Imagine the parade of Bostonians into SRI accompanied by their luggage. This image will be burned on the retinas of the staff at SRI for all time.

There will be no enabling of any paranoid delusions of cooling entire pools. I can just see all the ice cubes floating in the peninsula's pool in the early morning. The pool staff dump the cubes in as they're setting out the towels and umbrellas. In any event, I will check the temperature of the pools at the marriott, Plaza Athenee and Krabi Sheraton.

Speaking of the Krabi shearton, I wonder whether RaRa the elephant will remember past encounters with the panda. They are supposed to have excellent memories.

Remember that dump SRI only takes cash!

mango i had forgotten that...

are you coming to the bkk GTG?

Yes, mango, what ARE your dates of travel to BKK? I'm thinking we'll be there at the same time, but in December, not November.
C

I almost hate to mention this, but I figure everyone else should be warned. Here in the LOS we now have an entire TV channel devoted to pandas, or rather one panda, but not the panda.

OMG, now that is all we will hear.,... "they have a show about me on tv..."

Only one channel?

BTW, his Bobness has stayed at the Marriott so often and sucked up to so many, it seems that he should be able to get us a significant upgrade to our room. Plus, he should be able to get them to roll a TV out to the pool so we can watch the panda channel.

this is vacation...NO TV einstein

Hey Bob and Carol. I will be there when you're there, and would like to see you all, but feel a little funny going.. I'm not sure if I'll receive "so this is the asshole" type looks or just curious ones. Maybe I'll just come by limping and say that I'm the Dogster.

Mango - feel safe in the knowledge that you will receive the "so this is the asshole" type look BUT if you are a good boy i am sure they will like you anyway.

hey mangs, just tell me what type look you want, and i'll be sure to give it to you. lol. just come by and join the good times.

Yeah it's mango season and we want the Mango to attend! It will give a nice counterbalance if wilko attends too.

Mango, don't worry. At your worst, you'll only be the second biggest bother there. I leave it to the reader to decide who will take first place.

LOL Andy.....

it will be fun and we have never given anyone a hard time yet, well maybe we gave katie a hard time in LA--it was right after fodors made one of their usual unfriendly system changes...

<i>I leave it to the reader to decide who will take first place.</i>

One notices an intriguing slate of candidates.

Perhaps good fortune will continue to follow Bob, and this trip will bring him another sighting such as the extremely rare African tiger.

Ok who will be in BKK from Jan16 thru 29th?

Mango-please do come. If nothing else, it will give you the opportunity to decide to never come to another GTG.

Thanks to each of you for inviting me, I really do appreciate it. Has a meeting spot and time been decided yet? I'll be in Bkk on that particular day. Sounds like sanuk-maak..