Great to catch up with all those at the BNE XMAS gig. ''twas a little more civilized than the SYD gig, however I can't confirm those I left behind were not let out via the kitchen after a lock in.

I hope Anders gained something from the meeting and I look forward to his future posts rather than lurking in the shadows.

Serfty, I hope your meeting goes well tomorrow, rather you than me buddy. I try to schedule post 2pm after a meeting at the QP.

Dino2020, we are of like minds when it comes to bending/skirting the rules. Hey they make them, it is our job to work them. I'm glad you were impressed with our ability in OZ to have a free drink at the airlines expense.

thadocta, I ended up on the next flight out from you as mine was cancelled. As they combined both the last flights I thought I was in with a chance of an upgrade. However after looking at the damage to your knees you suffered begging for yours I decided to accept WHY.

QF WP, nice to catch up with you again. You were definitely right about 4C on the 738, it is a great seat, from there I could count 4 QF staff in J and one next to me that had moved from the flight deck, her BP marked jumpseat. The CSM during his welcome speech invited questions and help throughout the flight. I choose to take up that offer at BOD. He was actually quite candid and said there are no set rules, but as a result of the last departure and an A/C going US they had to get a heap of staff home. That I can understand, but what about long haul when staff end up a the pointy end and push plats and gold's to the back of the bus whilst on waitlist.

NM, nice to meet you at last and may I say the mini's are possibly the best behaved people I have ever witnessed in the QP. I'm sure that will change once they get some status and start bouncing their weight around.

IainF, I hope your upcoming holidays go well and many thanks for the pen and conversation however I would suggest next time we talk about drugs that you lower your voice.

Great gig gang, I look forward to more.

Meloz