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Old Nov 10th, 2009, 05:23 PM
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Mango... still wondering what your travel dates are. Will you be in BKK for the holidays? I'll be there from Dec 17 (late) until Jan 4.
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 07:02 AM
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Karen & Bob: please be gentle with Les Pandas when you break the news to them that they do not score extra points with the Buddha by traveling on the Merit [<i>sic</i>] Parkway.
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 07:24 AM
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No need for extra points. The pandas will rely on fair accumulation as warranted. For example, I don't see anyone else on this forum volunteering to guide Bob around Asia. Think of all the general managers I have to placate after he's "inteacted" with them.

One more day and we're gone.
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 08:02 AM
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I'm not certain, but I think "placate" means "sue"
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 01:00 PM
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Bad joss. Hurricane Ikea or something. All hope lost.
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 03:47 PM
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Carol- Will arrive Dec 15 and leave on the 30th. Short time!
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 04:29 PM
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One more day to wait. About 14 hours. The excitement is building. The Marriott staff is hiding. Speedos are packed, I'm good to go. this time I'm only taking a medium suitcase. Trying to avoid the Air Asia weight surcharge. Do you think they would notice if Iwas wearing four shirts and four pairs of pants at check in. Thinl Michelin Panda.
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 07:08 PM
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he is pathetic trully pathetic...

he also has the flu....great....now we will all get it
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 07:18 PM
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...and he'll give it to all 250 other passengers on your flight over. I say you tip off the airport police in Germany or Singapore and let him know he's infected. Maybe Singapore. He could use a good caning for all those anti-North Carolina comments.
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 09:02 PM
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err... what type of flu does the panda have? H1N1, H5N1, H1N2......??? Do we need a thermal scanner outside the restaurant for our GTG?
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 02:01 AM
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I'm better this morning. I may wear a mask on the drive and the flight. After I give it to Bob.
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 02:34 AM
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I dunno about Thailand and Singapore, but some Asian countries (China and Japan, for certain) have set up thermal monitoring systems for debarking passengers to check for flu. Supposedly, these things can detect people who have a fever, and these people are pulled aside for further testing. If they do in fact have fever, they will be quarantined for some # of days.

Although this might seem as a welcome development by some members of the traveling party, it's not a bad idea to take a couple of aspirin (or your favorite fever reducer) about 60-90 minutes before arrival.
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 02:49 AM
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I have alerted the Thai health department and they will have anal thermometer ready - panda size!
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 03:39 AM
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We all all have the visual right now:

Sometime tomorrow Bob, Andy and company depart the plane. The ready and waiting thermal scanner does its job and -- Andy is pulled to the side. A series of questions ensue about his health, his temperature and his traveling companions. Andy points to the others and says, "I'm with them, we are all traveling together."

Response from Bob: "I don't know this man, he was blabbering he knew everyone on the plane for hours. He might be delirious. And, I've got a connection to catch. Please take care of him."

Andy is taken to the Panda Reserve screaming, "I don't have the flu, I don't have the flu!"
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 03:58 AM
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Sorry to disappoint, my temperature was 98.7. Well within the norm. If things get really bad, I've got a plan to take an ice bath in the toilet. How's that for a visual.
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 04:02 AM
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Panda's run at about 92 or so. You are febrile and delirious.

This is gonna be one long plane ride . . . .
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 04:10 AM
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So the nurse asks, "Doctor, where should I put these rectal thermometers?"
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 04:15 AM
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Remember pandas at half speed are still the quickest animals on the veldt. Just imagine herds of pandas loping gracefully across the open plain. My actual strategy is to hide behind Bob for the thermal testing. Republicans are always cold.
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 02:22 PM
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OMG, this thread is hysterical! Did you know Panda posted on the European forum to inquire about facilities at the Frankfort Airport where he could take a shower? Seriously, he did! All the visuals on this thread have been stunning. I also enjoyed the fact that Panda wanted to watch the Panda TV channel in the pool. Apparently he's not certain how electricity works and this move would result in electrocution! Carol, don't you qualify for citizenship by now based on all the time in BKK you've spent this year?

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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 06:53 PM
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BC...
Citizenship sounds good to me! Do you think it will be offered to me upon my arrival at BKK in December ? That will be trip #5 just this year.

The visuals on this thread are indeed entertaining. Hope the pandas and bobness have a great time on their journey.

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