Eaglefoot - Don't you get rough sea's there in Kansas in the form of

every year? I think I would rather go down with the boat then fly through the air or get impaled by an object. Both must have the pucker factor happening.
If you think about it - there are a lot of politics in the fishing industry - most are Union Workers and won't go out if the price is not good. Others, that I will leave nameless for this post, only care about themselves and will scab. This has not happened in years now so these guys are getting back into the good side of most the fisherman but one of the favorite boats on Deadliest Catch was a scab boat and it took years, and I mean years for the other fisherman to start accepting them as even Humans. It can get very very ugly up there.
Jbuck - I am amazed these get through the mint myself - but I don't mind - I like these odd balls.
biokemist6 - I tend to have the same thoughts as you as far as to the more off center #2 coin. The poll says we are the minority.
Wolf - if the weather ever stops raining up here we might get a chance to ride before I leave. It was nicer here in March than it is now. My sons band is going to put on a going away party for me on Sat night but if it is nice in the morning we may have to meet up at Northwest Harley and maybe head for Mt Rainier or out to the Olympics, my back yard. Ride Free -
Peace
Brent