You know Howard, It seems to me that every hurdle Empire clears, We are bombarded with a new set of conditions as to why eegc will never perform. We seemed to have gotton past the lease issue, now it appears we will be waiting til hell freezes over before we see a rig up and running. Golly gee, what next, I cant even imagine to guess. What these armchair investment specialists continually fail to grasp, is that most of us old time longs have held tight with Empire Energy for quite a few years since the beginning, and are in no hurry to pump,dump,and run any time soon. Frankly, I can hardly wait to hear the next installment of as the drill turns, to see what terrible fate awaits us old time investors once the rig is delivered and opperational. You got to give them credit though Howard, If nothing else, they are extreemly persistant. JMHO