Afternoon, everyone.
Rex, I obviously don't know Alabama law but, basically, there is no protection against liability anywhere, just defenses. You can be sued for anything. That is the heart of the problem. With no clear standards for tort law, it's up to what a lawyer can get a jury to believe. Right or wrong, you're just hung out to dry. If we had the same standards for criminal law, half the country would be in jail. The way to bring down the cost of everything from liability to health insurance is to reform tort law. That's about as likely as three Big Boy's showing up on my porch for free today.

The boys sure have grown in the last year. It's either the picture angle or it looks like you've lost some weight. Can't be doing too much of that if we want to keep the title.
Chris, we had some mean biker gangs in California and they would commonly have trailers out in the woods, making meth and causing general havoc, including running their bikers around the inside of the trailer. They were some of the lowest life forms on earth but, like you siad, their bikes were always immaculate. I'd literally stop by the fire department after transporting a few of these guys to jail and have them run one of those big fans in the back for about 15 minutes so I could breathe again.
Jeffrey, glad to hear the healing is porogressing well. Our cable has been completely flaky, going up and down every 10 minutes. I was downloading the database program you recommended last night and it went out three times during the download. I gave up and went to bed.
Barry, I think the idea you go out and go caroling is really nice. I'm sure even your neighbors appreciate it. I was doing a little more reading on a history of
A Christmas Carol last night. It was written in 1843 and has never been out of print since then, a record only beaten by the Bible. Dicken's father spent time in a debtor's prision and he wrote the story to remind people who were better off that they owed something to the poor at least once a year. He also restored Christmas to a festive season. It was very somber and subdued in England at the time due to the Puritian traditions of the Anglican church. It was a world changing little book in many ways. I wish more people would read it.
Larry, I'm sure a guy as nice as you doesn't really mean Bah Humbug.
Well, I was going to do a little work on the layout today but the headlight in the Suzuki has burned out...again. This is three times in three years. I've measured the voltage going to the bulb and it reads 12.6 volts, so it's not an overvoltage situation. I think the mount is poorly designed and permits too much vibration to get to the bulb. In order to change it, I have to remove the air cleaner, fuse box cover, and spout that leads to the windshield washer tank. I then have about three inches of room to work with. I'm going to buy one of those super duper heavy duty bulbs this time for $25 and see if it will last more than a year. If I could find the Japanese engineer that designed the headlights, I'd taser him about 10 times, just to make myself feel better.
