well...that was informative call...i was impressed with bristows honesty...what i take from it all is weer waiting on diamond prices to rally and inventory levels to move(wedding and engagement season coming up...lol)...seems we have 3months burn rate before care and maintenance needed...tiffany xmas sales down etc...ya nailed it wbr on later 2009 recovery...oh well...im stickin to long here...regards...