It is what it is.

I can't recall, in the 40 years I've been following the steel industry, ever seeing a bid that was raised after already winning.

If AK Steel can't get a competitive contract, I don't think anybody would want them. They're the only ones left with an old-style contract. ... All contracts now cap liabilities.

China may be one of the last places where you can buy things on the cheap.

You would think that with their costs going up and prices going up, you wouldn't make much more money or would do a little worse, ... But in reality, there has been a very, very strong correlation: The higher the scrap goes, the more money they make. It just means the market is better overall.

It is what it is and there's nothing to do but roll with it. We planned it way in advance and it was a wedding for my sister. We would have liked not to be paying prices like this -- but, it was for family. . . . We decided to travel anyway [after gas prices soared] because we had already made plans and commitments.