I hope you still continue to post (and keep your handle including Founder of FT)

Man what a way to start a Sunday evening but best of luck where ever your future leads you a I presume where ever that is, it will be via the air

Like all those before me, thank you and I am not sure where to start so I'll start at the beginning

In Nov 2000 I was commuting weekly LAX-LAS for work and was reading the USA today like I did every flight (and still do) and read an article on Flyertalk and said, that is right up my alley. I can't remember if I cut it out, saved the paper or just wrote down the site but I got to work and checked it out. I lurked for a month and change before making my first post. I don't really recall that first post (think it was on Delta) but I was hooked. Its been 10 years this month that I've been reading FT and the information and personal value that your site created for me (and my kids) can't be stated.

FT has not only changed my life but my two kids life as well. They have seen more of the world than most kids (well except other FT kids lol) and its all b/c of what I've have learned on FT. I am the present and they are the future of it and at least in my house, I'm sure they will keep on the tradition of travel and hopefully adding to FT

Ten years, umpteen meetings with other FT'ers, a couple meetings with you, and thousands of exchanges of information with other members has made travel so much easier, accessable and affordable.

So finally Randy, as I stated before, best of luck in future endevours, I hope you keep posting, thank you for the site, the opportunities to meet you and other FT'ers and even the fabulous Freddies (those won't ever be matched)

Good luck and enjoy!!!!