[fred cook]

About a month ago, my clothes washer went kaput so the wife and I went looking for a new one. We went to the big box stores first and were told that they had nothing in stock and it would take about a month to get if we ordered something. Totally unacceptable so we trekked down to the next little town where there is a dedicated appliance store. There they had a large selection on the floor and several of the choices were in stock. So, we picked one out and it was delivered 2 days later. Cost of the machine, tax, delivery, etc was a bit over $1100. Three years ago this machine would have been about $700 per the salesman at the store! Fortunately, I've got fairly new tires on my truck and the 911. My wife's cars tires are about 2 years older but still have plenty of tread. The only one I really need tires for is a Jaguar XJS convertible that has tires about 10 years old but still with lots of tread. Don't you just love life?