EX-23.3.4

                                     CONSENT


TO:      The Securities and Exchange Commission
         Washington, D.C. 20549

         Above Average Investments, Ltd.
         Kelowna, BC, Canada V1Y 2E6

RE:      Above Average Investments, Ltd. Registration Statement


         I hereby consent to the use in this Post-effective Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement No. 333-41672 of Above Average Investments, Ltd on Form
SB-2 of my name as referenced in the "Management" section as a potential
director of the successor registrant.


Sincerely,


/s/George E. Friel, Maj. Gen./Ret.
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George E. Friel, Maj. Gen./Ret.