I've got my garage wallpapered with stock certificates.
Pretty colorful wall covering. I particularly like the little gold seals
and the filigree edges.

Stan Wilder

On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:35:33 -0800 "Standley, Craig"
<standlc@DATA-IO.COM> writes:
> Nah, the media has overhyped a lot of it.  I actually live up here in
> Seattle and things are still going strong.  The only difference is
> that your
> stocks that were worth $250,000 are now worth $25,000.   Unless you
> sold
> them when they were high that is.
>
> It's not as bad as it's made out to be.  Most of the "internet
> millionaires"
> were just that on paper and never really saw any of the money
> anyways.    If
> anything it's forced companies to compensate people with salary now,
> instead
> of stock options.  That used to be how they'd get you, with a low
> salary and
> a ton of stocks.  Doesn't work like that anymore.
>
> -Craig
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph Fortino [SMTP:fortino1@ONEBOX.COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:15 AM
> > To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      Re: Seems to be alot of vanagons and loafs for sale
> >
> > attn: non vanagon content ;)
> >
> > nowork.com  is all over!! the real issues are that some people
> > are greed based, and getting rich was most peoples main goal.
> > Mine is to live happy and within our/my limits. sure I'm in high
> tech
> > and somehow plopped into this after doing all kinds of work in
> many
> > fields. I watched this start to happen and just kept my cool, and
> did'nt
> > get pulled into some startups, shoot i worked startups before the
> word
> > even came about.. what goes up must come down!
> >
> > life is so funny, I don't wish anyone to be job-less or home-less
> > Just wish we could all have an = life of happiness
> >
> > all my best.. some are having a very hard time right now, plus the
> vans
> > we drive most don't see the value, go figure
> >
> > --
> > Joseph  Fortino
> > fortino1@onebox.com - email
> > (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax
> >
> >
> >
> > ----         "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > > In the Washington.  I guess the dot com recession is
> > > hitting hard.  Good time to buy though-- once you
> > > convince that computer whiz that his bus really isn't
> > > worth what he paid for it.
> > >
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