Joe,

JM>  You better believe it!  And while the football program at Marshall
JM>brings in the bucks (ticket sales, tv time, etc) they are always
JM>crying about how poor they are, etc.
JM>  I read somewhere that college football coaches are among the
JM>highest paid people in the country.  Often times the highest paid
JM>people in half the states.

  Alabama Coach Nick Saban makes nearly $9 a million a year, if I
remember right.

JM>  Thankfully the few times I've had to use the ER (an accident or
JM>injury, not just a hang nail like some) I pay cash and the bills are
JM>about half what the insurance companies would charge and far less
JM>then what I would had to pay each month for insurance, which runs in
JM>the upper hundreds and thousands.  Of course I have no medical issues
JM>or anything.

  You're blessed. I had to cancel 3 medical procedures this next week,
due to not having funds. My microwave oven died 2 weeks ago, and then my
Mom's oven died this past Sunday. So, I had to go to Wal-Mart to get a
new one, or I would've had no way to cook my food. I buy only
microwaveable foods...or ready to eat without cooking.

JM>  I also paid cash for all my dental work.

  I'll have to get new dentures soon, but as long as I can still eat,
I'll wait.

Daryl
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