Hello Sir,

I'm 'Jim Timmins'.

I wrote this over the weekend, but have been hesitant to pull the trigger.  Feelings of shame, embarrassment, remorse, and fear contributed to my cowardice.

I know those will have their opinions, and I'm going to get slagged from all angles, but I don't care.  I'm comfortable with what I wrote and will only answer to you anyway.

With that said, here it is:

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Please don't escalate this any further.

I apologize for any of my words that have hurt you or your company.

I'm a nobody.  I just started trading stocks this year like so many others stuck at home because of COVID.

I lost a lot of money on PYR.  My first purchase was at its spring/summer peak at around $6.00, but I freaked out and sold for a loss soon after.  I tried my luck again a bit later, then lost again selling at its September lows.

As a novice, I definitely invested too much money to begin with, and really didn't understand what was going on.  I was pissed.

It was frustrating because I felt duped by the endless pumpers on the Stockhouse Bullboard, seemingly all in the know, connected to all the going's on within the company.  All the instant messages shooting down any negativity, along with the rampant bullying made it seem even more rehearsed.  Seeing Pyro's advertisements on Stockhouse made it seem like I was scammed even more.  With conspiracy narratives lingering around with COVID, this was my conspiracy obsession.

The share price's meteoric rise earlier this year made it even tougher to swallow.  I know now that this is just how it goes in the investing world.  It's a cold place.

Honestly and truthfully, I didn't/don't realize how my words can carry much weight out in the virtual world, especially considering the endless pumping and bashing that goes on.  It's so ubiquitous.

For what it's worth, I suffer from bipolar disorder.  Now I'm not crying the blues here, nor is it a cop out for the things I've done - I'm just trying to account for my behaviour.  One thing I know living for many years with this illness, is that there are times when I don't fully grasp how my spoken/written words or actions may affect others.  Manic behaviour where I'm so laser focussed on something, I don't understand the consequences of my actions.  It's lead to many embarrassing situations.  Never anything criminal, but lots of hurt feelings unbeknownst to me until future relevations.  I've lost many friendships.

The circumstances over the past year have led to enormous riches, almost unimaginable riches for you and your family.  It hasn't been the same for me and my family.  It's been a tough year personally and professionally.  I've lost a lot of sleep, and I think a bit of my sanity.

When my head's on straight, I'm just trying to be a good parent to my little ones in this screwed up world.  Please don't complicate things more, life is stressful enough.

I'll never post anything about you guys again.    Also, I've deleted any derogatory thing I've written out there, so potential new investors have no chance to see any of my vitriolic drivel.

I have no ulterior motive whatsoever.  I'm just a shtty guy, overtly pissed about a shtty situation, with a shtty grudge.

And for the record, I have never profited from shorting your stock.  I don't even know how to go about doing that.  I trade on Wealthsimple, I don't even think that's an option on there.

Anyhow, I feel better at least getting that out there now.  I hate myself for spending far too much time browsing the investing world's endless message boards, websites, etc.  It is a terrible addiction, which is taking me away from the things that matter.  I wouldn't know how many times my young ones have looked over at me staring at my phone, just looking for my attention.

There's no other story here and I don't have any other way to express myself.  I wish I had a solution to make things better.

I hope you can show me some mercy.

Please don't ruin my life.

Jim