOSSES GENERATED BY THE GUYS WHO CAN'T SEEM TO "KEEP THE DIRTY SIDE DOWN".

NOW - HAVING SAID ALL THAT - I'M STILL INCLINED TO BLAME THAT SEDITIOUS B!TCH, JANE FONDA.

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT - AND SAFE - DAY.

BLACKJACK

PS: BY THE WAY - IT'S NOT THE MONEY AS MUCH AS IT IS THE HEARTBREAK OF SEEING ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS LOSE HIS COBRA - OR WORSE. BE SAFE - YOU GUYS ARE ALL "TOO COOL" TO LOSE.