I have been terribly remiss on making periodic updates here. Those of you who know me know that I retired on a disability from the Tacoma Fire Dept. I had several on the job back injuries resulting in four-yes 4 surgeries. The last one was on April 1 2008. Since my retirement life has changed rather dramatically for me. I took close to a 50% cut in pay but maybe more importantly my abilities to work have been very severely curtailed. My back and the pain resulting from those injuries prevents me from working any length of time. This has made working on the race car really tough and more than ever I am depending on my crew. Thankfully they have filled in the gap that I have left and the car is gradually being prepared for the season. At this point the 201o season is still up in the air. One thing I have found is the willingness for insurance companies to take the money for the premiums and their complete UNwillingness to live up to their ends of the policy. A word of warning to all my friends-The Standard Insurance company has shown itself to be a company to avoid at all costs. I truly wish I had never heard their name. My advice would be to find ANY other long term disability carrier for your insurance company. Take care and hopefully I will see you at the race track again-Dave
