I saw Rick Steves a few of weeks ago at an orchestra performance in Columbia, SC. At the pre-show talk, I told myself I would raise my hand and say, "Thanks Rick for the forum and for making it virtually ad free." My question was going to be, "Do you ever lurk on the forum and post under a secret pseudonym?" But the anxious introvert kicked in, and I didn't do it. ☹️
So... I will say it here. Thanks Rick, for the forum and for making it virtually ad free. You could easily monetize this forum with ads. Thanks for not doing that. I interact with so many other forums that have flashing ads and pop ups that drive me a little crazy. This forum is refreshing for its lack of ads (and for the tone of conversation, too!). As an aside, I say "virtually ad free" because there is that little bar at the top of the page right now advertising 20% of in the RS store, but it's small.