That is what the British say of their weather. Gold bugs could well embrace it.

I originally had 1 million shares of a little stock called William Resources in 1998:

"William Resources Inc. (no longer in mining)

Velardena Property consists of 262 ha. containing 10 past-producing mines plus additional 260 ha. staked to SE. William Resources is 100% owner operator of Velardena Mine, Durango (not to be confused with nearby IMMSA mine of same name) where newly commissioned plant will ramp annual production to 84,000 oz eAu over next couple of years as floatation circuits are added and mill converts to sulfide processing in 1997. Santa Juana shaft was deepened and 600 tpd plant installed in 1995. First dore from oxide ores produced May, 1996. Plant to be expanded to 800 tpd in late 1997. Resource presently defined as greater than 1.3 million oz eAu."

That was a long time ago and then it morphed into ECU whereupon I still had those shares. I never sold at the highs believing, as did all those experts I read, (who have been vindicated by now) that gold was in a 20 year bull market starting in 2002. Not long ago ECU became AUM and the orchestrated fraud continued without mercy. Needless to say I no longer have all those shares. It has been quite a journey. The education has been a once-in-a-lifetiime experience, believe us.

I in 1998 Bill Murphy of 'LeMetropole Cafe' fame had toured ECU mine workings and came back with a very positive assessment. He later spoke very highly of Michel, ECU's president untiil AUM took it over. Bill is an amazing, courageous and respected gold expert. He has been a target of the gold cartel for many, many years. He has been mugged, had his car stolen, been ridiculed in the media and ostracized by those in power of engineering the manipulation of gold and silver since 2002. He called it as he saw it. He was interviewed on CNBC once and then outlawed way back when. He has been right all along.

Over all those years, until several months age, I posted honestly but naively, well over a thousand times. I have always been a gold bug and I have paid dearly for that. I became a dupe for 'the other side', as did so many others, most of whom are long gone. The masterminds, with unlimited funds and acting with 'in-your--face' impunity, have done their work well and all has unfolded as criminally planned. What fun to use the 'pumpers' and supporters to their advantage...encourage and praise them...hey, the more volume the merrier. Keep on bringing in as may buyers as possible...and taking their money. Build on any and all 'good news' as possible. Make some attempt at covering naked shorts, high frquency trading, dark pools etc.

Well, it goes on and on. We are approaching the breach in the dike. It is impossible for anyone to accurately time the forth coming disasters that the Banks have wrought in this debt based illusion...the central banks (privately held Federal Reserve) that have had the power to print the $US (global) currency out of thin air and charge the US taxpayers interest on it....the almost bankrupt taxpayers. Gold has been their arch enemy and we have been reminded so in no uncertain terms. At first it was denied, then it was tolerated but now it is in our face.

The average PM/JPM stock investor has mostly been destroyed or driven from the markets. The path has been cleared for the predators to come in and take over at fractions of the true value. So, it will happen on their terms or unexpectedly due to some sudden shock to the global or US financial markets. Gold/silver in the ground is/will be the ultiimate prize.

Good luck and sincere regards to all original gold bugs who have endured for years into the sinister winds of evil and greed. Bugger on lads. Sympathies and good wishes to all who have been sacrificed. There are no guarantees in life as we all know. How we deal with our disappointments in life make our lives.