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To: 5dave22 who wrote (87876)	12/13/2000 7:25:10 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

>>>The most truthful part of your entire post was when you called it a "tale".<< Michael's story is true and you can take that to the bank. Geeeeeez, I can't even begin to imagine how many '74 Pintos I coulda bought with the $$$ I lost in the last 90 days on CPQ. El

To: 5dave22 who wrote (87876)	12/13/2000 8:26:29 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

lol...now, THAT'S a story I can relate to. Almost. But here is a TRUE story. Yesterday my wife was driving the kids home from shopping for new clothes when an 18 wheeler decided to turn a crowded one lane on ramp into a 2 lane on ramp. His trailer hit the back of our 94 Explorer, blew out the rear window and caused $1500 in damage. She chased him a mile and half down the road, beeping at him because he "didn't know" he'd hit her. Now there are no witnesses (it was a hit and run) and his trucking company is hassling us about paying. Top that with my CPQ option losses, and I've had a wonderful week..... The worst part of the options is that all of them were well in the money at some point, and I was contemplating selling them. But I held on for that extra point, and wound up getting killed. I do this time and again. I need to remember to sell when my gut tells me.