...those members who deftly handled the early basher onslaught on this forum (edit: and the later one, I see) and to those who reported on the CC. I wasn't able to listen in and all reports were much appreciated. I managed to scrape together enough nickels and dimes to add another 400x0.85 to my CUU share collection. Every little helps.

My wife doesn't understand about JVs and back-in options and associated timeframes; I do understand it when someone else articulates all the possible outcomes but I'd get into trouble if I tried to relay that info to her, so I just said we'll know for sure by the end of April. I doubt if my wife was the only one to have rolled her eyes this morning. Looking forward to a nice surprise for us both: news of a 100 percent buyout earlier rather than later.

A peaceful Christmas and prosperous New Year to all.

wn