<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Punki:
...it is also about great FT friends from all around the world. 
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Punki, you are, or course, dead right. While being able to get and stay almost anywhere free is the legacy of FT, being able to have a companionable drink with a kindred soul when you arrive is the true blessing of this Board. Barry