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Eric, the story of Enron is fascinating. I have my good friend 'Lagerkhan' (Pete) to thank for recommending the most excellent book, 'The Smartest Guys in the Room - the Story of Enron'. I also went on to see the stage play twice! James Parsons could only dream about having a CFO like Andy Fastow - if he (JP) was bent but I am convinced he wasn't. Skilling & Fastow took corporate fraud to a whole new level where not only investors were stung - but employees lost jobs & their shares proved worthless! I can't recommend the book too highly - it certainly opened my eyes. We all should remember the 'three 8s' account that Nick Leeson created to hide losses that his traders had amounted - but Enron CFO created so-called 'SPEs', or 'Special Purpose Entities' - known at Enron as 'Raptor' accounts. These accounts hid the fact that Enron did not in fact make any money. Their share price was artificially inflated by hiding their losses by use of the SPEs. Nosy, pain-in-the-arse journalists asking too many uncomfortable questions brought the whole house-of-cards crashing down. Skilling & Fastow were imprisoned; Chairman Kenneth Lay died of a heart attack & Auditors auditors Arthur Anderson were dissolved due to incompetence at best, downright fraud at worst! The story makes compelling reading...

Crude

Dave, would you believe me if I said I haven't been keeping up with current events & whatever accusations being levelled against James Parsons? James is a friend of mine & has been for some time now & maybe I see him in a different perspective than most. What I saw was someone who tried to build an O&G company & he almost succeeded...Maybe too much enthusiasm with some bad luck is all it takes to take someone down...

Crude

Well I guess this is the part when I say I have never knowingly met 'Exploration'....I've only ever read his posts.

Anyway, I hope all are well & prospering. I'm still here & I still haven't had a final top-up...but I have some spare so will take advantage of any sudden dips.

And like you gasbag, I'm still here! I'm just about to check my Premium Bonds as I have just had a 'congratulations you're a winner' email...probably just another £25! Still, if it's anymore I'll let you know...

Cheers, Crude

Exploration....oooh you're so cynical...but I like you

Crude (remember Dick Emery)

Thanks Jack, I will do. But fingers crossed one of my close colleagues tests negative...I wont know until after this weekend.

Right now I am concerned for me & especially for my wife, who is probably more vulnerable than me. This could go on for months & even years & so there is now a new paradigm, or a new normal that could threaten to drive us all apart...even though we are closer than ever in the 'unreal world' of the internet...a net which has become a lifeline for many! I'm just grateful I have a beautiful garden in the SouthDowns National Park I can relax in when returning from a hospital shift but I sympathise with anyone who doesn't have access to a garden, who maybe live in a high rise. I see colleagues at the hospital who are paler than Dracula!

Ram, very amusing. Next time you get toilet abuse start coughing - drily & persistantly......

Audible, you have shown a complete lack of understanding of the situation. We are not offering a "nutrient restricted diet". We are just consolidating our many choices down to what we & our dieticians think feasible, bearing in mind we may have a reduced catering ability. It makes sense to concentrate our efforts on a core menu. I hope that is clear to you? I'm only talking about my Hospital but it may apply in many others soon. Simplification in every aspect of life is surely a good thing in the light of current circumstances...

Just popped into my department at the hospital I work at (I am using up vacation days) & we have now gone into C19 menu mode. This means we offer a much reduced choice of food for our patients. This makes sense as we can simplify the cooking process in readiness for any shortages of staff. I also wanted to advise my team not to congregate in small offices. We had a situation at my hospital where Costa Coffee were giving away free coffee...causing a build up of folk wanting free coffee. Our Cheif Executive walked through the main entrance, saw what was going on and closed the whole thing down.
I took advantage of Sainsburie's offer to admit essential workers only at 07:30; flashed my ID & picked up one or two essentials...namely anti-bacterial soap, which I haven't been able to find. Oddly enough, coffee filters & amazingly toilet tissue & even pasta! It was quite odd passing through the queue (safely) whilst flashing my NHS ID.
I heard earlier that even 30 year olds in good health are dying so nobody is safe from this disease.
Wash your hands, keep your distance & dont pick your nose!!

Cheers & stay safe......Crude

Well, I guess Libraries are the first public sector - maybe one of the only public services - that can shut down. Libraries in Sussex are now closed. But how many other Public Departments could do likewise? Maybe town planners & architects? I can't imagine 'Trading Standards' will have much to do in this present economically depressed climate. Museums, the BBC ...the list could go on but it will never include our amazing NHS! No matter who you are & what you do for the NHS - you are a vital worker & a part of a chain that keeps Britain safe! We cannot just close shop like some other Public Sector departments - we HAVE to be on watch; at work & on call 24-7!

Hey Joe, just got back from the Balkans & see your posts relating to a guy you call Shaun - is that the one & only Shaun Green or someone else?

Exploration...Error code - access denied.

Oilpimpbxb....you say that James is a "spanker"...but I know he put his heart & soul into the belief that Tendrara would be the beginnings of a new hydrocarbon provincle & he maintains that view to this day: he is not the person that many make him out to be! He is not an Aim crook, he is just another small-cap O&G CEO who belived in their project & tried to do the best by investors...financing the company whilst trying to keep dilution to a minimum & offering real upside potential. I live in hope that new CEO, Mohammed will progress our Tendrara project to the satisfaction of all investors.

I'm doing OK DWF! But the Caterham has now become a luxury item that I probably wont buy...on the other hand I could win one on the BOTB raffle!

I've got a lovely picture of me holding that award up at a Park Lane hotel like I was Bobby Moore in 66 hoisting aloft the Jules Rimet trophy..................those were the days my friends we thought they'd never end, we'd sing and dance forever & a day, we'd live the life we choose, we'd fight & never lose cause we were foolish & always had our way......la la la la la la - etc & so on!

Whimsical mood Crude

Desasaco, my opinion is I might buy some more (for the shiits & giggles) if the SP drops to around 1p ...hope that made you laugh!

Kelvin, I'm mystified why Sound didn't release an RNS advising investors on the state of the 'exclusive rights' deal with a private equity company & with a timeline that expired yesterday: if this is a taste of things to come regarding the new way of doing business & the transparency we can expect...I am not impressed! I fully expected an RNS advising about the delay in signing the deal & the lack of it leaves me sceptical, to say the least! We have gone from being the most transparent AIM company to being the least & that saddens me.

Jack, yes Greg sang 'Cynical' at the gig & yes, very appropriate. Two of my favourite songs are 'Cuckmere Shore' & 'Gibbet Wood', which is a wood very close to where I live where a highway man was hung! Greg is so soulful. He has a new guitarist who is excellent...Paul Linali. I am hoping to catch is next gig in Worthing in March or April.

Jez, I am starting to become more sceptical about 5G. My friend Adrian thinks the same will apply as happened with cigarettes & DDT & other such things that were once thought safe...the truth will out but at what cost.

Trellis, very decent of you to say so. I have no idea who you have been talking to but take your word for the "naive" comments you say you have had regarding me.

BTW, well done with your crusade...it must be a labour of love that takes up many precious hours of your time.

Cheers, Crude

Indeep, I think everything points to Moroccon control of this project - that has to be a good thing. I am banking the deal goes through & will buy more shares within the next few weeks...but that is just my opinion & my own personal judgement & only I am responsible for my own decisions................

Jack, there was no snake oil...only C1-C5 gas! Maybe the 'Snake Oil' is more a product of AIM ? what we produce is definitely not ether - ike Coke, it's the 'real thing' - Natural Gas.................