Post #245523 by Dick Charming on Fri, Jul 28, 2006 3:17 PM

Aloha! I have been a long time lurker in TC and found this site to be a wealth of information on two of my favorite things: Rum & Tiki. I’ve been catching up on TC since I’ve been away for a few months. And "no", I wasn't in jail.

I really enjoyed this thread. What fun!! Chip and Andy obviously put a lot of work into it. Great work guys. I too have read a lot of the previous threads on Mai Tai’s. They all offer some new tidbit or at least a new spin on things. I learn something new with each post. This thread has been the most comprehensive to date IMO.

After getting into this thread, I thought, “Wow, this cool. I want to do something like this for another classic Tiki drink.” I can share some of my secrets and get others to share their tips. Then I read T.J.’s comments and said “Nevermind”. When you post mean comments it tends to make people shy away and then the whole community loses out.

T.J. – What was the point of your comments other than to be mean? Talk about distracting. It’s comments like yours why I don’t post or contribute to TC. I bet there are other potential posters who feel the same after reading your comments. I have always wanted to contribute to this site but have been fearful of the pointless, negative, “you’re not Tiki-enough” responses from the “regulars” that show up and ruin a great thread like this. Well, you’ve reinforced my feelings.

Again, I appreciate the effort Chip and Andy as well as the others who contributed. Please post more like this.

Well...back to being a just a lurker.