Ok, what a busy and exciting event filled year of travels. We have discussed hurricanes, hoildays and many travel topics.

Let's put your TOP 5 USA threads of 2004 here. I do not know how to link to the thread but if you do try and provide the link if you wish. Here is my Top 5 USA 2004 Threads:

1) How Would You Respond when you hear another hotel guest screaming and slapping their child?

2) The Promised Alaska Trip Report by Oaktown (a shameless plug)

3) Eastern College Trip Thank You

4) Ladies-Packing & Shoe Help Please

5) What Do You COllect On Your Travels

Honorable Mention: Kimamom's posts, details and travel spririt.

Ok, go, research and report!

It doesn't get any better than GTG posts!

Travel AND meeting wonderful FFFs while dining on great food in nice places, no ka oi!!!!


The one in Sonoma this coming March with k'mom, Mr K'mom and the Budman's should be yet another great experience.

alright!!! Keep going...I know it takes time to do the research...

The recipe thread has been fantastic. I haven't contributed enough to it but I've sure benefited from other people's postings. We really are a community here.

Okay these are not strictly threads

Freaky Friday raves and rants deserve a special mention - it's fun seeing what everyone is up to.

And the thread with bonniebroad's now famous almond square recipe

Yes, the Friday Rants and Raves..we learned about babies on their way, good news, bad news, it makes Fodors more of a community.

Of course the Freaky Friday Rant & Raves posts are my favorites but there are a couple of other good ones.

Is the Duct Tape (Should I duct) and Plastic Sheeting Thread from 2004 or 2003? That was funny.

I very much enjoyed the Bird Threads.

Here is the duct tape threadhttp://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=1&tid=34401510&numresponses=11& start=0&searchText=duct

I have a great almond duct tape recipe. Goes good with a broiled kielbassa, Velveeta and a chilled bottle of Annie Greensprings.

My favorites are:

1. All the posts deleted by management. Let's be civil folks...good natured ribbing is fine, but remember the Golden Rule.

2. How to roast a turkey?

3. You really know you've been traveling too much when...

4. People who never take their kids anywhere but Disneyworld or Hawaii drive me crazy!!!
(That one's still there...just neutered)

5. Bumper Stickers
(Yeah, it was mine, but I thought it was pretty cool. They neutered this one, too)

I always enjoy JOR's FFR&R thread...

I know you asked for US threads, but Scarlett's "Scarlett goes to Hell" thread on the Europe board was also quite memorable & entertaining...

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...t+goes+to+hell

Well... For me the top five would be the ones that personally helped me, or when I was able to help another fellow-Fodorite, with our travel needs.



The absolute worst threads that I see are the ones that state, "Where Should I Go...?" Duhhhhh..

I must admit that I read and learn at this site almost daily - even though I don't post as often.

Cheers and Happy New Year to all! Thanks for making this site the awesome place that it is.

-Paul

1. Freak or Normal
2. Hurricanes oh my!
3. San Francisco Engagement (Love a romance)
4. Loved your trip reports to Alaska!!!!
5. Love the Roxy trip Reports.

Can't find the orginal post but as a goof I wrote something like "What is the name of that restaurant near that place?"

The regulars on the board got the inside joke and had some humerous responses. Probably bad form to raise a post I started but I found the responses I got to show some of the humor that used to be more evident here.

I also liked the post from a few weeks ago where a tourist to NYC asked about 10 questions on their upcoming. Number 8, I believe, was "What would you tell a tourist to do that they don't do." Almost to a person (myself included) New Yorkers responded with a "learn how to walk on the sidewalk." I realized it perhaps is the one question that every New Yorker can agree on!

I know that place! Get off on Exit 21 which is also Main Street, veer left at the yeild, go through 3 stoplights and take a right onto 5th. It is across from the thing that does the thing. You know, that has the whatchamajiggy on top.

I liked the Kelly Ripa Cracker Barrel thread. Also there was one where someone was looking for an east coast town with great schools and a low cost of living despite having debt and no job lined up - I found that somewhat amusing in a backwards way.

The How to Roast a Turkey thread was mine. I'm happy to report my first Thanksgiving Turkey was fabulous - moist inside and crispy out. I took the advice (from GT I believe) and bought a huge covered roasting pan and uncovered for the last hour. I'm an old pro now.

Oh, I also thoroughly appreciated the replies to my thread about what to wear to a blacktie wedding in Boston. Thanks to reassurances on this board I went pantyhoseless to the rehearsal dinner and wedding and was much more comfortable because of it!!

I liked the one about the road trip and the farting dog, or something like that! I think it got removed, but it gave me one of my better laughs this year!

Oh, gc, thanks for mentioning the people who only take their kids to D-land drive me crazy! I started that one, it's the only time I've ever posted just to see if I could get something going, and it sure worked !

I nominate the thread about a lady who lost one of her shoes on the plane and never found it.

I will top it if I find.

Aw, shucks, thanks Kikahead!

I would like to nominate any and all threads relative to the subject of San Francisco vs. San Jose. And you-know-who, San Jose's most vocal advocate.

Best wishes for a troll-free new year!

love
roxy

foxy roxy,
"Freakin' beautiful" trip reports!