Tom:
Welcome to the forum. Seeing as you're pretty new here -- I want to make sure you are glad to become one of the unwashed masses, so to speak. As for Salt Talks being fun -- yes, we think it is - but then, we've been attending Salt Talks events since #2 - back in '01. And we've been running the event, first for Jon Amo and then for ourselves - since about 2004. It must be fun for us -- or else we wouldn't put up with the hassles of trying to roast hamburgers in the rain and wind.
On another note -- where in Wisconsin, if I might ask? Nancy and I live near Marquette in the UP of Michigan and will drive through a good portion of Wisconsin on our trip later this week. We usually go straight west, through Duluth, but this time are taking I-70 and so will go down through Oshkosh, Madison, and on to Dubuque. Let us know if you're nearby and we'll toot the horn as we got past.
Welcome one more time. See you on the salt.