Lo-Q profit expected to be twice market's expectations

From the article:

Jeff McManus, chairman, said: “After having been available in theme parks for over seven years now, Q-bots are becoming a cultural normality for theme park visitors.”

Gee, where have we heard that before. I can't believe I give this stuff away for free. ;)

Get a job!

"The bulk of Lo-Q's revenue comes from Six Flags."

If I'm the CEO of Lo-Q, I would be worried to have to rely on the financial stability of Six Flags for the bulk of my company's revenue. Time to generate some new customers.

^^Cedar Fair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^NO

^^YES!

Just because their "product" is becoming a "cultural normality" doesn't make it right. They figured out how to make a profit by allowing the number one amusement park taboo to be broken by whoever will or can pay up. They hold fairness at a ransom. The pretend solution only makes the problem of long lines worse. Cutting is still wrong no matter how pretty the packaging.

I hate Lo-Q. Profitable or not, accepted or not, they are still just crooked scam artists, in my opinion.

Nowhere in the article did they explain the negative side effects of Lo-Q's product. It's a nice, happy little article, isn't it?

If congress weren't debating whether or not to spend a sum equal to the US trade deficit for all of 2007 to buy back mortgages gone sour, I'd have a lot more energy to worry about someone cutting in line in a theme park.

Wow. This is getting to be like Batwing Fan SFA complaining about not getting a new coaster. You can almost set your watch by it.

SFA never did get that coaster, did they?

I suspect this will have the same outcome. ;)

Brian Noble said:
If congress weren't debating whether or not to spend a sum equal to the US trade deficit for all of 2007 to buy back mortgages gone sour, I'd have a lot more energy to worry about someone cutting in line in a theme park.

AKA, the Mother of All Line-Cutting. AIG, WaMu, etc.,... sure, here's your pass. Let the regular schmucks (the American taxpayer) wait for their ride.

Or, perhaps more correctly, let the regular schmucks pay for your ride.

SFA never did get that coaster, did they?

Actually, with Two-Face for sale, they're potentially one in the hole.

Or, perhaps more correctly, let the regular schmucks pay for your ride.

Moral Hazard, indeed. To be fair, I suspect something like the buyout is going to have to happen one way or the other. I would kind of like it if more than just One Guy were in charge of the checkbook, though.

You CAN set your watch by it. I'm sorry to be so annoying but how else should I react when I feel the need to balance the conversation and show the other side of the coin any time Lo-Q is getting praise. Not everyone is in love with the company who made line cutting acceptable. They just don't speak out as much as I do.

Go back to commenting how wonderful Lo-Q is. I've already said what I needed to.

^^But I didn't get a 'high-five' yet from you for understanding your deeper meanings?!?