Langosta,

Given how excited that everybody gets at the word "drill" - I think that it has been smart that VIT has shown a tendency recently to get at least one hole in the barn before announcing that they are drilling on a specific site. This allows a) for them to make a real quick call on whether they think that they have the right target in their cross-hairs (and make any necessary adjustments on the next one) - and b) given how hysterical we all get waiting for results...it shortens the "angst time" for all of us by several weeks.

All of us get impatient (me too!) - and we get a bit jumpy - and out of sorts, when waiting for results. On a lot of boards, people often tend to get real snippy at each other...AND we don't take mediocre results very well, as you might already be aware. So I think Chad and Co. are being quite bright in this regard.

Others will likely give you better answers than me - but there's my take.

el d