I apologize for my perceived (by you) lack of clarity. I have been nothing but consistent in my thoughts and my posts, IMO.

Where in the posts to which you refer do I say anything about the possibility of a merger with TPL, or TPL buying PTSC? That is, other than saying that it is IMO extremely unlikely to happen?

Apparently you think that my saying that TPL and PTSC could team together and buy out another entity would somehow necessitate a merger between TPL and PTSC? How's that? Was the formation of PDS (essentially a Teaming Agreement) a merger? No. And how did I suggest that TPL and PTSC could pool their resources and buy out another entity? Bingo - via a Teaming Agreement, and formation of another corporate entity (a la PDS) with 50/50 ownership.

Now tell me how your subject line was not an indirect (direct?) attack on me? Because you simply don't understand? All I can say is "Sheesh", and await the deletion of this defensive post - probably at your prompting.

SGE