I'll hug anyone or anything any time or place. But I have learned from a life time of touching folks to read them. Once you become a hugger it comes almost instinctual to reads folks. Then you know what you can get away with that doesn't bug folks. And there are some folks that just send out that body language that says, "No hugs and stay the heck out of my space." What you do with them is just gently touch them on the arm at first. After a whilw they're gonna let you more into their space or less. But huggers know all this stuff....

Big ol' hug, especially to DougR. He hates 'em but he's getting a little better each time....

Bobert