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Originally Posted by monitor
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Continued after dinner with lots of Shiner Bock at the Elephant Room. FTers kept straggling in until there were more than a dozen. Our ride needed to leave at about 1230 to drive back so we left before the others.
Tomorrow it is BYOB to Salt Lick and I have three bottles, good, better, and best. We also have Mackieman coming with the beer cooler which includes a sixpack of Celis White and, I hope, plenty of Shiner Bock. ^
It promises to be quite a nice afternoon.
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You guys are *animals*. I was spent after the BBQ, which just shows how much of a DO rookie I am. I promise to have a second wind today.
I had to check out this thread after
monitor said I was referenced here last night.
I read through the comments earlier, and rather than multi-quote, etc. (which would take too long and I do need to find some decent coffee soon) I'd just like to make my first stint in the Box by making a few comments about my first ever DO after 10 years at FT (under 2 different handles):
(1) I enjoyed Friday up until some SPG Plats (of which I am one) started asking the Sheraton management ridiculous questions. I had a decent question to ask myself, but after listening to complaints about suite upgrades (sorry, but I just don't get why a suite upgrade is *so* bloody important, especially when traveling alone and when you barely get any use out of 80% of the suite) and high speed Internet, I decided to grab a beer and go for a little walk instead. Like I told William (the Lurker) at the Flying Saucer, some of those people would eat their young.
(2) The Saucer itself. I know there was a gang from the DO there outside, but it was cold (even for this Wisconsin boy) outside, I didn't have a winter coat, and we had found space (and eventually a table) inside. It was packed for the first half of the trip there. William and I met for the first time there last year and put down quite a few beers together, so it was nice to go there again. The selection of beers was quite impressive, and MrsRichMSN was able to drink cider, which she enjoys (and we don't get to England enough, where it is more plentiful on tap).
(3) The CCC tour. I enjoyed this and enjoyed the passion of the Starwood/SPG folks who showed such passion and dedication for the job. The Q&A didn't get all that contentious, which surprised me, but maybe it was cause I was already sleepy from the breakfast taco and the Round Rock donuts we had.
(4) The BBQ. My favorite was Smittys, which I think puts me in a minority of 1. I would rank them Smittys, Kruez's, Black's, and then probably McDonald's and Whataburger before the Chisholm Trail.
Time to get the coffee. Now that I posted here, I guess I'll have to follow along. Hope there's room for a former CO PLT here (from MSN, I'd be torturing myself trying to fly CO regularly).
