I follow this board because I look for news. This board does a great job on this aspect and the conversations can be great. My position in this stock was a large buy above 4 dollars in my retirement account and then I built a small position in my personal account around 2.50 and traded up and down. Stepped out and I again jumped in the 1.80’s trading. I made lots of money and my buying became larger and bigger over time. The more I played the more I believed in the story with all the facts that were presented and began to hold longing, missing selling opportunities because something was around the corner always. Last year in May 08, I was going to sell right before this stock fell off the table. Missed it! I was in pain but I funded more into the stock and made up the difference playing it back to 1.20’s.. I stepped back in at 90 cents shortly after the sell …“all in” with all the profits during the last few years trading and thinking I never wanted to miss the day the news came out. PREMIT!! Well it fell off the table again last fall. Now I have no funds to buy down and ride up this stock up to break even or even make lots more money. It feels like quick sand right now with this stock because how I played it. So because I do believe in the story I haven’t sold it but I thought about selling and waiting the 30 days but nope something just might be around the corner and I’ll miss it. This is me and my story.

Why am I saying all of this? I wonder how many are in the same boat here. I know core positions some have traded around and some have been long and averaged down waiting for the permit. But how many have done what I have done?

Also, this is my main point. I was over at the yahoo boards at first when I got in this stock as time when on it became so immature I couldn’t stand reading the board any more. It became too much time to weed through the BS or basher as I found out it is called. I listened and learned what a basher is but then I discovered that there are pumpers too. I even found this board because of yahoo. On this board was nice not to see all the yahoo junk that is littered on that board. I watched and listened on this board and then I thought I would start a conversation back in spring 08 about a JV but it was shot down and I did not want to discuss it because maybe I would be a basher? I am one that is surely not going to waste time writing and discussing my thoughts especially since that is a disagreement with the idea. But today all ideas about a JV are open for conversation because it now fits. I may get banned for even saying this but I think this board has become a pumper board. Yahoo is a basher board and this is a pumper board. Both boards have some points just to much to the extreme?? Infojoe left why? Sasa? He came back… who else? Etc,etc…. My point is this. I watched Don when he came on this board and he stated his position. Me being a fly on the wall watched as he had to defend himself against oldfool and others. I thought from reading the board they some may have told OF to back off but that didn’t happen. OF I thought was hard on him and challenged him to a dual I thought. NB told him he was on the cutting edge and I like how CJR sparred with his posts. I know Don wasn’t pumpin the stock but I didn’t think he was so far out there as a basher. I think he got into a grove of defending his posts but that is my nickel opinion. Others have come through here and have been cut down… what was the name of the Spanish speaking guy??? All this doesn’t matter and I have written way too much and I’m sure I’ll take a beating on this as well with this long post. The powers that are in control can do and make this board the way they want it which is fine by me because I don’t post. But here is the bottom line that is reasonable I think.

What is the problem if there is a difference of opinion? I want to hear the other side of the coin. If someone can write and defend himself with a good written words and just because it goes against “ the permit is coming” why can’t I hear a difference of opinion? I believe there are people on this board that have too strong of a pumper opinion and if it isn’t white then it must be black …. No gray area with some of these folks. I have read some insane “pumping” ideas on here. Everybody here is so up in arms about a basher coming on board here and the finger is on the trigger. I have seen all the new posters and the old ones pumping this stock and I don’t want to see a pump or a bash, I want opinions and I want to make a judgment on my own. If it is personalities that are getting in the way then throw them out. This is America we should be able to debate maturely with out the name calling and below the belt jabs. It seems to me that is what happens when one starts to lose an argument anyway. Ok, I’m ready for the I’ll be banned and how wrong I am because I am not main stream on pumping and harmony I guess that is how it could be perceived. Remember one thing before any of you post to this message looking to for an arguement. I am not a board poster person. This issue with all the rest that I have seen on this board brought me to this long winded message. I am long on this stock. I am down big time on this stock and my only hope is at least a dollar or above price. I have not sold and still hold. I am not selling anytime soon. I will be loaded up with a tax refund maybe? I look at both sides of an issue and will walk in another person shoes just to make sure I understand. Peace out. Gold Nuggets coming. Opps did I just pump?