Why exactly do we pay insurance again?

Honestly, why do we pay for insurance? I know it is required by law in case you have an accident. Every month I fork out over a hundred and fifty dollars for full coverage on two vehicles not including our motorcycle. This past winter was hard on my car. The impossible to dodge pot holes have ruined my suspension.(there is no preventative measures that can be taken against pot holes)
Then to top matters of I was attacked by a deer last week. I had almost come to a complete stop as the animal ran right in front of me, striking the hood of my car leaving 2 dents, one the size of a dinner plate and one the size of a baseball.

So I call up my insurance company to see if we can claim the suspension and the dented hood at one time, it would seem logical and cost effective to handle everything at once. But no...I need two claim numbers and two appointments to inspect the same car. (What? why can't they inspect the car for the two problems at the same time?) and the only times they have available to inspect the car are at 1:40 and 2:20 on Friday. Poor Jacob will have to get up early after working a twelve hour shift so he can take my car to be inspected....twice. I already know I will not be able to take the time off work to take the car in. Then to add a little more frustration to my dilemma, not only will we have to have two claim numbers, two inspections, we will probably end up paying two deductibles, and there is still a chance that the inspector will decide my suspension was not caused by the pot holes but simple wear and tear. Uh...hello, my car wasn't making these awful noises every time you hit a bump before the winter of the pot holes.

Well, that is my rant for today, no point to it, just venting, like I said at the top of the page, no one has ever accused me of making sense.

Later

Victory!

We had a great game. The Stateline Divas placed one in the win column. Here are some, but not all of the pictures taken at the bout. Thanks to Tim Speer for doing a wonderful job with his camera, as always. And thanks to Bombadee from whom I stole the slide show.

The Count Down Begins

It is 1 pm, the doors to the public will be opening in five hours.

I am sitting in front of my computer after rereading the WFTDA (Women's Flat Track Derby Association) Rules.

I have eaten very little today, my stomach is full of butterflies. I had to force myself to eat a banana and half of a sandwich so I will have at least something to fuel my body.

Last night was spent at Redneck B Yotch's house going over bout video and eating pasta. I slept well but my internal alarm went off at eight this morning and I couldn't find the snooze button.

I am extremely nervous. In six hours I will take the track with my team and forever be known as DD Hunter, not only to my teammates, but also to our fans.

In seven and a half hours I will forever and always be able to state without hesitation, "I AM A DERBY DIVA!!"