Have you signed a stone at DTW?
Dec 18, 08, 8:25 am
#1
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Have you signed a stone at DTW?
I noticed the scribbled stones at DTW a year or two ago in the A Terminal fake tree planters. Never carry a felt-tipped marker though. The "end" being nearer and feeling sentimental, last month, I took a blank* rock with me to BUF, borrowed a Sharpie from the hotel and placed it back at DTW the next day.
If you are in A Terminal, between the A - B/C connector and the coffee place near Gate 40, look for my rock.
* Find blank stones in the planters under the overhead monitors at the T-intersection.
If you are in A Terminal, between the A - B/C connector and the coffee place near Gate 40, look for my rock.
* Find blank stones in the planters under the overhead monitors at the T-intersection.
Dec 18, 08, 10:55 am
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I'm going to now, I noticed them a couple times before, but never realized what people were doing!
Dec 18, 08, 11:19 am
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my g/f and I noticed them a week ago when we had a forced overnight at DTW... noticed LOTS of Japanese signatures on the rocks
Dec 18, 08, 11:41 am
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Not my own personal rock per-se, but I've helped out on a few group efforts after meetings for a non-profit in DTW. As a matter of fact, I found one of ours in your picture--the one that says CISV 08. It's a small world (of rocks)!
Dec 18, 08, 11:46 am
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OMG, I'm hanging out with stoners! 
Dec 18, 08, 12:19 pm
#6
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Funny. I don't recall seeing any Japanese ones, ever.
... I found one of ours in your picture--the one that says CISV 08. It's a small world (of rocks)!
Dec 23, 08, 11:11 am
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no. but I've been stoned at AMS, does that count?
Jan 27, 09, 4:35 am
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FINALLY brought a marker to DTW and signed a stone! Even signed it
"-Burj
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so hopefully some other FT members will see it...
"-Burj
flyertalk.com"
so hopefully some other FT members will see it...
Jan 27, 09, 6:28 am
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I'm doing a stone on Thursday!
Jan 27, 09, 7:32 am
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And here I thought someone had created a huge gravemarker / gravestone for NWA and palced it at DTW for everyone to sign.....
Jan 27, 09, 5:05 pm
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So for me my stone WAS almost like a gravemarker for the old NWA before it is totally altered/changed/(ruined?)...
Jan 28, 09, 5:36 pm
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I remember playing blackjack & one gambler saying to another, "U have stones!"
Jan 28, 09, 8:13 pm
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I've never seen this stone because I'm always going straight to concourse B.
