April 1 Coda

[kevin_standlee]

As it happens, much of what I wrote in my post up until the last line of the second paragraph of my post of a few days ago was correct. Her grandfather was an oilfield worker paid in stock (of the Magnolia Oil Company), and through time that stock has become shares of ExxonMobil. However, her actual percentage of ownership is approximately 0.000003%. So instead of buying Union Pacific, we're buying her possible relief from tinnitus.

Comments

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

I think that's probably a better use of the money. Getting Lisa some respite from the noise, will make both of you feel happier than owning a piece of a major environmental despoiler.

[ericlarson.livejournal.com]

OK. So what's seven orders of magnitude?

[delosharriman]

The difference between "milli-" and "hekto-", of course!

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

I'm just glad you have a bit of money coming in. You two could use a break on the plus side.