Bbbb...but Bob, then I (ME) would be left without a paycheck, I'm thinkin'.

Can I select my own assistant??? I won't discuss qualities I'd like... at least not HERE. (smile)

Bob and Karen - Well I have now managed to make it through your 2000 photos - enjoyed those of Lombok and now I understand why the Alam Shanti in Bali was so wonderful. The pictures of the monks at the government hospital were especially moving.

Oh by the way, I have probalby said it before but I agree that United Airline s-cks and unfortunately we will be flying them for our last leg from Dulles to Hartford on our VN trip next April...

craig---that's almost like escaping---dallas to hartford is a piece of cake, but don't expect a piece of cake---byob...

bob that's washington dulles to Hartford not Dallas! Even so I'll byob.

piece of cake.....of course with the new administration in charge by then, all flights may be grounded---together we can...

Craig-if you're clearing immigration in Dulles, be prepared for a very long wait. It took us 2 hours in June.

Don-any Mencken quote is a bon mot(s).

Bob-I'm refraining from ridiculing you for your misuse of "i.e.". I must be slipping.

Is a NeedhamCon like a NeoCon?

Andy, when I was booking the flight, the agent wanted to give us 1-1/2 hours at Dulles. Having read your report, I knew that we needed more time - so we now have 4 hours to get through immigration and find our flight to Hartford.

craig---the 1.5 hours probably would have been enough....remember andy had to eat a full meal while still in his cage before immigration would clear him and the aggie people and the national forest department had to have congress pass special legislation to allow him back in the country... the massachusetts bar also had to agree to take him back on some "junior" membership level...

There was a truck rollover in needham this morning and they had to close the highway in both directions. Sort of a metaphor for the typical Needham thought process.

Craig, I used to come back from ZRH through Dulles. I always had about 1 1/2 hours between UA flights, and it was never a problem. Not much "wait" time though.

I no longer go through Dulles... I avoid it at all costs (including $$$$). I'll pay more for my ticket if I can avoid Dulles!

Carol

Craig-the hope is that your passage through Dulles is quick and smooth and you get to spend lots of time in the lounge. If our immigration clearance was typical, it's a sad commentary on Dulles.

Ok dont shout but where Dulles? (i figure the U.S)

it's right outside Washington, D.C.

well i am NEVER going to that airport sounds worse than Heathrow!!!!

smeagol
Close match. LHR is just as crazy and unorganized IMO.

N-Don't be fooled. T-he airport code for Dulles is IAD.

o'hare is the only major airport that we try to avoid....

off topic from IAD but related to much earlier posts - Needham is not such a bad place! I went to college there :)

what college??

Olin College of Engineering

are you an olin graduate? if so you must be from about their first class?? has their reveloutionary engineering teachings proven to be an advantage to you in your working life?

someone suggested that i share pics of foods from the trip, so here are three sections of them:


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the first one should end in NWw

sorry

third one is totally wrong....back to first grade for me:


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last time:

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Bob,
yes, I was in the first class at Olin. Sorry for the delayed response - just got back from Thailand! (trip report coming soon, I promise)
I loved Olin & the hands-on engineering curriculum, although I'm now pursuing mathematics instead of engineering, I wouldn't trade my time at Olin for anything.

Bob perhaps in first grade when they were teaching spelling you were not paying attention- I suspect you were gazing at that globe in the room - in the area of SE Asia- BKK to be exact!

lots of kids about my age who were taught in MA to read and spell were taught in a phoenetic way and have horrid problems today....of course as andy will point out i still can't read....in MD where he grew up they only had mensa candidates and most of them work in government today and look where we are at...and i don't mean just the last 8 years!!

Bob's reading is fine, it's his comprehension skills that are lacking. Might I also suggest that the location of our educations was hardly the critical factor. Given all his severe limitations, he has done quite well.

Andy,

Noticed that your birthday is very close to Bob's, only 15 days apart! Do you celebrate together?

it is very sad when people make fun of people who are challenged or ill..

That does not mean that I will stop making fun of Bob. He has chosen his path. Hence, he is path-etic.

to the top for one interested party

Ptoooey. You've just dragged this up from oblivion to grab the attention of the judges when they award the Annual Golden Toaster Trophy for most relentlessly detailed [some might even say, anal retentive] post of the 2009 Fodor's season.

I know your evil ways.

One interested party is the exact number. Thousands of uninterested parties is also correct.

Thank you! Found it! downloaded it since I only have 10 hours a day of internet :)