rgoper 0 #1 January 14, 2002 how is the overall condition of our nations economic condition effecting your private life? i know it's slow at the dz's all over. what is your opinion of alan greenspan's latest antics? and last, but not least, your thoughts on "ENRONGATE"Richard"Gravity Is My Friend" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #2 January 15, 2002 Saw a guy with a Lucent hat on at the DZ this weekend. He is an employee. Told him their motto should be:Lucent: We're not as bad as EnronIs it hot in here, or am I crazy? - Charles Mansonflyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #3 January 15, 2002 The only effect it's had on me is that it's a lot slower at work than it was this time last year, so I'm not going to ask for a raise right now... I just hate being told no! I did manage to start buying stock at the right time; I'm investing $20/week in WalMart and a NASDAQ 100 index and slowing making a little bit of money at it. pull and flare,lisa-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 January 15, 2002 "I just hate being told no!"Me either...wanna go on a date? "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #5 January 15, 2002 Quoteyour thoughts on "ENRONGATE"Don't get me started.... "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #6 January 15, 2002 You might want to look into IBM. I had a class project last semester where we had to invest in the stock market. I invested 20K in IBM and 3 months later had gained 7K. Not too bad. Keith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDBoston 0 #7 January 15, 2002 Personally, I wouldn't invest in any tech companies right now without serious inside information (J/K...) or free money to gamble with. Most of the big tech companies are still trading at ridiculous earnings multiples even after the market decline, and as profits stay flat or decline, the multiple gets farther away from what it should be. I like mutual funds myself. Remember, if you're not losing money, you're making money....Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #8 January 15, 2002 Zennie:i take it enron is not on your christmas card list? i know a lot of people who lost a lot of money on that deal, sad, good people too. my best wishes go out to all of those who contributed so much, for so little. they will pay, one way or another once the senate majority investigative committe finishes with them.Richard"Gravity Is My Friend" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #9 January 15, 2002 That's not who you worked for was it Zennie??Closing pin jewelry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #10 January 15, 2002 I'll answer to spare him the pain... .Yes, he worked for Enron. They suck! Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 January 15, 2002 Yeah, Zen-meister was apart of Enron's broadband division...Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #12 January 15, 2002 Quote"I just hate being told no!"Me either...wanna go on a date?How can you ask someone else out knowing Justin reads the posts? You shouldn't be making him jealous!! Cowboy take me away, fly this girl as high as you can into the wildblue ~ Dixie Chicks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #13 January 15, 2002 "You shouldn't be making him jealous!!"Well...I got the restraining order last week. Hopefully he won't be stalking me anymore. He promised the judge that he would take his medication and see his therapist regularly. I have to move on with my life......"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #14 January 15, 2002 QuoteHe promised the judge that he would take his medication and see his therapist regularly.I don't think animals count as therapists. He might be in more trouble when the judge finds out.Cowboy take me away, fly this girl as high as you can into the wildblue ~ Dixie Chicks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #15 January 15, 2002 OH! I'm so sorry Zen! What a mess THAT is! Closing pin jewelry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADRNALN 0 #16 January 15, 2002 Enrongate has made my job a bit tougher since I manage our pension and 401k plans. About a month before the Enron news hit the wires we had reviewed our company stock as an election in our 401k because of the Lucent stuff. Luckily we don't match in the company stock. I feel so bad for the employees of Enron who got screw by the execs.But it seems every couple of years a group of arrogant execs who think they understand something so much better than the rest of the world end up being proven they were wrong. They should take the profits the execs made on their stock trades, while the general employee population was locked out of their 401k plan and divide it up for the employees. Mr Lay is an arrogant piece of crap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDBoston 0 #17 January 15, 2002 Personally, I think all the Enron execs on the finance committee should do a few years in gen-pop in some medium-security prison. Then we can read a few stories about people going from C-level executive to someone's girlfriend, because they stretched every aspect of the law to line their pockets with money they don't even need, at the expense of loyal employees with mortgages and children. Yeah, I'd like that.Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #18 January 16, 2002 QuoteOH! I'm so sorry Zen! What a mess THAT is! Heh, tell me about it. It's been a very interesting couple of months, to say the least. I lost a pretty fair chunk out of my 401K (not to mention my job), but not all of it. But that's all water under the bridge, as they say. I'm not particularly angry. That doesn't really solve anything (thought it won't break my heart to see some folks spending some time contemplating life at the Federal Pen). For me it's kind of become a game of seeing how deep the rabbit hole goes (to paraphrase The Matrix). The sick thing is it seems to go ever deeper & deeper...On the upside, some things are starting to happen on the job front so I'm fairly optimistic to have something in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again all for your kind words and support. It really means a lot to me. It's great to know I have so many good friends who are willing to offer their support when things go bad. Maybe someday I can pay it back somehow."Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #19 January 16, 2002 GRRRRR... don't get me started - pre 7/2001 - my company - $10 million in gross revenues, 80 employees, almost no debt. 2002 - expected gross revenues short of $5 million, 34 employees, somewhere around $1.2 million in debt - all personally guaranteed. Damned economy cutting into my sleep, gear and travel money. AND.... I have to work now - with my hands - like 5 years ago.... Don't all cry for me at once. I'm only 37 - I can afford the humility and character-building experience this has been. Sucks though after 11 years of building to have my company decimated in 6 short months.chopchopPD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #20 January 16, 2002 QuoteHe promised the judge that he would take his medication and see his therapist regularly.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I don't think animals count as therapists. He might be in more trouble when the judge finds out.Hey now, Sunshine! I don't even know you, and you go busting on me. The nerve! I'll tell you what. I'll give you the chance to see how uninterested in Clay, Skreamer and sheep I am. You can be my therapist.... for a week locked with me in a hotel room, with nothing but room service and lovin'! So? Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #21 January 16, 2002 I'm in the middle east right now and I'm glad to have the work.bloo skies sandy ass dirtramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 January 16, 2002 "me in a hotel room, with nothing but room service and lovin'!""The Horror.......the horror...." -Marlon Brando/Apocolypse Now"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #23 January 16, 2002 QuoteYou can be my therapist.... for a week locked with me in a hotel room, with nothing but room service and lovin'! Hmm....so you have to lock people in the room to get them to spend the week with you?? Oh, and if you did know me, you'd see the humor in asking me to be the therapist.....i'm the one that needs therapy.Cowboy take me away, fly this girl as high as you can into the wildblue ~ Dixie Chicks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #24 January 16, 2002 Probably more like comedy than horror, but a guy has to do the best he can.... Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #25 January 16, 2002 "Probably more like comedy than horror"Stop laughing....My Mom always said it was really big......."I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
