Going through the roof

1999 is a very bad comparison, because that was at the peak of the dot-com boom. I think I was the only non-billionaire that year.

 

I correct myself. The above came from the world's richest list.

In 1999, 3.5 billion was still 91st on the U.S. list. Many were tied there, including the roof magnate.

 

Ka-ching!

 

The list doesn't change much. I looked at several different years. In 99, Gates was at 90 billion. This year, he was at 46 ish.

 

Nice.

 

Tremendous man who contributed much to the people in his area.

Also, he was the father-in-law of Saints RB Aaron Stecker.

 

fixed.

 

ba-da-boom!

 

Not so ironic after all...

ABC Supply founder dies after falling through floor

Ken Hendricks, a high-school dropout who became a self-made billionaire and a driving force in the redevelopment of Beloit, died early Friday after falling through a hole in the floor of an addition being built at his Rock County home.

The accident happened about 10 p.m. Thursday. Hendricks and his wife, Diane, had just returned home, and Ken Hendricks walked out to inspect the progress of the construction work, Rock County Sheriff's Department Commander Troy Knudson said.

"There were blue tarps that were covering open areas that were nailed in place by 2-by-4s and it appears he fell through one of those tarps," Knudson said.


http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=699466

 

Fucking floor contractors.

 

See? If he'd lived in Texas, he'd fallen through the floor and dropped EIGHTEEN INCHES.

No basements here. That's why half of all Badgerpackers live here now.