Bear in mind...not many in Washington grew up where you sometimes wondered where the next meal was going to come from.

My dad made great money in the 70's in construction, then the bottom fell out. He then became a Toolmaker and started his own company. Again, he made great money until the 90's came around. He started working for someone in the late 90's and started making great money again, then his health failed and he once again was nearly broke. It took 7 years to get full disability from the VA, and now he gets around $54000 a year. Great money for not working!

I am a tool and die maker by trade and live in the feast or famine world of manufacturing. One thing I have done different from my dad, I invest my money in government bonds and CD's. This allows me to be comfortable in knowing that what I put in will be there when it comes time to remove it.

I'd love to see those Washington folks try to survive like we did when i was growing up.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles