well I didn't see that one coming.......

And no I am not talking about Brexit.  I will let everyone else pull their hair out over that bit of stupidity I am shocked to find out that my car insurance is going to cost 35% more in Aspen than Chicago.  Let me repeat that, the same insurance from the same carrier is going to be 35% more in Aspen.

Take a moment to think about this.  Driving a car in Chicago is kinda like playing frogger on acid.  Bad stuff comes at you from every direction, 6 way intersections with no turn signals, bikers going the wrong way on one way streets (sometimes on the sidewalk) with ear buds in sometimes with dogs in tow as you exit an alley with zero visibility, and tractor trailer trucks parked everywhere.  Seriously you can't drive a mile without seeing someone run a stop sign and go the wrong way down a one way street.  And the Uber drivers who are everywhere but seemed to learn to drive in Mayberry have no clue what they are doing or where they are going.  Park your car outside and you are guaranteed bumper damage, leave it over night and someone will break your window to steal your half drunk diet coke.  Needless to say the only risk in Aspen seems to be from bears or sliding off an icy road.

So what explains a 35% increase in auto insurance rates when going from a high crime and high rate of accidents area to a very low one?  State insurance laws would be my guess.  And that is just plain stupid.  Which brings us back to Brexit.  Stupid laws encourage stupid choices, and people are fed up.  There is no reason car insurance should be more (instead of a lot less) in Aspen vs. Chicago.  There is no good reason that any doctor should be 'out of network'.  Think about how great that would be.  And so on.  And when citizens get fed up they get stupid and vote for Trump or toss themselves into a recession because Boris Johnson and Nigel seem like good blokes to toss down a pint with.

less than 3 weeks and I am not ready (not even close)