Just One More Thing To Worry About.

With all the things we have to worry about in this old world, you can add another one. It's serious and should be right at the top of your "to worry about" list. I speak of the dreaded termite plague. Now you may not think it's such a big deal, but I'm telling you right now that it's a lot bigger then you realize. Let me explain how this problem has grown. In India, and yes, I know that's a long way away, but in northern India, termites have eaten up ten million rupees. That's about $220,000 in U.S. dollars. This was reported in Fridays additional of the Washington Post. Now as if that weren't bad enough, the money was in a steel bank vault. Folks, your money is no longer safe. Think you've saved up enough to buy that new car? Think again. The money could be gone. Don't forget, banks have been looking for ways to tell you that your savings have disappeared,  for years. Well, they've found that way. Sorry Charlie, but your money got eaten up be the termites. See? Here's the dust left over from their tiny banquet. Yes, and don't think you can just stuff it in your mattress. If they can get into a steel bank vault, your mattress will be no challenge for them. Now, if money is on the menu, then what's next? Stocks? Bonds? Your will? Friends, this is an assault on our very way of life. Why, it won't be safe to leave the house without all your wealth going along with you. But a wallet seems like small protection. Perhaps a moving car will make a more difficult target and thus a safer repository. On the other hand, with the price of gas being what it is, you may not be able to hold out long.