Happy to see Pipe snap out of his funk. Patience is the key to success. The gas is there waiting only for a well placed hole and expertly executed friggin frac (Magy 1??) to begin harvesting MAKO's treasures. EXXON is not blind, deaf or dumb enough to walk away. C. V. White probably had the MAKO trough in mind when he said

"The man who makes a success of an important venture never wails for the crowd. He strikes out for himself. It takes nerve, it takes a great lot of grit; but the man that succeeds has both. Anyone can fail. The public admires the man who has enough confidence in himself to take a chance. These chances are the main things after all. The man who tries to succeed must expect to be criticized. Nothing important was ever done but the greater number consulted previously doubted the possibility. Success is the accomplishment of that which most people think can't be done."

regards,

painted1