Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12804006)

ETA: Having said that, please do not interpret it to mean that we are cliquish or exclusionary. Anything but. And yeah, Olton Hall summed it up perfectly: this is home on the Web for me. Many of us would say the same thing.

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12804006)

That's because the vast majority of us do know each other offline. If you're looking for a disAAdvantage to be at, that might be it for you.

Among other things, I have had Boxers down my way to play golf, we have held Box-only dinners, some of us have flown MR's together, and about a half dozen of us were on the Star MegaDo. I met many of the regulars here for the first time in person at CO Do IV. Randy Petersen himself complimented The Box while we were all in FRA, saying that the lounge thread thing doesn't work everywhere but we have made it succeed. The level of connection as a group is part of the reason it works so well.

ETA: Having said that, please do not interpret it to mean that we are cliquish or exclusionary. Anything but. And yeah, Olton Hall summed it up perfectly: this is home on the Web for me. Many of us would say the same thing.

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12804007)

touche.

I actually like the place and i'm game for anything there. It's just hard catching up with folks.

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12803991)

The 332s are slated to start doing EU runs at some point. I think the TLV runs can be done with a little over 1 dedicated aircraft which still leaves 1. something for other stuff.

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 12804022)

This is why this group is so cool -- I doubt many of the boards could sustain this type of stream of consciousness. I wish there were more west-coasters....

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 12804022)

This is why this group is so cool -- I doubt many of the boards could sustain this type of stream of consciousness. I wish there were more west-coasters....

Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 12804051)

Someone say my name?

Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 12804025)

Would the upstairs banquet room afford a bit of privacy?

Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 12804055)

I think you need to update your location. ;)

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 12804022)

This is why this group is so cool -- I doubt many of the boards could sustain this type of stream of consciousness. I wish there were more west-coasters....

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12804077)

If you think the online version is fun, just wait. When we all get together, the restaurants really should put seat belts on the chairs. :p

Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 12804023)

Mike, I think you may have brought a tear to my eye...

:p :D

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12804077)

DL and others have a lounge thread, but The Box is so awesome that we have poached a regular DL flyer from their lounge thread. (Come to think of it, I was personally responsible for that at CO Do IV.)

Unfortunately, you won't run across too many people of the Pacific Time persuasion here given the airline forum itself. The majority of the crowd is CO hub-centric, within 100 miles. colpuck is SEA-based for now, Mackieman used to be in SAN, and fozz splits his time between the coasts. And of course, our resident angel sfogate. That's about all I can think of as far as regulars who live out that way.

If you think the online version is fun, just wait. When we all get together, the restaurants really should put seat belts on the chairs. :p

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 12804083)

I travel for booze... :D

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 12804083)

I travel for booze... :D