The truth is, I wish someone more aggressive took control of FNC. P.Smith is a good gologist but he tip toes through the business aspects. We either have it or we don't. Friedland new this and pushed his drillers day and night till he got that second strike -the big one at Voiseys. And after how many drills, hundreds? Are we supposed to be excited about 10 to 20 drills? Smith's got to get realistic, because he better hit it or we will be in the have-not catagory. I've been long for years with this company, with half a million shares that are worth only .40 and it's probably going to go sub .30 because there's no way he reporting bad news now. Only the good news. So people will be bailing out over time. But only 10 to 20 drills! Damn, Damn. 1 to 2 years wait at Smith's snail's pace.

As I heard his short-sighted ambition of 4 drills I immediately sold a few shares, believing that there was no way he would hit with such a small drill plan. I guess in the back of my mind I always hoped Sheridan would bully P. Smith around to get a more aggressive program. I'd be more then willing to dullute 40million shares of FNC to sign on a name that will be unrelenting in obtaining results-like Friedlan. Everyone believes they have the goods under the overburden. That's what it's speculation. Some surface the goods, but that's not enough. We need to attract/promote the big players to pump up the stock. But I hold on for two reasons, I trust P. Smith's character and I trust Noront and Freewest to promote for P. Smith.

Dread, hopeful, and out of patience for garden French cuisine.