Post #6302 by longtimebrk on the Berkshire Hathaway board

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"They were acquired by Progress then Duke Energy"

This brought back a funny experience.

I was at a Utilities Conference that was well attended. I forget the two Electric Utilities that announced a merger that morning but the first guest Speaker was Tom Peters.

He says- "Imagine that - two bloated monopolies merging"

That got the fur flying

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