Hello Snowshoe, <<BP ... contrary logic ... quake ... pipeline damage ... think about shorting some puts>>
May the Force be with you, and so will I (in for a penny, in for a dime ;0)
BTW, continuation of the horrid stories in HK, a potential client I had breakfast with this AM relates to me how he was propositioned over the weekend by a pretty real estate agent at coffee break during a open house in a new apartment complex - sex for HKD 2,000 (HK$ 7.8 = USD 1). He asked whether matters were that bad; response is yes. He asked whether this sex trade is a pervasive happening; response is yes.
Reference previous tale:
Message 18186719
November 2nd, 2002
"My wife just interviewed for a secretary, and was told by an applicant, a 15-year veteran of the stock-clearing service, that she would settle for HKD 4-5,000 per month, because (a) she has not worked since February, (b) her skills are not relevant, (c) she is competing against new graduates at their starting wage, and (d) the starting wage in HK has rolled back to the time she started work 15 years ago (circa 1987).
Luckily, the lady owns her home outright, and her husband still has a job in the stock-clearing service. But she is worried that events may turn worse still."
Chugs, Jay |
