This is the first acquisition of any size we've done in the grid arena. It's more than a toe in the water. We haven't dove in the deep end, but we're about midway across the [grid swimming] pool.

This deal is as close to a perfect match as you can get for an acquisition of this size.

He said he'd never seen 'turf toe' in the second toe. He said, 'Your shoes are a half size too small.

An acquisition looks financially viable and is in line with National Grid's stated U.S. strategy. National Grid has shown that it has a decent U.S. acquisition track record.

I don't know that I want to expose too much, but if you look at the various technologies we've been acquiring, you can start to figure out how model-based architectures and virtualization technologies and global name space technologies all fit into ... a grid infrastructure.

Yes no yes no yes no?
Red blue?
Yes red, no blue?
No red, yes no?
In out, up down?
Do don't, can can't?
Choices sit on the shelf life
New shoes in a shoe shop.
If the in crowd are squeezing into a must-have shoe
And the one pair left are too tiny for you
Don't feel compelled into choosing them
If you're really a size 9, buy that size.
While everyone else
Hobbles round with sore feet
Your choices should feel comfortable
Or they aren't your choices at all.
Why limp when you can sprint?