A-Musing Realtor Thoughts or Recessional Plan B
In these times of economic uncertainty, people search out ways to weather the downturn, or merely just to survive. Many unfortunately go broke in the process, which in some cases leads to crime as a last resort. As a Realtor, I'm not immune to the thought of losing my home. What would I do? Rob a bank, or a jewelry store, or God forbid, a 7-11!! Such actions seem so tawdry, and besides, I have no thief skills. Eventually I'd be caught, resulting in social embarrassment and loss of freedom.
A one shot deal might work, however, and then it came to me. First, place a newspaper ad for an unemployed fishing boat captain, and go rob an oil super tanker! Pirates do it all the time, can't be that hard. Then fnd a hiding spot to figure out the financial take. Let's see, a big one can hold 2 million barrels X $60/barrel comes to $120 million. Now priced to sell, say $25/barrel nets a nice round $50 million. Factor in the costs- car rental to Newfoundland, buy the captain lunch, and first class airfare back from the hiding place will give me a bottom line, rounded, of, wow!, still $50 mil.
I've checked for flaws, but it all seems sure-fire to me; so if anyone sees a downside, I would appreciate your comments.