On 2012.12.17 16:59 , Bowser wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:28:22 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote:

On 2012.12.16 11:11 , Bowser wrote:
Apologies, but I'll be very out of pocket during Christmas week,
without any on-line access.

I hope that implies a fireplace and single malt in the evenings after
long days on the trails ...

I wish...

I'll be in a secure facility where they allow nothing. No cell phones,
nothing. I'll be basking by the warm glow of servers and large network
gear.

Suckz. (Did something like that some many years ago - people with
rifles who looked at me with menace when I left the Tempest room without
an escort... not even phone lines in there).

However, the evenings will be spent in a nice hotel with, I assume, a
fully functional bar. And single malt is always an excellent choice.

As is cognac, whiskey, bourbon...

Drink plenty of water before bed time ...

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