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To: martin001 who wrote (73599)	3/1/2001 8:55:14 AM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

Martin: In October, 1987, most brokerage houses simply took the phones off the hook. (I got carried off on my shield in that one) A good pal of mine who had been warning me for many months to get to the sidelines (which I ignored,.... everything looked good to me), took half a day to "educate" me as to why they do this when "there are no buyers, only sellers" No doubt we will see such things again, but with a bit more technological flair (as in "denied access", etc.) (g) Best, Earlie

To: martin001 who wrote (73599)	3/1/2001 9:22:21 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

M - Anyone have a SCHWab account? I find it very interesting (informative?) that each morning when I log on - they make me sign (ok) their user agreement. It used to be a couple times a year when that appeared. Now it is daily. Seem to be covering themselves legally for bad executions if (god forbid) a melt down happens one day. I can only imagine the scenario unfolding as all online broker sites just freeze up in the event of a BK. Phone lines jammed etc etc. Since I do not see this, it seems likely that there is some kind of a configuration problem on your computer that doesn't allow it to remember that you have already signed the agreement. Give Schwab customer service a call. Good Luck, Don

To: martin001 who wrote (73599)	3/1/2001 9:25:22 AM
From: IceShark	Respond to of 436258

Yeah, that is sure irritating, but I suspect that it is a system glitch rather than some ass covering scheme. Legally, once you sign it you have signed it. And you are right about what will happen to the brokers if anything big happens. 1998 was a good example, everything just locked up tighter than a drum. So you need to put in some stop orders if you think something big is about to happen and just pray it all works out right.