(...I sound like Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine).

I don't know about you guys (and gals), but I was actually hoping that the BFS would be delayed...thanks, Elmer!

Why? Because there is simply too much "noise" this time of year: tax-loss selling; Christmas; New Year's, etc... Half the brokers are on vacation, while the other half wish they were on vacation!

We might as well wait for all of this holiday and end-of-year buzz to settle down, and then everyone will be focused and back at work in early-January. I don't know if releasing any news in January will be any better than releasing it now, but I can't see it making things worse.

Besides, all that this means is that everyone will have a chance to load-up their TFSA's in early January with some cheap shares.

We're sitting pretty, here, people - think about it...if we run out of cash, we can always go the the Bank of Ernesto...there is no chance we are going under. (As far as any dilution is concerned, with nearly 400 million shares out, any further dilution by EE at this stage will have a minuscule impact).

So...grab a hot cocoa, sit by the fire, gather your friends, and imagine where you'll be next Christmas. (Hell...imagine what your portfolio might be like by Canada Day!)

P.S. For those of you getting snarling about Vette's predictions, grow up! I am actually glad Vette didn't know about the BFS delay before the news came out. Think about it...if he had known, that would have told me that he is privy to insider information. He is simply trying to help us all out using information available to the public...there is absolutely no way he could have known about the delay prior to Elmer releasing the news to the public. As a poster said about 5 days ago: "...if you want to make a quick buck, get a cardboard sign and a street corner". (Vette didn't hit the "buy" button...you did!)