Kevin Standlee (kevin_standlee) wrote,
Kevin Standlee
kevin_standlee
  • Location: Fernley, Nevada
  • Mood: optimistic

April 1 Coda

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.
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