I went back into my records and found one of them. It isn't the best one but satisfied me at the time. It was Barrier Technology, BAE, and I bought in about 20 cents. It drifted down to 6cents where they did a 1 for 10 split which made it a 60 cents stock. The company was renamed International Barrier Technology, IBH. From here it drifted back again to the 10 cents range, but I liked the story and bought quite a bit more. Some time later it began to move on improving fundamentals and an optomistic outlook. It went well over $1 and I sold it off with a nice profit. I stopped following the stock. After a lengthy hold I was happy to get out of it. So I googled it to see if it was still around. It still is but success didn't last too long. SPQ has a lot more going for it than IBH by a long shot IF they find what we all think is in the ground. I believe this reverse split is not the end of the world. It is what a company has and does with what it has that counts. Most important of all is good management. I think we have that in most of the companies involved in the ring of fire.