flat tire and all, I made it. It was a great to see old friends and meet new ones. ^

Oh, I didn't realize you'd had a flat on your way. All I knew was you were suddenly there at the other end of the table! Glad you made it safely.

Also wanted to add I had a great time and it is always interesting to meet other FT'ers! Now off to play the bump lotto! :D

Thanx to everyone who came out last night. It was a very fun evening .. The company, food, and drink was awesome..:cool:

It was a bad omen last night to talk about the problems flying U.A.
Checking in for my flight this morning at the first class counter at 4:15 a.m. , they only had 1 agent and the person ahead of me took an awfull long time to be checked in like around 20 minutes.. Then the Damm headphones wouldnt work... I think the ice was not cold enough either.:D
U.A. needs to get their act together. ;)

Looking forward to coming back to SFO for another dinner do in the future.

Thanx again to all the Fters, for a great evening.. Fters are truly a rare breed. :)

Raffles, indeed we are rare breed, I don't dare to tell people at work what we did for hobby.

Glad you made it home safe, let's plan another one soon.

karung99, only 98 to go! ;)

Thanks boxo. I hope you made it home safely. Now, only if I can be half as dedicated FTer as you are ;)

I am speechless now :p

Sorry to have missed out!
 

I was out of town on a family medical emergency trip. I left suddenly for SYD and apologize that I couldn't keep you all informed. It seems like dinner was a hit! I hope to join you next time.

I was looking for you, wanting to put the face on the handle, are we able to hook up in Sydney or MEL the end of August?

Echoing others - it was great to be able to make it down and chat with folks - sorry I didn't get to talk to the ones at the other half of the table - and sorry I had to rush off after - I would have loved to hang out on any other day/week...

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next ... DO? Flight? Dinner?

The Do was a most enjoyable finale to my holiday weekend in the Bay Area. Next time any of you get diverted to The Biggest Little City in The World, let me know and we'll Do a couple of Reno's world famous Awful Awfuls or In-N-Out Double Doubles.

When is the BBQ cook-off in Reno? have not gone to Reno for long time, and I love to BBQ.

The Best in The West Nugget Rib Cookoff
 

The Best in The West Nugget Rib Cookoff is always Labor Day weekend. It's my favorite event of the year. Here's a link to the web page for this year.

http://www.nuggetribcookoff.com/

In my opinion, the best way to enjoy the food is to buy a table with 10 friends in the VIP Rib Village. It's $900 for the table and that includes all of the ribs you can eat and all of the liquor you can drink from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the day you pick. Sometimes, single tickets are available, depending on whether any of the tables go unsold. Otherwise, you can just wander the half dozen city blocks among the 24 rib cookers and munch on their bones, which you can buy in threes, half slabs and full slabs. The whole town smells like mesquite and hickory for the entire weekend.

Ouch I missed it again.
Hope to meet some of you next time.