Ok....lets review the first post on this thread from the "Widow Bates". It says "Just before Ronnie dissapeared he told me he had met some people at the Bowen Ranch." Im not going to quote the whole post as we can all read it ourselves.It clearly states that Widow Bates was aware of Ronnies destination at the time of his departure.She claims that she tried to stop him from going.

Now...we have a post by "Katrina Island" titled FURTHER INVESTIGATION that contradicts this by saying "In her missing persons report,Widow Bates did not mention the Bowen Ranch." I find this contradiction quite puzzling. "Ronnie wanted some speed" .....Ok,I can believe that Mr Bates was addicted and on a run....But we have to wonder why Mrs Bates didnt bother to start her search at Ronnie's last known destination. Kinda fishy!

I do aggree with katrina here on one point, "Widow Bates was a little confused" Maybe she can borrow Katrina's flip flops.

On another subject, I would be happy to share the story of the nickname with my friend Wizard. Mrs Bear and I are looking forward to seeing you at the hotsprings on Saturday.Peace to all on the merry go round and a special thanks to Rick for the spin!