You have been on TUG a while if ...... [2011]

[Pat H]

John Chase
John ( Wonka )
John Cummings
not sure of the 4th ( could have been me since I am a John )

You got it but you were supposed to let it hang there for awhile before answering. I wanted to see if anyone remembered that you are a John.

 

[Patty]

1,4,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15,19

 

[AwayWeGo]

No. 4 Is The Only 1 On The List That I Remember. So It Goes.

Why everyone wanted a Dik

Dikhololo was discovered to be a Tiger Trader & highly affordable, thanks in part to exchange rates at the time, with free multi-year RCI membership included in the deal.

We made haste to buy a Dikhololo unit for ourselves, but they were all gone. (You snooze, you lose.) We had to settle for Lowveld Lodge, which we still own.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[mas]

The old 714 was a Marriott Rewards trip combo. It cost 425,000 MR points and consisted of two weeks at any Marriott worldwide and 240,000 FF points. You could turn back in the two weeks at the Marriott hotel and get enough points back for a 713 which gave you another 120,000 FF points.

I did this once, but as we all know the rewards program is definitely not what it used to be

As for the list, without cheating, my memory is as follows:

1,3,4,5,7,9,10,12,13,
15(hey Fletch--it's good that you remember your own rules),
17,18,19,20.

 

[Elli]

Here are the ones I remember:

1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Still early yet but nobody remembers

2. What Basil did for a living
8. Who still doesn't have an email address
11. Why TUG was started ( no cheating )
14. Tracey
20. a 714

I will give a little backround on all 20 in a few days !

8 will be easy once he reads this. The rest will fall into place, the only
tough one might be #2 but I know some oldies will remember. Brian Rogers, you are not allowed to answer 11

Fletch - I remember you talking about how much you enjoyed it when your wife would go online at RCI and she would play with your Dik!

Re Basil: was he not a law scool faculty member at Emory?


Re TUG founding. Bill Rogers exchanged into a resort that was a dump
And decided that there needed to be a way to swap info about exchanges so that people wouldn't have an experience like his.

 

[Fern Modena]

Steven,
You're good. But you don't mention the boiled pizza. I'm sure you shared some with the folks who have the recipe, didn't you? I'm not mentioning names, cause I KNOW, but wonder why others haven't said they do.

I guess our legislator is too busy to chime in, but how about the other? Snowed in???

Fern

 

[Fern Modena]

How many of you know what TUG's first phase was?

A hint, it didn't have a bulletin board. Not till Bill and I discussed it, and then Laurance Chan and I talked further, and on and on...

I think John Chase knows, and a few others...maybe Doug Wilson...

Fern

 

[Ginny]

Was it a bulletin board on Prodigy?

 

[Ginny]

Sorry - just saw that it *wasn't* a bulletin board.

 

[cindi]

Why does Mugawamp Swamp or something keep coming into my head?

 

[KauaiMark]

Yep...

1. Fern's Cafe
3. Why John went by Wonka
4. Why everyone wanted a Dik
5. Sunday night chats
6. Lindy
7. Boiled Pizza
9. Who was called Mr Marriott
10. Resale Sally
11. Why TUG was started ( no cheating )
17. The first II rep on TUG
18. Kauai Mark (who?)
19. Melvin
20. a 714

 

[AwayWeGo]

Mistaken Identity ?

Resale Sally

I assume Resale Sally is entirely different from Big City Sally.

Right ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[jlf58]

Ok, for the point, what resort did he trade with and what resort did he trade into and hated ?
as far as my Dik, lets just said its not what it used to be

Fletch - I remember you talking about how much you enjoyed it when your wife would go online at RCI and she would play with your Dik!

Re Basil: was he not a law scool faculty member at Emory?


Re TUG founding. Bill Rogers exchanged into a resort that was a dump
And decided that there needed to be a way to swap info about exchanges so that people wouldn't have an experience like his.

 

[suzanne]

I remember several but not all. Ken K, I still miss you. Fletch, you introduced me to TUG when I asked you on the Timesharing Today Newsletter what a TUG was. I'm sure you really laughed about that. I met the II Rep when he came to a Florida TUG Meet that BeachBarbie and I held here in Pompano Beach, FL. Fern, you really helped alot of us with your insight and wit over the years. I remember when you first talked about retiring and moving from SF to Vegas. Seems like only yesterday, time sure flies. Fletch, it is so good to see you post again on TUG. I've missed you. Hopefully you will post more often. What a great family we have here at TUG. Thanks to Brian Rogers for giving us this wonderful BBS.

Suzanne

 

[Larry]

I remember 12

I remember the following;

1. Fern's Cafe
4. Why everyone wanted a Dik
5. Sunday night chats
9. Who was called Mr Marriott
10. Resale Sally
11. Why TUG was started ( no cheating )
12. Ken K
13. Maz
15. 5/2/1
17. The first II rep on TUG
18. Kauai Mark
19. Melvin


That's all folks!!!!!!!!

 

[MuranoJo]

1. Fern's Cafe
4. Why everyone wanted a Dik
5. Sunday night chats
7. Boiled pizza (remember discussions but never knew the background)
9. Mr. Marriott
12. Ken K.
13. Maz
15. 5/2/1
17. First II rep on TUG
18. Kauai Mark

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Still early yet but nobody remembers

2. What Basil did for a living
8. Who still doesn't have an email address
11. Why TUG was started ( no cheating )
14. Tracey
20. a 714

I will give a little backround on all 20 in a few days !

8 will be easy once he reads this. The rest will fall into place, the only
tough one might be #2 but I know some oldies will remember. Brian Rogers, you are not allowed to answer 11

Ok, for the point, what resort did he trade with and what resort did he trade into and hated ?
as far as my Dik, lets just said its not what it used to be

Counselor Basil had laregely disappeared from TUG about the time I joined. Just a few intermittent posts and peope were wstarting to wonder where he was.

I do remember that he owned a fixed week 51 or 52 at Allen House.

 

[shagnut]

I remember them all but five. I sure do miss the old Sunday night chats. Tony & I usually closed it around midnight. shaggy

 

[jme]

Not only remember 'em, but i knew Sally .....
talked with her often, even had lunch a few times when we were at HH......
(Sally Benfer--still have her number in my little book, altho she's moved...great girl)

Marty (jme)

 

[jlf58]

ANSWER BELOW

















1.Fern's Café - NOW THE TUG LOUNGE – SHE IS CERTAINLY THE QUEEN OF TUG

2. What Basil did for a living – LAWYER FULLTIME, JOKESTER PART TIME

3. Why John went by Wonka – TO MANY JOHN’S SO WE HAVE A CONTEST TO PICK A NIC NAME AND THE WINNER GOT A YEAR’S MEMBERSHIP FREE FROM JOHN

4. Why everyone wanted a Dik – BACK THAN, YOU COULD NEVER HAVE TO MANY DIKS, WHAT A POWERHOUSE TRADER

5. Sunday night chats – ONE OF THE EARLY HIGHLIGHTS, I USED TO LAUGH FOR HOURS

6. Lindy – SHE WAS THE FIRST NUTTY PERSON ON TUG. THERE HAS BEEN MANY SINCE THAN. SEE THE MEXICO THREADS

7. Boiled Pizza – NEVER A FAN BUT VERY POPULAR

8. Who still doesn't have an email address – YES, THE ONE AND ONLY ROGER ( STILL BUGS ME TODAY )

9. Who was called Mr Marriott – THAT WOULD BE ME. I WAS A MEAN VERSION OF DAVE M

10. Resale Sally – SHE SOLD RESALE FOR MARRIOTT AND EVERYONE ON TUG BOUGHT FROM HER. WHAT MOST PEOPLE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT HER IS HER HUSBAND WAS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR BARONY BEACH AT THE TIME.

11. Why TUG was started – BILL ROGERS TRADED HIS MARRIOTT HERITAGE WEEK FOR SAND N SURF IN DAYTONA. IT WAS A DUMP AND HE WANTED A WAY TO RATE TIMESHARES

12. Ken K – TRULY ONE OF THE NICEST TUGGERS EVER AND ORGINAZED MANY TUG GET-TOGETHERS IN NJ.

13. Maz - HE WAS THE BABY ON TUG AND A REGULAR POSTER

14. Tracey – ANOTHER EARLY TUGER AND YES A SWEETIE, I STILL HERE FROM HER OCCASIONALLY

15. 5/2/1 - MY RULE OF MAX YOU SHOULD SPEND ON A RED/WHITE/YELLOW WEEK

16. Jeff from ICW – HE SOLD DIKS FOR A LIVING. SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT

17. The first II rep on TUG – CRAIG URBINE WAS A VP FOR II AND USED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. HE LEFT II A LONG TIME AGO

18. Kauai Mark – ANOTHER GREAT GUY WHO IS STILL HERE AND HAS BEEN AROUND LONGER THAN DIRT

19. Melvin - DITCHED TUG TO GO INTO POLITICS, STILLS POSTS, THOSE PEOPLE FROM KY ARE STRANGE

20. a 714 - YES A MARRIOTT CERT THAT WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST. 425,000 MARRIOTT REWARDS POINTS GOT YOU 120 AIR MILES, 10 DAY CAT 5 HOTEL AND FREE RENTAL CAR

 

[Dori]

I remember:
1
2
4 ( I bought one and never regretted it)
5
6
7
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19

 

[Fern Modena]

7--The boiled pizza. Weren't Tonyg and Melvin the creators and owners of the recipe.

Fern

 

[rapmarks]

I sure remember Ken k. when we were househunting, he put us on to Estero, and here we are and happy that we found it.

 

[Hophop4]

I always enjoyed reading KenK's posts on SE Florida. It was back in 2003 when he made a post over on the RCI community forum and had a link for TUG in it. I clicked it and it brought me over here and I have been here since.