richg: if the share price continues to benefit favourably your purchase plans, you may well end up with enough clout (and shares) to claim your seat on the board.
in which case you might be able to recharge in a semi-continuous manner your collection of vodka glasses from the boadroom decanters, and possibly siphon
some off for wendy and the rest of us.
this could well assist you and the rest of the board to prolong the festivities
well into the new year, and fashion the appropriate state of mind to receive results of future drilling, production and profit.