knitters needle

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

Sorry to hear that.  
It is part of what makes us a community instead of just a SG.

Would have enjoyed hearing your voice as well.  
Though I guess I just did.

BTW:  I still think we need an announce list of the news and only the news for those members whole don't like all the touchy feely group, aka unprofessional, participation.  I would like the NCSG EC to reconsider its decision from last year not to create such a list.

avri

On 3 Jul 2012, at 11:13, Michael Carson wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed.
> 
> This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and unprofessional.  This is not the first time I have received these types of email exchanges.
> 
> Again, please remove my email address.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael Carson
> YMCA of the USA
> 
> From: "Ginger Paque" <gpaque at GMAIL.COM>
> To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM
> Subject: Re: knitters needle
> 
> I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do use circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane?
> 
> I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn to knit :)
> 
> Cheers, Ginger
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <aaa at meiji.ac.jp> wrote:
> William Drake suggested:
> > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a
> > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto?
> > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting…
> 
> Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring hold
> baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are amongst
> the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto planes in
> the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of attendees
> may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be).
> 
> 
> --
> Professor Andrew A Adams                      aaa at meiji.ac.jp
> Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration,  and
> Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics
> Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan       http://www.a-cubed.info/