EXHIBIT 12.1

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS
TO FIXED CHARGES

																	Nine Months Ended				Pro Forma Nine Months Ended
			Year Ended December 31,															September 30,			September 30,
			1998			1999			2000			2001			2002			2003			2003(1)
Earnings:
	Pre-tax income		$	50,989		$	79,080		$	73,089		$	34,382		$	88,713		$	41,157		$	39,245
	Fixed charges			26,338			94,277			127,575			118,743			99,324			77,765			79,810
	Less: Preferred stock dividends			(3,234	)		(4,144	)		(4,144	)		(4,144	)		(4,144	)		(3,108	)		(3,108	)
	Less: Capitalized interest			(262	)		—			—			—			—			—			—
		Net fixed charges		22,842			90,133			123,431			114,599			95,180			74,657			76,702
	Earnings		$	73,831		$	169,213		$	196,520		$	148,981		$	183,893		$	115,814		$	115,947
Fixed charges:
	Interest expense		$	20,267		$	81,046		$	111,929		$	100,514		$	83,908		$	61,627		$	63,540
	Preferred stock dividends			3,234			4,144			4,144			4,144			4,144			3,108			3,108
	Capitalized interest			262			—			—			—			—			—
	Amortization of debt costs			865			4,930			6,254			6,689			5,255			3,499			3,631
	Interest factor of rental expense			1,710			4,157			5,248			7,396			6,017			9,531			9,531
	Total fixed charges		$	26,338		$	94,277		$	127,575		$	118,743		$	99,324		$	77,765		$	79,810
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges				2.8			1.8			1.5			1.3			1.9			1.5			1.5

(1) The pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 shows the effects of this debt offering as though it had occurred on January 1, 2003, including the interest rate swap we entered into concurrent to this offering that qualified as a hedge. This would have increased our interest expense by approximately $2.6 million and our amortization of debt costs by approximately $0.1 million.