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I was just the right side of 100E. Would not normally be that flash but it was for my mum and it was a special occasion.
I like to think of it as 500 BPC shares after a good RNS.

OK so the roast...mixed review.
It did just about fit the oven.
Mrs P_I was right about preparation in advance but if she ever reads this post my account has been hacked and someone else admitted she was right on my behalf.

My mother did not openly criticise the effort, that is praise of the highest order as far as I am concerned.

The sandwiches last night were just what I wanted. I have missed them more than the actual roast dinner if I am honest. As there is plenty left over I am running up a batch of yorkies today and will - controversially - re-heat the beef in gravy to serve with them.
There was a suggestion to freeze the beef in gravy but I am not sure on that.

as for an RNS there is only one I want to see and that comes from Potter. Then we can discuss the best way to serve beef over a BBQ on the beach somewhere close to our oilfield.

It is this weekend.
I have a lovely looking three rib beef joint.
I am not convinced it is going to fit in the oven. Even if it does the prospect of all the trimmings is going to push me over the edge.
My plan for a nice relaxing day tomorrow has gone out the window as Mrs P_I has suggested getting all the trimmings cooked in advance so that they can be finished Sunday as the joint rests.

Rests?
it is dead.
if the label is to be believed it has been dead for a minimum of 35 days.

OK rant over.

another week with no RNS
another week with very little SP movement.
in 'normal times' with no news the SP here tends to drift down.
big trades, well big by BPC standards.

whatever is in the water will have to surface at some point.

regards LTHs lack of posting I don't think there is much to say. We could have discussion on SP if this event unfolds or if that event unfolds but it is all just speculation at this stage.

So here we go.

at 4p I start to get excited that something is brewing.
at 8p I start to think about how much Mrs P_I is going to spend if she checks the share account.
at 16p I start to worry less about what Mrs P_I is going to spend if she checks the share account.
at 32p I start to think about what I might spend money on before Mrs P_I checks the share account.
at 64p I start to hope I can distract Mrs P_I long enough to not check the share account as BPC has hit the jackpot.
at 128p I probably have a moment and do something regrettable
at 256p I probably need medical attention.
at 512p I wake up and it was all just a dream BPC are back to 2p.

with BPC should the word be...Maybe?

hardly surprising given the pace of change at BPC. some days I just read 1 in 10 of the BB messages in an effort to keep up.

a slip of Freudian levels or do I start a new tradition of giving everyone a corgi car at Christmas...

I didn't get an invite to the wedding, I didn't get an invite to wet the babies head. That is it, they are off the Christmas car list and if they want the Christening present they can call in and collect it themselves.

not quite as far afield as the Bahamas although I do still plan to go there for an 87p party if we ever see the dizzy heights.
I am not quite the clichéd Benidorm brit, but have decided after 2 years out here in the canary islands that learning Spanish properly would be a great help.

looking to get flights booked Lyn?

planned for next Sunday. lunch will be around 14:00 but the highlight will be the sandwiches in the evening.

be nice to see a few more of the higher volume trades go through today.
Still going with my wild guess of Friday closing price of 2.025.

Roast dinner: decided on beef. It was the prospect of a beef and horseradish sandwich that swung the deal.

interestking, don't disagree that if it is the same major we will likely see sustained uptick, suspension, RNS.
however, if it is a.n.other major seeing an opportunity and jumping in with exclusivity offer we could be in for a really fun ride.

perfect world we need at least two parties showing firm interest in doing a deal with BPC or 3 - 4 looking for consortia deals. That is when Macquarie can add real share holder value.

still just a dream at the moment but if you don't have a dream how you gonna have a dream come true.?

as much as I hope you are right that something is coming I think this afternoon is a bit early. need to give the boys who have had the nod and wink time to take positions. Then have a few days or weeks of nothing then who knows.

do we anticipate another round of exclusive talks or straight in for the big news / no news?

she does do a very good roast dinner. one of the highlights when back in the UK.
As for getting her to cook out here I have no chance. She is used to her kitchen where everything is where it should be.
To be honest I would be disappointed if she didn't have a grumble about my cooking. I would worry that something was wrong. I could have Jamie Oliver working the kitchen and she would still find fault.
I did not appreciate when I was a youngster but her criticism is probably what pushed me to do well in life. It was and still is well meant, there should always be room to improve.

I will be online far less for those two weeks - just hoping I don't miss anything important.

back on topic...
some big (by BPC standards) trades going through, could be nothing, could be worth keeping an eye on.

bonum, best place I have been for clean eating was Turkey.
But everything has balance, they also gave rise to the dirty Saturday night kebab on the way home from a night on the beer...
I do miss the occasional dirty doner, and for that matter being able to drink 8 pints without the hangover from hell. Ah what a glorious misspent youth.

I am a fish convert.
Back in the UK we were a breaded or battered family every Friday. Breaded meant at home from frozen battered was from the local chippy.

Who knew the world of seafood could be so good. I still struggle with octopus tho.

now that we have had the share price discussion I want to go way off topic.

Chicken, Pork, Beef or Lamb?

My mum is flying in at the weekend and staying for 2 weeks. This puts me in a place where I will inevitably have to do a traditional roast dinner - not something we do regularly out here. I don't think I have done one in the past year.
Whatever I do it won't be good enough and bless her she would have done it differently.

answer is because we have a firm commitment from BG to a drilling timeline. If we fail to adhere the SP will fall and people will be able to buy shares at a heavily discounted price from where they are today. The potential for a return will have been eroded.
At that point if you are still here you can buy my pot for 50% of what they are worth today.

Jiving - taking your posts at face value rather than as a shorter or buyer looking for a lower entry price....
with aim shares they are very rarely valued at cash value, by their very nature they are smaller cap companies and you have the chance to buy in to the future potential of the company - albeit at a premium.
The size of the premium is driven by the potential upside, the potential risk, sentiment of other holder or potential investors.
So as with all things the share is worth what people will trade it at, if there were no sellers below 5p the SP would be at that level with a trading margin either side.

of course if you have an agenda that is fine, be open and honest with it and you will have more respect from the board. The members will often become more willing to discuss matters and you may find that people agree with what you say, but are still unwilling to revise their own personal valuation of the share potential.

I hold in BPC, I have a trading pot in BPC. 3 months ago I had no plans to increase my holding here. I would now like to increase my holding in BPC but will only do so at or close to my average. Having reduced that average from over 8p to comfortably below 2p I am not buying at this level.

If BPC do not get a JV the company is worth next to nothing. Most posters here accept that and have acknowledged it openly. Cash reserves will do little to help prop up the SP in 18 months time without a significant change.

not many day traders here spouting rubbish and trading volatility.
We have a steady and stable share price - something many companies would dream of.
OK, it would be easier to like if the SP was 100x higher but we can't have everything we want.

SP prediction for COB Friday 2.025?
in the words of Brucie, higher? higher? lower? lower?

it was very funny.
gets my vote for post of the week in the absence of one telling me the RNS was out.