Think about Fanniemae. Didn't that get take something like 500 million?
It's not over yet. Wait til your credit card doesn't work, because the credit card companies can't get the short term 30 day loans to cover what you charged til the payment comes in. From what I heard last night on Charlie Jones it is the short term loans and credit cards that will be hit next. And the stupid congress wants to sit on their duffs and discuss it.

Amen to that!!! I work for one of the biggest banks in the world, BofA and thank Goodness we had the for sight to see what was coming and wait to buy up all these idiots (sub-prime lenders) that thought lending without income verification was a good idea..I get to worry about fishing and not if I have a job next week.

My girlfriend has worked for A.I.G for the last 23 years. She is very nervous about what is going to happen. She stands to loose a huge amount of $ in her retirement, benefits, and vacation, 4 weeks a year, if something happens. Alot of what is wrong right now with A.I.G. is that the branch that screwed up by getting into mortgages is the one in trouble, not the rest of A.I.G. branches. The government would not allow the parent company to use money from the other branches of the company to bail out the mortgage part of it, although the insurance side of A.I.G is very profitable.The goverment bent them over a barrel and forced them to the state they are in now. The government stands to much a huge profit off of thier "loan" and the employees are probably going to get screwed in the process. Her A.I.G. stock/retirement is almost worthless now!

Hey Bubba, Sorry to hear that man...A lot of people suffering now because of others dumb decisions. My hopes and prayers to your GF aand to you. Tough times ahead..hang in and pray and all will be Ok..

thanks another cast, everything is kind of up in air. we hope everything works out for the best. she thinks alot of her big bosses saw it coming, they were quiting like crazy for the last month or so. they obviously knew something was going to happen.

Yeah..Unfortunately they never share the info they just bail out. Good Luck to you and her, I hope she makes it through, if she doesn't though it was meant to be after 23 years she deserved better. Hang in!

I want my pier back

I need info on the Piers around Port Arthor and Sabine Lake PLEASE , was not impressed by the piers at Port O Conner or Lavaca or Palicous

Here's from the Capt John website; you can go to www.galveston.com/captjohn to see the photos.

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Friday, September 26, 2008

First – the good news! The Capt. John and Texsun II are undamaged from hurricane Ike. The office, however, didn’t fare so well, with the wave action blowing through the back wall and out the front door, taking virtually everything with it as it flowed through. Both the boats left Galveston the day before Ike made landfall. They were first taken to Port O’Connor with Capt. Johnny Williams at the wheel of the Capt. John, accompanied by Carl Broom. Jillian Williams, Capt. Johnny’s 18 year old daughter, took over the Captain’s chair of the Texsun II, with her friend Steve Patton as First Mate for the trip.

After that 12 hour short run and a rest, both boats continued on to Port Aransas. This time with Capt. Billy Wright at the wheel of the Texsun II. Later, both boats returned to Galveston’s Pier 19 where they are now docked. Attached are photos taken yesterday of the Pier 19 docks and the office. To those of you who have fished with us before, you will notice that the fish cleaning table is out of place. It was much farther out of place than that after Ike. It was brought back after being found between 20th and 21st and Market Street, sitting on the sidewalk. It was spotted by one of the sharp eyed fish cleaners! Even Ike couldn’t destroy Jerry McCullin’s fish cleaning table.

The bad news is that first thoughts of a quick recovery to somewhat normal operations may not be the case, as we are dependent upon the repairs necessary at Pier 19 to accommodate fishermen and their vehicles while they fish with us, a repair that is in the hands of the Port of Galveston. We also have to replace the bait freezer and storage facility. All of this, along with office repairs or replacement are works in progress.

The 36 hour trip scheduled for October 4-5 has been cancelled, and the 18-19 and 25-26 trips in doubt. We will post updates here as repairs are completed and we are able to begin 8 hour trips and 36 hour tuna safaris. However, the office is still taking reservations. Just call 409-762-8808 and talk with the office manager, Dorothy, to schedule future trips, including the tuna safaris planned for October 18-19 and 25-26, or others to be scheduled later.

Galveston has suffered a blow, but as it has in previous storms, the beautiful island will recover, it will just take time.

Saw a really stupid vidio on Channel 13 . 3 people spent the nihgt on Galveston fishing Pier on the night Ike hit . They were on the second floor which the Shultz used too live in. The first floor and deck were completely washed away . These 3 idiots were very very lucky. The pier looked like a twisted pile of steel gurters. I hope they rebuild .