Well a lot of people did beleive those pr's.....and i do believe that speaks volumes as to the character and intentions of those that released the pr's...by the way, daddy must have read what the younger generation was putting out...assuming he can read.
The conclusion I have finally arrived at is about the same. There is a "there" there and it is the building supply business. The Middle East stuff I believe was mostly, at best, wishful thinking. The end result: not beyond the dreams of avarice (if that is even possible) but a reasonable little company. No long bomb--three yards and a cloud of dust.