Originally posted by Jailer:
The big picture is getting cool tips; getting off a plane and having a drink with someone you only know over the internet; swank get-togethers; and reading insightful and hilarious trip reports.
The small picture is backbiting and the cult of personalities.
[sarcasm]
Wheeew. I knew if I read this entire thread over and over and over again, I would find
something useful. Took me a while (I am certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer) but I found it!!!
[/sarcasm]