I maintain hope as well...if Gene was trying to ride off into the sunset, we wouldn't be hearing from him still, IMO.
I would like to believe that Gene does have our interests at heart, like he has said. His efforts to do right by us in the past have not materialized, partly because they were not well planned out, and partly because so much turned out differently than anyone expected, including Gene.
In saying that, I am not excusing poor performance, but that is now water under the bridge - we cannot reverse the past. Nevertheless, failures in the past do not stand in the way of doing things right in the present and in the future, and I am more than willing to forgive and move on if things are done honourably and right with our interests in mind.
JMHO.
NLion
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