intergalactic fasteners, page-25

You guys are mad hiding the losses from the wife. Given that it is so stuffed everywhere they probably understand that things won't be looking too good! But, I aint a marriage counsellor.

I dont own this one, but have been considering jumping on board for a while. I would never have thought it would get down to these levels. But I have so many other specs I am well in the red now.

The problem for all these companies with great technology that is on the verge of commercialisation is that the present economic crisis has produced a massive consumer/buyers strike. No one wants to buy anything for lots of reasons. They are scared they wont have a job in 6 months and they also think that prices for everything are going to fall massively so they are sitting back waiting.

In this type of environment manufacturers are focused on getting existing products out the door. They arent all that concerned about the products of tomorrow, because there may be no tomorrow.

I dont think you can blame TZL management for not delivering a big PO in the last year. There frankly is no market for innovative products like this and there may not be for some time to come. The share price reflects this!

We are confronted with the "paradox of thrift". Punters saving and not spending really screws up the economy. Might be time for the govt to remove GST on housing and other major purchases that have a large domestic supply element!

The problem with the 10 billion stimulus package is that it will be spent of plasmas and other consumer goods and eventually end up in China!