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I received conditional approval on my Nexus card today. I have my interview tomorrow. I was expecting a long wait for an appointment, but both enrollment centers nearby had multiple appointments available. 
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Guy Axlerod posted:I received conditional approval on my Nexus card today. I have my interview tomorrow. I was expecting a long wait for an appointment, but both enrollment centers nearby had multiple appointments available. I've got Global Entry but I'm strongly considering going for Nexus since I will likely have a three hour layover at YYZ in November.
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Sep 11, 2014 20:41
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The initial review of my application took 2 months, so apply away.
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Sep 11, 2014 21:08
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My wife has two long layovers at ohare. What is the best Lounge at O'Hare? Free drinks are important. I usually fly us so I use us lounges but I got into the dl Lounge at lga and it was incredible. So, wanted to see what people recommend for buying a pass.
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Sep 12, 2014 02:48
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Shbobdb posted:My wife has two long layovers at ohare. What is the best Lounge at O'Hare? Free drinks are important. I usually fly us so I use us lounges but I got into the dl Lounge at lga and it was incredible. So, wanted to see what people recommend for buying a pass. At most Delta lounges only the well drinks are free, and they aren't even really free because you're guilted into tipping the bartender.
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Sep 12, 2014 03:19
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Mackieman posted:I'm hesitant to believe that this is a universal experience. Can confirm this is true. Tell em about an expansion project that is pending and they stop asking questions. (BC, Quebec and Alberta for me)
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Sep 12, 2014 04:27
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Thoguh posted:At most Delta lounges only the well drinks are free, and they aren't even really free because you're guilted into tipping the bartender. Your point being? People who don't tip are beneath pond scum.
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Sep 12, 2014 05:09
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Thoguh posted:At most Delta lounges only the well drinks are free, and they aren't even really free because you're guilted into tipping the bartender. What the hell is this? Also I heard the nexus line at yvr was closed today for 9/11. Anyone know if that's the real reason?
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Sep 12, 2014 05:21
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Shbobdb posted:Your point being? People who don't tip are beneath pond scum. My point being they aren't self serve anymore so even the free drinks end up not being free. Edit: they all used to be self serve so actually were free. It is annoying when a tipped interaction is arbitrarily inserted into the process. Thoguh fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Sep 12, 2014 05:45
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Jesus Christ.
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Sep 12, 2014 13:56
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Shbobdb posted:My wife has two long layovers at ohare. What is the best Lounge at O'Hare? Free drinks are important. I usually fly us so I use us lounges but I got into the dl Lounge at lga and it was incredible. So, wanted to see what people recommend for buying a pass. Rick Bayless has a number of Frontera sandwich places at ohare. If your wife likes Mexican food, she should go there. Not a lounge, but still worth it.
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Sep 12, 2014 13:59
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Why ya'll acting like I kicked a puppy or something? The guy said free drinks were important in his decision so I commented about the drinks. And it is a material change from what Delta lounges used to do. So if somebody hadn't been to one in a few years their expectations would need to be updated.
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Sep 12, 2014 14:14
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At any rate the DL lounge at O'Hare sucks.
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Sep 12, 2014 15:15
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There's two AA Admiral's Club lounges in Term 3. The one in the H-K concourse is pretty big and has food for purchase and showers. Both have free drinks (please tip your bartenders). I usually get a sandwich at the Bayless spot and then go up to the lounge to work. It's not ~super luxe~ or anything but it works alright for me (yogurt pretzels!).
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Sep 12, 2014 15:36
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Thoguh posted:Why ya'll acting like I kicked a puppy or something? The guy said free drinks were important in his decision so I commented about the drinks. And it is a material change from what Delta lounges used to do. So if somebody hadn't been to one in a few years their expectations would need to be updated. Because no one gives a poo poo (or shouldn't) that they have to now tip a minimum wage, likely underemployed worker except you. Saying they painted the wall ivory from the previous color of bone would be a bigger update than this.
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Sep 12, 2014 16:36
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sellouts posted:Because no one gives a poo poo (or shouldn't) that they have to now tip a minimum wage, likely underemployed worker except you. Meh, I find it annoying to wait around on the bartenders. Especially if I have short layover and just want quick poop and a beer.
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Sep 12, 2014 16:44
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MickeyFinn posted:Rick Bayless has a number of Frontera sandwich places at ohare. If your wife likes Mexican food, she should go there. Not a lounge, but still worth it. Frontera is already on the menu  So, it sounds like all the lounges are pretty much the same. Free (bad) beer and (bad) wine with DL having the additional free (bad) well drink? In that case, she can just buy whichever one is easiest for her.
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Sep 12, 2014 16:45
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Tai-Pan posted:Meh, I find it annoying to wait around on the bartenders. Especially if I have short layover and just want quick poop and a beer. I usually find the wait in a lounge to always be a percentage less than the outside restaurants. Just me though.
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Sep 12, 2014 16:52
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Shbobdb posted:Frontera is already on the menu United Clubs have free well drinks too but it's also nothing special. I like the legacy President's Club locations because they usually have showers which is awesome after international flights.
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Sep 12, 2014 16:56
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sellouts posted:Because no one gives a poo poo (or shouldn't) that they have to now tip a minimum wage, likely underemployed worker except you. I wasn't bitching about the expectation of tipping for a free drink from a bartender, I was bitching about them going from what used to be a self serve bar to now having to get a drink from a bartender, with the tip going along with it. A hotel I stay at has done something similar. You used to get passes to the fitness center next door from the front desk and you just asked for them when you checked in. Now they keep them at the concierge so you have to go ask them and generally are expected to give a tip. Same interaction, moved over a few feet, now it costs. Like I posted, it is annoying when a company arbitrarily turns an interaction into a tipped interaction.
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Sep 12, 2014 16:57
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I like the bartenders because I am a polite and affable person who enjoys having short conversations with other human beings. Plus, the self-service bar is so gauche. I recognize that this makes me somewhat unique amongst goons.
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Sep 12, 2014 17:53
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To be fair, I like that the PHL Admirals Club is self serve so no one can judge me when I get that fourth helping of Yuengling and cucumber finger sandwiches. Anyway, I just flew one of AA's upgraded 737-800 and they are niiiiice. Multiple power outlets on every seat! Legroom even when not in MCE/F! I think there was even an S-Video cable? I didn't recognize the plug shape.
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Sep 12, 2014 18:18
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I like the bartenders because I am a polite and affable person who enjoys having short conversations with other human beings. Plus, the self-service bar is so gauche.  I cannot imagine being annoyed by a small tip during an interaction that in almost all other public places would expect it. Anyone know when the Soho House is installing their self service bar?
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Sep 12, 2014 19:15
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taco show posted:To be fair, I like that the PHL Admirals Club is self serve so no one can judge me when I get that fourth helping of Yuengling and cucumber finger sandwiches. Yeah, that's SVID. I like the plug locations. Every time I'm in a sky club the guys are pushing food and drink on me like they get paid commission. The Italian Wedding Soup is surprisingly decent.
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Sep 12, 2014 20:36
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I like the bartenders because I am a polite and affable person who enjoys having short conversations with other human beings. Plus, the self-service bar is so gauche. It's almost as if you like people or something. Weren't you the one chastising me for even considering taking a Lync call via in-flight Wi-Fi?  Ask me about business travel/frequent travel: You like lots of people, right?
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Sep 12, 2014 21:17
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Ynglaur posted:It's almost as if you like people or something. Weren't you the one chastising me for even considering taking a Lync call via in-flight Wi-Fi? Heck yes I was.
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Sep 12, 2014 22:10
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taco show posted:... is self serve so no one can judge me when I get that fourth ... Okay, coming clean, this.
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Sep 12, 2014 22:11
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The auto machines that tipped the glass over were kinda sweet though.
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Sep 12, 2014 23:06
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*jumps up from seat 10D* *opens coat revealing dynamite* gently caress ORD! THIS THREAD'S GOING TO T-I-P!
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Sep 13, 2014 00:06
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Aristotle Animes posted:*jumps up from seat 10D* anything to avoid ord
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Sep 14, 2014 01:54
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I don't mind ORD. I like the cheesy plink plonk music in neon tunnel. I tend to avoid it in the winter for obvious reasons. I rarely connect int'l there but I can't see that being any worse. I'd welcome the walk before a transatlantic.
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Sep 15, 2014 04:14
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Aristotle Animes posted:I don't mind ORD. I like the cheesy plink plonk music in neon tunnel. I tend to avoid it in the winter for obvious reasons. I rarely connect int'l there but I can't see that being any worse. I'd welcome the walk before a transatlantic. Agreed, what's a trip without a saunter through the psychedelic tunnel? Also, while I've been stuck in ORD some, I'll gladly take ORD over EWR.
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Sep 15, 2014 14:23
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Death to ORD.
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Sep 15, 2014 14:23
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Death to ORD.
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Sep 15, 2014 16:39
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Death to ORD. That and every time I take off from IAD I pray the plane pulls a 180 and crashes into the terminal. gently caress that place. ORD loving sucks too.
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Sep 16, 2014 00:21
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Are yall slumming in Term 2 or what?
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Sep 16, 2014 00:37
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ORD is a gigantic crowded mess but the Rick Bayless torta place was pretty good 
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Sep 16, 2014 01:38
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canoshiz posted:ORD is a gigantic crowded mess but the Rick Bayless torta place was pretty good The loaded guac there is a refreshing treat that I always make sure to grab
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Sep 16, 2014 03:36
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majestic12 posted:Are yall slumming in Term 2 or what? Which are the regional garbage gates? F? Which for some reason got a new ua club while the ones in b and c were left in the 80s.
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The only good part about ORD is that Chicago's Best Hotdog place. I don't generally like hot dogs (3 kids: we get them enough), but that place does them right. As for the rest of it? No thanks: give me a layover in MSP instead.
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