Hate to do this, but let's review 2008 regarding the "imminent" closing of the elusive Berlin deal:
REMINDER: *I'm a steadfast Laidlaw supporter and have not sold a single share in over a year and a half, but the last 12 months have been more than frustrating to say the least. It seems the last MB communication has left the Berlin closing open-ended, in a state of perpetual delay, "no deadline" yet cheerfully optimistic.* Mike, no more dates please. No more false impending news.
note: all words from official PRs and laidlaw blog
December 4, 2007 – Expect to close on the acquisition of the Berlin property within the "next few weeks"
December 10, 2007 – "finalizing the transaction" . On track to close on the Berlin property around the end of the year
January 11, 2008 – Planning board action on subdivision paves the way for imminent execution of the purchase agreement
January 24, 2008- "good progress on the closing"
February 19, 2008 – Currently in the process of "finalizing" arrangements to close on the property
April 1, 2008 (April Fools- no joke!) – in the process of "finalizing the asset purchase agreement"
May 12, 2008 - "Definitive Agreement"
June 6, 2008 - We hope to conclude this deal "very soon."
July 9, 2008 - "this is typical as you get close to a closing"
August 7, 2008 - 30-day extension (closing by Sept. 9th ???)
September 9, 2008 - "there is no "deadline"
September 24, 2008 - "tentatively October 22, 2008"
October 27, 2008 - "going as fast as we can- so please be patient" . Reminder that October 22 was "tentative"
December 2, 2008 - ???????
(Losing) Patience.
"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid."
-Friedrich Nietzsche
