To: VANTAGE who wrote (6417 ) 9/18/1998 7:41:00 PM From: Wally Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15313
Thank you Vantage: I must tell you that it was the integrity of others that caused Cliff Daniel's exposure. I was lucky. Cliff could have gotten away with it for weeks or months to come. Over the last 2 years, I have sent an untold number of faxes to Financial Intranet asking every dumb, nervous shareholder question there is. They always reply and answer me (when possible) with cordiality and warmth. I have spoken once with Michael Sheppard by phone and he gave me his unlimited time, not knowing whether I held 500 shares or 500,000. I have since had occasion to PM, e-mail, meet or talk to a few of the good people on this thread. We've chatted about everything from FNTN to wines, to schooling for our kids. Every one of them is a quality person. Everyone of them is a small investor like me and with the same hopes and aspirations. Which brings me to Bill Fortune. More than anyone, Bill's rock-solid and steadying influence has kept my head on straight and given thread vision with clarity. He is a quality human being of the first order, and aside from being happy to make money with him, I'm happy to now know him. Then there's Kevin and his knockout parallel web site, Peepster and her cheer, Don and his whacky humor, Jim and scholarly wisdom, Harry and his math, and let's not forget TomatoMan and his ripe shares - Radim, Dan, Joe and many many more wonderful people who have held on, and believed through the peaks and valleys that Bill has so correctly predicted. All of you have fed us well with your spirit, hope and Integrity. Thank YOU. I'm going to bed now. Catch you all later. Wally