Fat Freddy I think knows that I am a local to Sturgis, well, the area anyway. M. Ballard has a very bad local reputation around here in business dealings. it has been the top topic of conversation anywhere here that he wanted out, and didn't want to take it in the shorts getting less than he put into it, and had an "accident". He will take whatever insurance he can collect, I don't see him getting the whole 10 million, and bugging back out to his distillery. My personal prediction is that he will sell the land or whatever is left to Rod Woodruff, the man that owns the Buffalo Chip. all's anyone here cared about is that Emitt the mule was safe. my 002.