Swiss time is already midday over. All ghosts (ghost, ghost2 to ghost6) have abandoned and went to sleep for a whole year.

Please allow me one last Halloween-topic before getting serious again: The "clinic"-stay was a full success: everybody there became now a mileage-addicted-fan and did suscribe to all available programs....

My "sabbatical" week on FlyerTalk had different reasons:

a) I didn't want to pass 1'000 entries first and create again a big chat out of that - but at the same time I underestimated the effect of saying good-by (effect here on the board and effect on me as a "SMALL swiss BROTHER just WATCHING YOU" talking without contributing/argueing: it wasn't easy for me - and thank you for caring about me).

b) as with smoking - I never smoked/inhalated cigarettes, but I enjoy a good original cuban cigar (hoppla - "cuban" passes the censorship here) in my free-time/holidays - and with alcohol-drinking (I have at least 2 days per week with 0%) I wanted to find out if I can let the chatting for some days.

c) I wanted to get the postal-addresses of some flyertalk-friends who did contribute to my pleasure/amusement or real benefit in the past few months, to thank them with a personal very small present for the coming december-holidays/festivities.

d) Halloween was only one week ahead, and so the timing seemd perfect to let the door open for this reinkarnation (rebirth as I first said).

e) I did ask the Webmaster of FlyerTalk to put my entry-counter back to zero or one, they promised "to look into it", if/when they can do it, then I will have a come-back under my "original" Rudi - till then it is IDUR.

f) I am the keenest supporter of CatMan to reach the 1'000 miles first.