That night Granny Bea looked at the newspaper and Congress was getting set to meet to discuss reinstating the estate tax for 2010. She knew that she would have to act quickly or possibly lose the tax benefits. The next day she went out scouting for bridge abutments or overpass columns that did not have guardrails or jersey barriers. Finally, she found one on the Interstate. She went home and thought. She stared for hours at the newspaper article about the estate tax. She stared at the pictures of her children and grandchildren. She cried some. Finally after about four hours of intense thought, she steeled herself and set out to the garage. She started the car and headed out onto the Interstate. She recalled an article that said that the crash would likely be fatal at 90 mph. But she had to be in the right lane in order to get to the barrier, so in order to get to that speed and not hit anyone or get stopped would be a real challenge. She left a 2 a.m. figuring the roads would be clear at that hour.