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And he came up through utilities.
And these are really the most operationally complex businesses that Berkshire owns, where like missing a maintenance window or messing up some regulatory rate case can cost billions of dollars.
So he was trained and grew up in a world where deadlines and targets were something you obsessed upon.
So it's very interesting.
But the expectation among long time Berkshire watchers is that Abel will keep the decentralized culture.
I would suspect to try and bring it into the center would break what's wonderful about Berkshire.
What a brilliant.
Oh, what a great way to spend your day.
I think that's a point very, very well made, Mike, because it brings me back to when Tim Cook was appointed.
We all knew Steve Jobs was the man.
And how could this guy fill such big shoes?
But sure enough, he did.
And he managed to...
I don't have to word reignite is it's probably the wrong word, but continue to fire charge growth in a business that looks like fire charge growth was less likely and even harder.
But Tim Cook did what at the time I thought I wouldn't quite say impossible, but he managed to bring that thing to new places.
And I'm sure I have suspicion anyway, that Abel will do this, do the same.
And you're absolutely right.
I think he's going to, uh,