Goldenboy, if you are this worked up about it, maybe you should take a mental health break and sell your shares. When will you decide to bail? How much longer are you willing to wait? Me? I'll wait as long as it takes. I don't like waiting, but has the story changed? Nope. Worst case, as someone pointed out earlier, if SLI can't get the permits, someone else will. "The Song Remains the Same" (great song on Led Zeppelin 5).