Hard Times in the US

Talked with an older gent from SC at the continental breakfast at the motel this morning. He is in his 70s and retired. He lives in Clinton, a bit north of Columbia and comes hgere quite often. He says he's seen a lot of the shows and likes them a lot.

He anbd his wife operate a bookstore/canteen at Presbyterian College in SC for twenty years. She is 11 years younger and still had to work, so she managed one of the huge RV parks in Surfside, SC, by Myrtle Beach, for ten years.

We got to talking about the CEOs and the horrible things they're doing to the country with their greed.

His biggest problem these days is finding affordable insurance. The cheapest he's come across so far is $900-$1100 a month. Currently, they have COBRA which is about to run out in four months.

With all this talk of the economy, the big problem of health insurance is nearly forgotten, but it is a major question for us regular folk.

Meeting Great People on the Road. --RoadDog