[Adger Smith]

Ken,
Please don't toss me off for this post. You make quite a few good points. There are always those with half full or others with half empty glasses. In your last post you made the point that you look out for your own finances. That is understandable, we all do if we are responsible. NHRA is looking out for themselves. In your case I can see you have no other choice than be a supporter of what NHRA does. I can see very clearly that taking the wrong side could have a negative impact on this forum, in many ways. The big deal to me is they have no Love for us, only our pocketbooks. It shows by what most of America is doing in these hard times & what they choose to do. Point: Most every Friday night I stop by my (National Chain) Pizza place & get a medium 3 topping pizza for my wife & myself. That is our Friday night meal I cook. :~) Until a few weeks ago it cost 14.95 for that meal. It has gone down in price by almost 1/3. It is not on special. The manager told me it was due to the economy & sagging sales. She also said most items on the menu have had a decrease in price. I apreciate that approach in hard times. As stated in other places on this forum there are other companies taking the lower price approach. Most business is taking the lower price business model for these hard times. I have a good friend that is a manager at one of our local Wal Marts. He told me today that their last months sales were up 1 1/2 percent, even with an overall 28 % lowering in prices. Just spend some time reading Wall Street reports & a few investments prospectus. It's pretty ovbious the leadership of NHRA went to a different business school. Most everything said in this debate, pro & con, has merit. Thanks for providing this forum where we can voice our opinions & debate issues.