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Matt,
Please delete all posts attached to my profile.
Thank You,
Still
And that about sums up why he will not return.
Too bad for this board, the man truly has a firm understanding of PBLS and you could learn a lot from him.
Looks like some are not done digging the hole to bury the hatchet.
asus, you know from our previous battles I will not respond to anything you have to say.
My opinions, good luck to all.
USC Cowboy
You are not the only long still here and not posting, or posting infrequently.
I stopped posting publicly due to foolishness by asus, gandolf and others month's ago. My information has been shared privately by e-mail and will continue in that manner.
Now that I see your credibility is being attacked, I decided to support you and your comment publicly. Longs are still here, just biding our time.
Many great posters have dried up, kelly leak, for example. Extremely thorough and tirelessly researched this stock, no longer posting. I do not wish to slight others, but this poster came to mind immediately.
I do have one question for you, if you are a long since June of 2005, what am I for not selling a share since I bought my first one in 1999?
If any of you wish to antagonize me, go ahead. You are just wasting keystrokes and will get no response from me.
STILL
Mastercraft6 - You, of all, have earned the right to be frustrated withh all of the work you have put into the trip, IMO.
Enjoy the food and catch a parade while visiting.
oilbaron - You did.
There are a lot of us who hope he is correct, too.
I can not believe it, we have apparently discussed everything we have to discuss for this company!
I guess we will have more to discuss with the next PR.
GLTA
Mastercraft6 - Going into town is still depressing. Many areas have seen little or no cleanup and a lot of people are feeling forsaken.
You should go for a little tour while you are there, maybe along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, too. The eye actually went in over Mississippi but New Orleans is getting the press due to the flooding.
GLTY
Mike2112 - Nice to see I am not the only one using the A/S instead of the O/S.
GLTY
sandandgravel - Which previous question would that be?
The doubling of the float was released a while ago, why bring it up now. I am surprised it was not initially discussed. Maybe it was and I missed it.
Either way, I do not understand the whining. As I posted before, and I know I am in the minority here, but your calculations and positions should be based on the authorized shares not the outstanding shares since all shares can be put into play at any time by the company. Restricted, unrestricted, whatever.
I am surprised the company did not sell more shares in the run to .12. Think about it, sell for .12, buy back at .05, .07 profit per share - in cash to the bottom line.
Anyway, say what you will. I will continue with my calculations on authorized shares and have no surprises.
By the way, thanks to cost averaging, I am so far green in this it is not funny. Most of my shares were sub-penny, .03, .04 - it is all GOLD to me.
These are my opinions, GLTY.
Just to prove my ignorance to everybody in the world, what does "ROTFLMAO" mean?
TIA and excuse my stupidity.
Mastercraft6 - EXCELLENT!!!
How many other CEO's would give you two hours of their time as an investor? I think they all should.
Great PR bonanza for the company and an excellent opportunity for you.
GREAT WORK!
Mastercraft6 - My opinion, for what it is worth, would be to combine a very brief interview with management with a brief presentation of what the company is doing at the gravel pit and construction.
Perhaps you could get them to contribute a couple of minutes of the drilling in Kentucky that is currently going on and some footage of pool construction. In exchange for this, give them a copy of the video to post on their website as well.
The places you suggested for posting seem good, but I think to get full impact it also needs to be on the company web site.
Keep it brief, though. You probably will not have a great attention span of the viewer. Besides, you just want to entice them enough to do their own research and make up their own mind on buying in.
GLTY
pokerdv8 - Somehow, I do not think you are going to get much sympathy here!
Not trying to aggravate you, just stating my opinion.
GLTY
Mastercraft6 - Depending on traffic, I usually plan on about one hour and 15 minutes to be safe. A lot of commuting since the storm.
Remember this is relative. In this area if you drive more than 20 minutes to work, it is really inconvenient.
But from Baton Rouge to Madisonville is probably closer to 45 minutes. You do not need to go through New Orleans to get from Baton Rouge to Madisonville.
Flying in to Baton Rouge may also be cheaper. Check it out with your airline.
Mastercraft6 - You are welcome.
We are all looking forward to the same goal, no need to see anyone wasting time or money.
If you have not been to Mardi Gras, you should go at least once just to see what it is all about and "pass a good time,cher".
Mastercraft6 - PM - just trying to help.
I have a lot on my plate in the foreseeable future. If there is room at the last minute, I would love to go. Otherwise, I will just have to wait for the movie.
GLTY
Mastercraft6 - Do not kid yourself about Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras DAY is the 28th.
The major parades, the big ones everyone knows, are the weekend before Madi Gras. There are many other nice parades during the week prior to Mardi Gras.
Two weekends before Mardi Gras are the smaller parades that many locals look forward to since the crowds are smallER. These are followed by a few parades during the week as well.
Who know what this year will bring thanks to Katrina, but that is historically the way it worked.
Check out the most resent schedule (note the disclaimer that the final schedule has not been approved): http://www.nola.com/mardigras/parades/daycal.ssf
The Mardi Gras calander works backward from Mardi Gras Day since it changes from year to year.
Mastercraft6 - Actually, you may be able to sneak in on the 13th.
I think you will face some challenges, but you may be able to accomplish the travling during that week.
I think hotels will be a challenge for some time.
GLTY
Mastercraft6 - I bet they agree to it.
Only because you are considering traveling to an area where there has been massive destruction and whatever hotel space is available is consumed by displaced residents (Thank You FEMA) and relief workers.
Oh yeah, you are also talking about the two weekends of Mardi Gras. Airlines are probably already booked so you may have to drive in to the area. But that is not all bad, since whatever hotel space is available will probably be booked by now for the lucky few attending Mardi Gras, you have your car to sleep in.
I am sure they would agree because they know you will have extreme difficulty getting into the area at that time.
I am not trying to get under your skin, I respect you a lot, just a feeble attempt at humor to let you know you may want to rethink the dates.
Mastercraft6 - Great story! I have a similar one, cannot top yours though.
A representative of one of the products I sell came to my business this morning to discuss his product. As conversations around here go lately it turned to the storm and I mentioned Phoenix and the construction co.
The short version is that he asked me several times if he should buy some. He wrote down the symbol and apparently will research the company and buy in.
A lot of this happened AFTER I told him it was a pink.
Hope he buys a lot.
Another friend of mine told me last weekend he wants to put $1,000 into PBLS and see how it progresses.
A few little investors here and there could make a big difference for us.
GLTY
PowerPole - Happy New Year to you, too!
I just read your last PM to me over the weekend, I just noticed I had not read it before.
I understand your dilema, but I am still holding on that good things will happen and that the statement which got you in hot water with your friends and relatives was not malicious. Sort of have the blinders on here.
You were responsible for a large position and did not have that luxury.
Anyway, I am going to look at your other boards. I respect how you do this and hope to learn.
Will talk again,
Your Friend,
STILLTRYING
zeptepi - Thank you.
If the bonus is big enough, Boh Brothers will pay.
Boh Brothers bids most contracts near cost, and then adds huge bonuses for early completion. By huge I mean five figures per day the job is completed ahead of schedule.
They did a huge interstate project many tears ago with a bonus of something like $15,000-$20,000 per day they finished ahead of schedule. There was a drought that year and the finished something like six months ahead of schedule. HUGE BONUS.
They are smart, too. I understand a lot of the bonus is paid to the employees.
I gave you ranges, so obviously I do not remember the exact numbers, but you get the idea. Sorry, no way to confirm this, so you will have to accept the scuttlebutt for what it is.
Mastercraft6 - You forgot, it would be a government contract, slow pay.
Factor in the cost of carrying the money and you get less profit. IMO
kelly leak - I do not remember responding to you in the past, but I do enjoy reading what you have to say. I also think you are mostly on target.
I did not look at the links you posted in the message I am responding to so I am prepared for your answers.
All I want to say is: No, I do not want to build levees for the Corps of Engineers. I want as little to do with them as possible.
They can buy sand and gravel as well as mud and dirt from PBLS on our terms or they can go up the road - 15 miles or so, (30 miles round trip) as many have posted. What would that do to the cost of the levees with the price of fuel today?
My reasoning for this is quite simple actually, beginning with the fact that this would be a government contract. Money from the government is ALWAYS slow in coming and can be cut off at any time.
I think it is costly to advance the money and costly to dot the "I's" and cross the "T's" to keep it coming. This money could be spent more productively in acquisitions or expansion of current divisions.
Many are posting about their various visits to PBLS. How great the management is and so on. I do not believe any of you are misleading any of us and thank you for your information.
I read post after post about what the company is not telling us. To that I say too bad. If those posters require full disclosure and confirmation, they have two choices: 1) Wait until PBLS IS fully reporting and must disclose or 2) leave. Either way, I do not care.
PBLS is not trading on the pinks by choice. They were on the NASDAQ when I bought my first shares. They are, however, taking full advantage of the non-fully reporting status of the pinks and using this to their advantage.
What I am leading up to is that there are no posts about work other than government contracts. What about private work, work that pays immediately? Would this not be better?
Well I will answer my own questions for those who doubt everything. After seeing the photo of the wall of water coming into the Mississippi Gulf Coast that I posted last week, I decided to go there and see the extent of the damage for myself.
The damage is quite extensive. I assure you there is enough work both in Mississippi and Greater New Orleans the keep many companies very busy for quite some time. All paid with private money, contracts payable in full upon job completion.
So, to all out there I say, do not think PBLS has to have a government contract to survive and grow. There are plenty of other jobs available that pay as well or better.
kelly leak, I am sure I have confused you and most others out there about my opinion of you because of this post. I am very much on your side.
My rant is directed at others demanding things they know they will not get. I, perhaps mistakenly, put it in a post addressed to you, for that I apologize to you and you alone.
This post is my opinion and I wish you all the best as we ride PBLS all the way to the top.
Mastercraft6 - I do not know who took the picture.
Underneath that wall of water was a railroad bridge. I am not sure if it survived or has been repaired.
That wall of water is what took out the bridges that were so highly publicized.
I think I have this figured out, will have to settle for a link.
I thought you might want to see a picture I believe to be the tidal surge in Bay St Louis Mississippi. Do not ask me for proof; I was not there.
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/7991/ststanislaus4ys.jpg
Does this give a better perspective of the destruction in the Gulf South?
Not that I am not enjoying the conversation today, but I have a photo that I would like to share with all of you of the tidal surge in Bay St Louis, Mississippi (Clsoe to Pearl River, LA).
I have tried to cut and paste, but it does not appear in the text window. It is in .bmp format.
Sorry to show how computer illiterate I am, but I need help to share this with you.
I have a question for the board regarding the restrictions and today's pullback.
Is it possible that some of the restricted shares were restricted for a certain period of time, OR until a certain price per share, say .05? And if .05 freed up some restricted shares and they were sold, would that not drive the price per share down?
I know I disagree with the rest of you, but I do not consider this dilution as I base my position on the A/s, not the O/S. If this happened, I would not be upset, just curious.
swinging for the fence - I agree, she still has plenty of life in her. I am holding all of my shares, too.
This has to go sub penny for me to turn red again, thanks to averaging.
The adjustment is necessary, what goes up, must come down. Forward momentum will be regained soon and we will all be the happier for it.
Looks like the "long" list is getting shorter.
All of this is my opinion, of course.
treepeople - Thank you for the heads up.
I do not know the motivation of any poster here and I doubt any know mine. I only use the board to vent a little frustration and look at all ideas posted for any possible omissions in my DD.
I think you do a great job on this board and I have faith in PBLS. I still have that "gut" feeling the filing will be made sooner than we anticipate. I have been wrong before, and I will be wrong again, hopefully, not on this.
Even with the little dip this morning, I am green overall and well pleased with recent the performance of this stock.
It is very important for you to put a stop to any rumors on this board, and I thank you for doing that today.
zardiw - I hope your source is accurate.
This timeline coincides with my "gut" feeling on when this would happen. I suppose this is the reason I have been feeling impatient with PBLS after all these years.
But, as I said, as long as I am making money, I am not going anywhere. Greed is turning my impatience around.
GLTY
Mike2112 - Glad to have the company. I also know of others who have done this and are still in.
We can have one great time when this pops.
IMO GLTY
futrcash - I hope I am right, too.
Thanks for the other tips, but I am not following good advise here and have all of my "play" money in this one hoping to maximize my greed.
I do not want to mess up a good thing and take from the "real" money pile. When I sell out of here, I will be looking. That will not be anytime soon.
I am confidant PBLS will live up to my expectations, soon.
futrcash - Nicely put.
I have no recent fear of loosing my money here, at one point, many, many years ago I did; but not in the last few years.
As far as greed, I will only say that everyone here is greedy. That is the exact reason we are here.
Every one of us is hoping to invest $1,000 and pull out $1,000,000. That is the only reason I can think of to be in pinks.
BTW, the numbers are illustrative, not factual.
GLTY
phyllostachys - you miss my point.
This company should never have had to move from the NASDAQ to Pinks. IMO they are long overdue to be in a position to get back to a respected board.
macdrsirules - I will support your argument.
I just posted I am green overall and almost green without averaging. I have previously posted that I have been here for a very long time and NEVER sold a share.
Your proof is that I am approximately 1,158% better than what I invested. This is just my PBLS holding.
GLTY and I hope many out there are better off than I am.
Now that I am almost green WITHOUT averaging, I am gaining more patience with this stock and the filing. Funny how making money does that to me; overall, I am up, WAY up.
I still would like to see the filing completed sooner rather than later. Many of you have posted they are working diligently on them and I agree with you. They are just long overdue.
I do not mean the company has been delaying them, I mean it is about time the rest of the trading world started giving this company the respect it deserves.
I am just hoping that the springboard from this moving to a more respected exchange launches this high enough for many of us longs to not have to worry financially, ever.
As for the imediate time with PBLS, I agree with those posting for reasonable daily gains instead of the big gains which tend to adjust downward over time.
GLTY
Mastercraft6 - It would take too long for everyone to go back through the entire string, then it would loose too much.
We will keep it private. Besides, I responded to the meat as far as PBLS is concerned and all should be able to figure that out.
Mastercraft6 - I will be laughing at your PM for some time to come.
I agree teens soon, then, who knows.
I truly believe there is s lot more here that we know. Not that management wanted to get on Pinks to be evasive, just an advantage of being here, IMO.
They are free to do what they feel they need to do to grow this company without having to report every little detail. Tremendous possibilities in this position.
As for the oil, I believe they will find it. It is a matter of where and when. And at what cost.
As long as the move off the Pinks is begun, and very quickly, I am holding for quite some time. All I need is a PR stating the filings have been made and I am here until I never have to work again.
Mastercraft6 - I know, you and I are on the same page 99% of the time.
However, his stock MAY have been purchased back at .02 as part of the stock buyback and retirement program. We do not and probably never will know.
Either way, it makes no differenc, we are trading now above where my wife bought in and I can move off the sofa. In fact, we are approaching the PPS where I first bought in.
I am looking forward to being green all the way in stead of having to cost average to justify my position here.