Thank you to all respondents for answering my questions in my opening post.
As an aside, I will note that often when threads open with someone wanting to deal with a specific matter, the thread can quickly go way way off-topic. So thanks that it did not.
One exception here, is that
@birdman29 has disclosed his impending surgery, which has given us all an opportunity to express our respect for him, his considerable contributions to many topics, and his grace and thoughtfulness in so doing. It has also given us an opportunity to wish him well, and for a quick return to HotCopper.
So I have learned from the responses to this thread that:
1. Lightening up : there has been less of this among HC long-termers than I expected - most 0% , a few in range 20-75%
2. Buy - up : most consider that NEA is good buying in range high-twos to low/mid-threes and are considering full buy-back of their lightened-up (or buying more if not a lightener)
......and (I think) many of us have a "$10 one day" gleam in our eyes!
GLTH
and very best to
@birdman29
