Duke: I no longer have any GTE shares. I sold them prior to the Internafta deal at $1.50/share. I invested heavily into Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) when it was at $53. I rode it up to $86 and sold at $83.
I do not drive a Mercedes Benz or Lexus. I have a Toyota Echo and a Toyota Tacoma. I don't want to drive from point A to point B in luxury and style, I just want to get there. I have spent a lot of money on machinery. I bought mills and lathes and vacuum forming machinery. I try to buy things that will eventually make me money.
Last year, my wife and I drove to a corporate seminar in Lake Tahoe. It was in the autumn and was beautiful up there. We stayed at Harvey's hotel/casino. There is a lavish tunnel that goes under the street from Harvey's to Harrah's. Midway through the tunnel was one of those new Ford sports cars on display. It had a $200K price tag. I had enough money to pay cash for that car. Believe me, I would have loved to purchase it. But, I knew that if I did, I would take the keys, start the engine and drive off to financial ruin. Instead, I bought myself a consolation prize; a new Grizzly vertical mill with a powerfeed table.
I figure that once Stratodyne gets fully underway and I get written permission from my wife, I might eventually buy one of those Fords.
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