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quote:Thanksgiving will start coming twice a week at Newark Liberty International Airport as of next year, and it's nothing for fliers to be thankful for, according to a report out today. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/thanksgiving-like_crowds_expected_to_plague_newark_airport_twice_a_week_in_2015_study_says.html Guess that TSA PreCheck was worth the cost. Especially now with my project getting funded I'm looking at a week on the road every month for 6 months.
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UA club @LHR...holy crap, I heard about it but thought that low low expectations for UA clubs was coloring the praise a bit. Better than the senator lounges at FRA. Man they make great Bloody Marys from scratch. The martini I had for desert was fab as well.
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Nov 21, 2014 01:45
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Getting an escort through customs and using the special elevator is kickass as hell. I'm booking a tight connection on every international return from now on.
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Aristotle Animes posted:UA club @LHR...holy crap, I heard about it but thought that low low expectations for UA clubs was coloring the praise a bit. Better than the senator lounges at FRA. Man they make great Bloody Marys from scratch. The martini I had for desert was fab as well. It's amazing what competitive pressures will do for you. Which is the exact opposite of what mergers have done in the US.
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Uncle Jam posted:Getting an escort through customs and using the special elevator is kickass as hell. I'm booking a tight connection on every international return from now on. That'll end well. 
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Mackieman posted:It's amazing what competitive pressures will do for you. Which is the exact opposite of what mergers have done in the US. They've obviously had to step it up for the london finance boys so it amazes me how they skimp in places like SFO. And making moves like locking up the cocoa (which sent flyertalk through the roof lol) and moving to unwrapped cookies so you can't swipe the Milanos. Missed the upgrade on the LHR-IAH but cleared for IAH-SEA, yeaaaah, I'm asking for my GPU back.
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Nov 21, 2014 16:26
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Nov 21, 2014 16:51
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Aristotle Animes posted:They've obviously had to step it up for the london finance boys so it amazes me how they skimp in places like SFO. And making moves like locking up the cocoa (which sent flyertalk through the roof lol) and moving to unwrapped cookies so you can't swipe the Milanos. It should automatically redeposit. Dollars to donuts you have to call in, though. In other GPU news, I just booked a last minute trip to CLT to acquire a place to live temporarily when we move in January so I'll be over 150K PQM and snag two extra GPUs and two RPUs. Even my wife will make Silver this year on it, for whatever that's worth (which isn't much).
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Nov 21, 2014 18:18
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse is rad as gently caress. SERIOUSLY. I had the best eggs benedict there and got a nice little 30 minutes massage. Strolling in on a coach ticket as a Delta Diamond felt nice too.
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Nov 21, 2014 20:37
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Mackieman posted:It should automatically redeposit. Dollars to donuts you have to call in, though. I usually have to call but this morning I discovered it redeposited on its own. Good on MP for getting their poo poo together. I'm gonna use it on a up coming domestic anyhow because I have 3 that expire at the end of this year. I think you can call and beg for a max 2 gpu to be extended a few months. I'm going to need more GPUs this coming year. Just booked my 3 trips to close out the year and it looks like I will hit 125,244 just squeaking in to get 2 more RPUS. Roll in my nonrev flying and I have 155,540 butt in seat this year.
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Nov 22, 2014 14:35
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Aristotle Animes posted:I usually have to call but this morning I discovered it redeposited on its own. Good on MP for getting their poo poo together. I'm gonna use it on a up coming domestic anyhow because I have 3 that expire at the end of this year. I think you can call and beg for a max 2 gpu to be extended a few months. I'm going to need more GPUs this coming year. This is my first year as a 1K but other folks I know had success get two extended to April of this year by having already re-qualified and having a trip for the next year booked. Soothed the savage agent, if you will.
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I think flyertalk's consensus is "usually, don't count on it, and call back." Gonna go wade that poo poo right now. There's pretty much no way I'm going to decide on int'l before year end... I don't think anyhow. Did just meet our Aussie Rep yesterday and that's a def thing coming this year. Maybe I can push to get it rolling. in other news lol Depart: 6:20 a.m. Sun., May. 31, 2015 San Diego, CA (SAN) Arrive: 12:27 p.m. Sun., May. 31, 2015 Seattle, WA (SEA) Flight Time: 6 hr 7 mn Travel Time: 13 hr 57 mn Flight: UA5608 Operated by Skywest Airlines dba United Express. Aircraft: Embraer 120 Brasilia Meal: None See On-Time Performance View Seats ! You are arriving in San Diego, CA (SAN) on Sat., May. 30, 2015 and your connecting flight departs from San Diego, CA (SAN) on Sun., May. 31, 2015. Note: Flight 5608 is serviced by a non-jet equipment type. Note: Flight 5608 is serviced by a non-jet equipment type AgrippaNothing fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Nov 22, 2014 |
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Nov 22, 2014 14:50
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Aristotle Animes posted:I think flyertalk's consensus is "usually, don't count on it, and call back." Gonna go wade that poo poo right now. There's pretty much no way I'm going to decide on int'l before year end... I don't think anyhow. Did just meet our Aussie Rep yesterday and that's a def thing coming this year. Maybe I can push to get it rolling. Please tell me that's a schedule change and
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Nov 22, 2014 23:08
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They should market those planes as a retro experience. Have objectified stewardesses and free booze. Demand people wear a suit when they fly.
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Nov 23, 2014 02:45
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It's a hitch for sure. I was actually sorry to hear they are retiring the emb120. I've had some great fights on those SEA -PDX on a clear day is magic with Rainer, st. Helens and Hood all in a row just beyond that chromed engine. I caught a flight SFO-MRY which was neat. If they would offer me the 500mile minimums on segments everytime they stopped to refuel, I would totally do SAN-SEA on the emb120.
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Nov 23, 2014 16:38
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Nov 26, 2014 01:49
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So glad I'm not traveling and I'm going to Thanksgiving two miles from my house.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:So glad I'm not traveling and I'm going to Thanksgiving two miles from my house. I'm driving four hours but getting an early start to beat traffic. gently caress flying this week; AUS was crazy enough on Sunday when I was picking up my wife.
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Nov 26, 2014 05:18
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Traveling puts you in contact with so many people and cultures. Like last night in the Kansas city hotel bar, wow some opinions of these middle aged white guys sucking off the cops that stopped in for a burger. Heading back to SEA today. Again, white occasional travelers have some different opinions. Including how the elites aren't better than them cause they bought a ticket like everyone else also 4.50 FOR A WATER I could get that at home for 2!!! It's only a midcon....it's only a midcon and then I'm home.
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Aristotle Animes posted:Traveling puts you in contact with so many people and cultures. Like last night in the Kansas city hotel bar, wow some opinions of these middle aged white guys sucking off the cops that stopped in for a burger. Man white people, amirite? What's the deal with airplane food?
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Nov 26, 2014 14:04
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Wow. Hoisted by a Seinfeld pastiche. I guess I should get with the times and recognize that people aren't a product of their upbringing in this post racial society. For the record, you weren't there and didn't hear the disgusting remarks, so gently caress off.
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Nov 26, 2014 19:56
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Nov 26, 2014 22:00
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Welp, I'm going to end up a few nights shy of Marriott Platinum and a few miles shy of United Gold. Thanks, work, for asking me to take a bunch of Aeroflot flights and for forcing me to stay at SPG hotels a few times...
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Nov 26, 2014 22:19
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Take a vacation to bump yourself over the top. Seriously.
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Nov 26, 2014 22:32
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Nov 26, 2014 22:49
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So what did you hear?
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canoshiz posted:oh god the cancellations I was traveling yesterday; all that weather and I ended up getting messed up instead by a flat tire on my 6 AM flight at DAY. I ended up having to drive to CMH (75 minutes away) to have a shot of getting to my destination same day - though, on the plus side, doing so changed me from a 45 minute layover and a 4 hour layover to a single 2-hour layover.
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Pissingintowind posted:Welp, I'm going to end up a few nights shy of Marriott Platinum and a few miles shy of United Gold. Thanks, work, for asking me to take a bunch of Aeroflot flights and for forcing me to stay at SPG hotels a few times... Yeah, I'd be booking something to push me over for *G at a minimum.
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Yep, due to only flying during about 6 months this year, I am not going to make *A Gold either. Sigh...
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P.D.B. Fishsticks posted:I was traveling yesterday; all that weather and I ended up getting messed up instead by a flat tire on my 6 AM flight at DAY. I ended up having to drive to CMH (75 minutes away) to have a shot of getting to my destination same day - though, on the plus side, doing so changed me from a 45 minute layover and a 4 hour layover to a single 2-hour layover. My original plan was to fly ALB-EWR-SNA. ALB-EWR got cancelled because of the snowstorm, so United automatically booked me on ALB-FLL(!)-SNA which had me staying in FLL overnight which is some bullshit. Called, got rebooked to ALB-ORD-SNA, missed my 40 min connection time because they were spraying the plane down with antifreeze for like an hour, sprinted to the desk and barely made the last seat on ORD-LAX to land on the same night. This is why I live in California 
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Nov 27, 2014 15:59
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I am going to have to mileage run either DM or AA Platinum this year. Not sure which one I will do and which one I will get naturally - have to see how my last couple weeks shake out. Next year I think it will be a stretch to get both again, so I will probably drop AA, but I'm just a few segments off so I'll bounce up and down the East Coast on USAir metal probably, maybe grab a PenAir flight for kicks.
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My stupid AA mileage run is set for this coming Tuesday. I plan on finishing the entire first season of Broad City and reading as much airport fiction as I can until my various devices die. I'm not going to be able to make my Hilton goal, but I'm ambivalent on them after my weird Grand Vacations experience. How is everyone doing on status? One month to go- hope you have your mileage runs planned.
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taco show posted:My stupid AA mileage run is set for this coming Tuesday. I plan on finishing the entire first season of Broad City and reading as much airport fiction as I can until my various devices die. I'm not going to be able to make my Hilton goal, but I'm ambivalent on them after my weird Grand Vacations experience. I didn't fly as much as I wanted to, and I got split up on airlines I dont usually fly (drat you United). I'll be $500 short of Silver on Delta after my last trip of the year, and I'm sitting at 90% of the points needed for A list on Southwest. Got platinum at IHG and executive elite at National, so I'm good there.
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About 2 hours away from landing in Tokyo on JAL5 in the Sky Suite 777 business class seat. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking a ticket up. Lay flat bed, power, outstanding food, so much room I don't even know what to do with it all. gently caress status, credit card churning is where it's at.
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Credit cards is the way for the future. Oh and be sure to pick up a box of Tokyo banana. nrt have the best souvenirs
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Grab some Japanese whiskies from the DFS as well!
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caberham posted:So what did you hear? Stupid poo poo like "who cares about the grand jury, he disrespected an officer of the law". This said to play to the cops eating in the bar. Then there was the priceless "build a wall and let 'em burn their grocery stores down and we'll just let 'em starve." Shameless and had I been black they wouldn't have been going off like that I'm sure. They would have kept their ugly mouths shut. I'm sorry I brought it up but, this thread is kinda a place where people bitch about travel poo poo and we'll I was loving tired of being expected to agree with monsters because we look similar. Anyhow... taco show posted:How is everyone doing on status? One month to go- hope you have your mileage runs planned. I worked him out of a jam yesterday on the 1k line on his way back from thanksgiving. We had a discussion about compensation from MP in which I said it would depend on the whim of the agent and how much of an inconvenience they thought you suffered, cabin, and status. He got pissy with me about the latter because he "knew their was more than just E+". Yeah, they still don't care about silver and you better be 1K or GS to think you have a shot at something decent for a 3 hour delay on domestic travel and the reroute got you home 2hrs earlier than the original.
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I'm stuck at UA silver; I'd have gotten gold if I hadn't tried to follow our office's rules (other guy on the trip just booked the business seat on a direct flight and didn't get in trouble). Hotels and cars are, as usual, hopelessly fragmented.
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I've really enjoyed this last year with my Hilton Diamond and my US Platinum. It's been fun. I've been happy traveling less, but I will miss the perks. It's been real. I'm sure I'll be right back at it in a year-or-two. I do love traveling.
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