[Rhodes22-list] Energy Policy - Oops!

[Saroj Gilbert]

I love it!.... BTW... I have no compunction about selling stocks short... I 
play up and down depending on the technical analysis... My dream is to get a 
larger sailboat and have a satellite connection and trade once a day or 
less... while exploring the world....

at the moment I need to stick around S.E. VA to support my aging mom.... 
hate to be crass, but as sooon as she has made the BIG EXIT from this 
physical domain, I'll be buying that larger sailboat and be off...

fun to chat... appreciate your thoughtful exploration and asssessment of the 
energy world... AND your educational endeavors.... I didn't get my BA until 
I was 44 and my MS came at age 53...

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Energy Policy - Oops!


> Saroj,
>
> An airline pilot is the LAST person you want stock
> advice from.  There is an old joke in the industry
> about the pilot who won the lottery.  When the news
> media asked him what he was going to do with the money
> he replied, "invest it until its all gone."
>
> The new joke going around is, "What's the difference
> between an airline pilot and a pizza?  ANS:  A pizza
> can still feed a family of four!"
>
> Seriously, I'm not sure some of the passenger carriers
> can be saved if labor showed up for free.  DAL will
> survive but they still have their "legacy" costs to
> deal with, meaning they may have to screw their
> employees out of their retirement to compete with the
> others that have done so.  If United or USAirways goes
> "belly-up" it will help the surviving carriers, but
> most likely, they'll over-expand again and two years
> hence, same senario. US airlines just aren't good long
> term buys but make for interesting short range trades.
> If you must buy a passenger airline stock, look at
> China Southern (traded on the NYSE) or any of the NYSE
> traded Asian carriers.  SouthWest is still a good
> long-term bet and the cargo airlines are solid gold.
> My best friend (a broker) and I are trying to put
> together a hedging strategy betting airline stocks
> versus oil stocks.  So far we've lacked the nerve to
> make any but small moves.
>
> My investment advice?  Buy a bigger sailboat.  You
> know your losses will increase but at least you'll
> have fun!
>
> Brad
>
>
> --- Saroj Gilbert <saroj at pathfind.net> wrote:
>
>> and yet look at the come-back DAL had a month or two
>> ago.... amazing!
>>
>> are you serious about the RD version?  I'd like to
>> see that... I am a stock
>> trader (doing badly right now I might add)... every
>> little bit helps...
>>
>> Saroj
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Saroj Gilbert" <saroj at pathfind.net>
>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 7:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Energy Policy - Oops!
>>
>>
>> > Saroj,
>> >
>> > There is a Readers Digest condensed version
>> available
>> > titled, "Don't Buy Airline Stock!"
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Saroj Gilbert <saroj at pathfind.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Thanks for sharing your paper with us.
>> >>
>> >> Saroj
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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