"without any guiding hand;no regulator to forbid me from my own stupidity or brilliance as the rare case may be." Well said my friend.The most informative point i`ve yet to read on any of these support groups yet.

MANY of us "investors" here (who are willing to admit it) are in your shoes.

We all saw something SO rich,comparable to the wealth in the Alberta oil patch,who wouldn`t want in ?

Alas,Alberta`s in Alberta and we`re in anti development,socialist,tree hugging Ontario,where unthinkable obstacles stall what should be a thriving investment for us all by now.

I always feel for the poor devils who thought as we did,who got nailed at between$4.00 & $7.00 a share.I feel bad enough at .50,and that`s "house money" from other successful investments.I can only imagine how the original $4.00-$7.00 feel.I`d be sick by now.Thankfully,i`m just annoyed.

Again,excellent comment.The most salient here yet,and there have actually been several good ones over the years.But you nailed it.