[Richard]

Harrry,

I think Chester did a fantastic job of explaining the coach ownership experience. Of course it pays to do homework, but a coach is not like a car. If you own one, you will work on it. The attitude in which you approach the work is the key to enjoying the ownership. Chester stated it so well. Most of us undertake the challenge not as a chore but as an opportunity to learn something new. It keeps us from stagnating mentally and physically. It provides a sense of self satisfaction.

I think that you will find that this crowd will spend money, big money, when money needs to be spent. But we derive more pleasure from saving a nickel by doing ourselves. Whether it's fixing an air cylinder with 23 bucks of o rings instead of buying a new one, or installing a state of the art battery system, the forum gang enjoys the process of keeping it going and improving on what is already there.

My CFO, Rhonda, could tell you to the penny what was spent in the last 8 years on Newell stuff, but she tracks everything that way. She probably could also tell us how much we spent on peanut butter in the last 8 years. We didn't buy any coach to save money. It's a hobby with all kinds of fringe benefits when it comes to travel and meeting new people.

And finally I have to conclude this rant with a Rhonda quote. A neighbor once commented to Rhonda that I seemed to spend a lot of time and probably a lot of money working on the coach. Rhonda's reply was "it's cheaper than a mistress".