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SANDUSKY, OH- It was a special day on Wall Street this past weekend when several tech stocks took a "mini-vacation" to one of the world's premiere amusement parks, Cedar Point. Donning all blue shirts as not to get seperated, the stocks enjoyed Cedar Point's annual "Hallo-Weekends".
John Whissel, a broker, organized the trip for these trades after working closely with a few and observing how overworked they were. "If you could see the strain on their faces day in and day out you'd do the same. There are just so many people's fortunes riding on these poor guys and they really feel the pressure to perform. A day at the Point is just what they needed, I think."
Some of the stocks that were treated by Whissel included Microsoft, Intel, Verizon, and Sony. "It was the best day of my life," said Sony (SNE), "I went on all the rides and had THREE corn dogs. It was incredible."
Sony's feelings were echoed by many others in the group. All seemed to be impressed by Millennium Force, the park's main attraction, which has set records for height and speed. "It was so amazing!" an exasperated Verizon (VZ) shouted. "It felt like I was up two and three quarters, then down a third, then back up one and a half in no time flat!"
"That thing was faster than my Pentium III," Intel (INTC) yelled immediately after exiting the ride.
Nextel (NXTL) was impressed by Cedar Point's Halloween scenes and
attractions as featured during "Hallo-Weekends". "I was over there by the carousel waiting for Dell [Dell Computer Corporation (DELL)], and all of a sudden this goblin came out of nowhere and scared the shit out of me. I nearly pissed myself, which of course would have caused serious electrical damage."
Not everyone was as thrilled as the trades during the event, however. Several complaints of line cutting and crowding were filed to Cedar Point security. U.S. Army Veteran C.J. Combs had this to say of the group: "Just because they got matching shirts and control our economic welfare, they think they can cut to the front of the goddamn line. I'm getting a little sick of all their chants and clapping too."
"That's something we have to let go," a Cedar Point spokesperson, Wilma Van Sutten, said on Sunday. "While we want all of our guests to enjoy their stay at our park, I don't have my retirement riding on C.J. Combs Incorporated."
"I think they all had a good time and frankly, the deserved it," Whissel said after the event. "With this kind of success and enthusiasm, we're looking to make this an annual thing, and perhaps get more stocks involved."
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