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<blockquote data-quote="stevew" data-source="post: 273285" data-attributes="member: 130">JR walks down the front hall into the entry where John Ross and Lucy meet up with him.&nbsp; John Ross says, &quot;What&#039;s going on?&nbsp; You said grandpa was OK, but Lucy and I tried to leave to day and got stopped at the gate.&nbsp; What&#039;s going on?&quot;&quot;What&#039;s going on is you&#039;re safer here then out there.&nbsp; And your grandfather is fine.&nbsp; Just fine.&nbsp; I Facetimed him this afternoon.&nbsp; A few bumps and bruises but he&#039;s fine.&quot;Lucy says, &quot;So what it an accident or what?&quot;&quot;Yeah, they say the off shore rig is gushing oil into the Gulf.&nbsp; They say this could bankrupt Ewing Oil.&quot;&quot;It&#039;s not gonna bankrupt Ewing Oil.&quot;John Ross demands, &quot;Why are we being held here?&nbsp; And where&#039;s Uncle Bobby and Aunt Pam.&quot;&quot;Your Uncle Bobby and Pam Barnes are in the city.&nbsp; I guess they think they&#039;re better off there then here.&nbsp; So&#039;s your mother.&nbsp; I&#039;m not arguing with them.&nbsp; And, I&#039;m not arguing with either of you.&nbsp; You&#039;re staying put.&quot;&quot;What about my daddy?&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sorry Lucy, but if I can&#039;t find Gary, I don&#039;t think anyone can.&quot;&quot;Alright father, what have you done?&quot;&quot;What have I done.&nbsp; Alright.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alright.&nbsp; You want to know.&nbsp; You two want the truth.&nbsp; Your grandfather&#039;s joined a cartel. &quot;&quot;What&#039;s a cartel?&quot; Lucy asks.&quot;Well generally it&#039;s an association of businesses with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level by restricting competition.&quot;&quot;A monopoly?&quot; John Ross asks.&quot;Generally.&quot;&quot;For what oil prices?&quot;&quot;No.&nbsp; That&#039;s OPEC and their cronies.&nbsp; You could say it&#039;s those cronies that have been after us.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Then what?&quot;&quot;Their intent is to break the backs of the oil industry.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s not a cartel than,&quot; John Ross states.&nbsp; &quot;And why would grandpa want to do such a thing?&nbsp; He&#039;d destroy Ewing Oil.&quot;&quot;Lasting in perpetuity requires something few companies have, the ability to see the future.&nbsp; Sears, a founder of mail order retail, fails in the face of internet order retail not because they don&#039;t get the concept, but because they don&#039;t see the future as retail moves on line and bricks and mortar become experience based.&nbsp; They double down, they hold tight to what they know and shit their pants over what&#039;s pounding on the door.&nbsp; Ewing Industries isn&#039;t going to do that.&nbsp; We&#039;re moving forward.&nbsp; See by the time you realize you might be behind, you&#039;ve already lost.&nbsp; Games are played several steps ahead.&quot;Lucy says, &quot;How far ahead is Ewing Industries?&quot;&quot;Rare earth.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stevew, post: 273285, member: 130"] JR walks down the front hall into the entry where John Ross and Lucy meet up with him. John Ross says, "What's going on? You said grandpa was OK, but Lucy and I tried to leave to day and got stopped at the gate. What's going on?" "What's going on is you're safer here then out there. And your grandfather is fine. Just fine. I Facetimed him this afternoon. A few bumps and bruises but he's fine." Lucy says, "So what it an accident or what?" "Yeah, they say the off shore rig is gushing oil into the Gulf. They say this could bankrupt Ewing Oil." "It's not gonna bankrupt Ewing Oil." John Ross demands, "Why are we being held here? And where's Uncle Bobby and Aunt Pam." "Your Uncle Bobby and Pam Barnes are in the city. I guess they think they're better off there then here. So's your mother. I'm not arguing with them. And, I'm not arguing with either of you. You're staying put." "What about my daddy?" "I'm sorry Lucy, but if I can't find Gary, I don't think anyone can." "Alright father, what have you done?" "What have I done. Alright. Alright. You want to know. You two want the truth. Your grandfather's joined a cartel. " "What's a cartel?" Lucy asks. "Well generally it's an association of businesses with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level by restricting competition." "A monopoly?" John Ross asks. "Generally." "For what oil prices?" "No. That's OPEC and their cronies. You could say it's those cronies that have been after us." "Then what?" "Their intent is to break the backs of the oil industry." "That's not a cartel than," John Ross states. "And why would grandpa want to do such a thing? He'd destroy Ewing Oil." "Lasting in perpetuity requires something few companies have, the ability to see the future. Sears, a founder of mail order retail, fails in the face of internet order retail not because they don't get the concept, but because they don't see the future as retail moves on line and bricks and mortar become experience based. They double down, they hold tight to what they know and shit their pants over what's pounding on the door. Ewing Industries isn't going to do that. We're moving forward. See by the time you realize you might be behind, you've already lost. Games are played several steps ahead." Lucy says, "How far ahead is Ewing Industries?" "Rare earth." [/QUOTE]

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