Those of us here at the beginning were doing "Alta Vista" searches at the time!! :D :D :D

...and as a token of our esteem, IB and American Express are awarding you a $25 Amex gift card! :D:D

Things just won't be the same around here, we'll all miss Randy.

Thank you Randy! Best of luck in the future!

Randy, I wish you the best of luck and thank you for your tireless efforts over the past years. When I joined FT around 10 years ago, it started an almost obsessive love of traveling. I feel lucky that I was able to parlay that obsession into many wonderful memories, a whole lot of airline meals, a job that I love, and an opportunity to fly in classes that most people only dream about. Thank you and here's to future success.

Thank You very much- and really best of luck in your next (ad)ventures!

Thanks Randy for all that you have made possible.
I wish you all the best in your future. John.

Echoing each and every one of the thanks and thoughts that have preceded and will follow.

Don

Randy,

Thanks for everything.

It was really great to meet you, in a small group, in Melbourne a few years ago. (and thanks for the beers)

Not much else to say as everyone else has covered it much more eloquently.

Thanks again.

I came here to post this, but everything has already been said.

It's been an interesting almost 10 years for me and it all started with the Starwood to BA to Concorde deal that had me hooked on Flyertalk and Inside Flyer. Never got to fly Concorde, but I'm still here.

Your views in ORP were always interesting and thought provoking.

Please do stop by in your retirement.

Danke, und alles Gute!

Thanks for sharing your vision and putting a part of yourself into Flyertalk.

How rare to look for a new vision and discover more of yourself.

Congratulations!

Pegasus23

Best wishes, Randy! :)^ Don't be a stranger.

Now what can I say that hasn't been said already?

Randy your knowledge, humour and dedication will be missed. With Flyertalk you did create something very special: a community for people who by and large travel solo as part of their careers or lifestyles and yet share so much experience and knowledge of the world all over. And while we can be a difficult bunch (ask any elite counter check in staff or lounge dragon) when we are on FT we are home.

Travelling with you on SMDI was a real pleasure and I hope you won't be a stranger and we will see you pop up here again (just like those elusive upgrades :D).

You put it best in an earlier post what constitutes an FlyerTalker, and your contribution to FT:

:D

Thanks for everything! :)

Holey-Moley what a shock!

I have learned so many things on this site - met such nice and helpful people - and all because of your insight.

Not only is your mother proud - we all are. I always fell like "family"
here.

Best wishes on anything and everything in the future that comes your way.
And a big thank you!! You will be sorely missed around here!!

Why isn't this in the "Announcement:..." section on top of the bulletin board?

Some of us only stumble into the ORP forum every couple times a year... :)

Excellent idea ^ Thanks for the suggestion. Makes sense