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To: Ilaine who wrote (12493)12/14/2006 6:48:38 PM
From: Ilaine  Respond to of 217588
 
I think a wildcat well just paid off, maybe.

Or, like, duh!, how about the new Strategic Petroleum Reserve site in Richton, MS? That would do it.

I really was out of the loop after my brother's cancer metasticized. No internet surfing, no TV watching, no newspaper reading.

My dad doesn't get the Baton Rouge paper, he picks up leftover bits at the Coffee Call, mostly the sports section.

And my brother didn't want the TV on.

The up side was, I almost totally missed the election.



To: Ilaine who wrote (12493)12/14/2006 6:54:45 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217588
 
buddy bought ranch in hawaii at low

sold ranch at high enough

bought ranch, leased more ranch, locked up water rights in utah

sold off sheep and cattle at respective highs

rented out ranch for growing hay

leased out water rights

then discovered light green crude

signed option with cheveron wolverin @ 15 fold markup to land cost

now waiting for 18% royalty, or renewal of option when expire

however, this is most certainly not a recipe for all, most, many, or even some, but for a very few folks, to the point of not worth mentioning, even in passing

gold, on the other hand, is for the masses

by the way, my purchasing power loss on goog short does not even make a round up in your same loss via your advocated home ownership - though, admittedly, my goog short did not provide shelter and three bathrooms, however amusing