Ben - I took the liberty of assuming you'll be there, just late. We'll definitely still be around at 7pm.

Let's go with 6:00 pm at Sweetwaters for that Sunday evening.

Samir - when you get a chance, please update the first post. Thanks :)

Dumb question - what the heck is an "Ozzie Roll"? :confused:

I am up for it.

Dan

I'm 99.8% in as well - I'll update the first page - sorry if I've been out of the loop for a few days - I actually got to take a business trip. First real one ever! :D

I thought that would get you curious!

They are these little fried knots of bread - slightly sweet. I am not sure what their official name in a baking world would be - but thats what the waiting staff calls them.

Will send you a picture :)

Or on your next trip maybe we could do a SweetWater Run again!

A Sunday! And so far, I am not scheduled to work. I suppose it is about time I clear up this tazi doesn't really exist rumor . Count me in :)

List is updated here

And all this time I thought it was Glen coming down the stairs of a 747 after 15 hours and six bottles of champagne? :D

Maybe I have it confussed with an "Aussie Roll"? :confused:

;)

Sorry guys, Sunday evenings just don't work well for me. I'll plan to be at the next get together on a weeknight....

No, with my trim waistline these days, that is known as a sonic boom. ;)

Here is Lynn's photo of our very last bottle of Champagne, sitting outside our Sheraton Reston suite balcony covered in snow a few weeks back, after we missed our flight, and her detailed story on Puerto Rico. The Bioluminescent Bay photos are amazing. ^

http://www.glenstephens.com/puertorico.html

"Tazi might turn up?"

I am offering 3 to 1 odds against - any takers? :D

Glen

Do I have to show at the happy hour to take these odds? :p

I say it's even money since I can't make this event. She always shows up when I'm not there. :(

Not to take the odds but surely to win. It doesn't seem as though you should believe anyone but your own eyes if she does indeed show. ;)

Excuses, excuses. Just bring the wife and kid along on Sunday, she is registered on FT now after all. ;)

If you don't, Oz will just say I was you in disguise. ;)

Absolutely. ^

Kokonutz, geo1005, Mileage Addict and this alleged tazi person all being in the same room, at the same time, and no-one wearing plastic wigs, is the bet.

Wow, I can retire early now. :D

Glen

Today, 4:31 am - tazi

You see, this proves it. No normal USA based person is gonna be up and posting on a BB at 4.31am Mountain time. :rolleyes:

You folks all DO know what "Tazi" in the universal abbreviation for of course?

TASMANIA.

This person is conning you, and is posting from Hobart. She has never been near DC, much less a FT gathering. ;)

Tazi = Thazienne :P

Actually, my time it was about 6:30am ... eastern time is a bit ahead of mountain time :)

C'mon - be serious. not even someone with a sense of humour like Kokonutz would call a kid Thazienne. ;)

And as for any NORMAL person being up and typing at 6.30am ... I just do not buy it, sorry. Your ISP log came up as Hobart the word on the street has it. @:-)

Glen

Kindly re-confirm your booking :D

Just a reminder bump!

See you guys Sunday!

I'm still planning on making it.

I will be there

Sunday night's a no go for me. :(

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Add me to the list. Just need directions from the closest metro station.

I can pick up a couple of people from the Dunn Loring metro say at around 17:40. So if you would like that then do PM me.

GA: Would you be doing the call ahead reservation for number of people that we have confirmed?

I gotta say you are enthusiastic. :) ^

Go ahead and make the call for the group - if they need everyone present to sit down, cut it down by a couple and just say more are likely joining when you show up.

Sounds like it will be a great time but my travel schedule has been very heavy over the last 6 weeks and I really need to spend some time getting tax info ready for the accountant. Hopefully I'll be able to attend the March get together.

I'm suffering flu and food poisoning but hoping to recover by Sunday.

P.S. Flue and food poisoning, what a combo! :(

I am good to go...I arrive on the Acela at 2:25PM.

Dan

there is an outside chance I may be able to come, but i won't know til last minute

Since GoingAway has made me become the involuntary volunteer to do the call ahead. Here is what I have

Confirmed
GoingAway
pranu
dan1431
adamgoldberg
bhatnasx
tazi
headinclouds
Seoulmanjr - late

Doubtful
DH
MrAOK


So I guess I will do a call ahead for 6 people. That should give us a table that will seat 8 hopefully - and will let them know that we might have more later.

See you all later today.

Confirm Yogi + 2!

107 minutes 'till 6p, and I reconfirm.

Looks like you might want to up that figure a little bit ... we're up to 11 with Yogi+2. Good crowd tonight - see you all in a bit

Bhatnasx - I don't think I've seen you since before our Thailand trips. So much to talk about :o :)

ok table for 9 it is

make that 11 :)

ok just was on the phone with them.

1. They dont have a table that can seat that many. Might need to be split as two groups.
2. Will have to call back again between 5 and 5:15

Tried to give a story of how its people coming from all across the country - to get together - they said they will see what they can do.

So oh well lets see. :)

Doing my best to get the taxes done. If there's a refund I'll be there! Probably even come I don't get one. ;)

And La Boocha? :)

I sure hope the place isnt crowded today!

Nice to see everyone tonight, new faces and regulars, and even one out of towner.

Thanks to headinclouds for volunteering to take over the thread and to bhatnasx for sticking with it for so long ^.

El Boocho, hope your presence tonight meant you got your refund ;)
DH, sorry to have missed you, hope you're feeling better soon.
Pranu, thanks for making the reservation (you did "sort of" volunteer), I don't want to think how long our wait would've been without the advance call.