"Discontinued Program"
Jun 22, 2006, 7:12 pm
#1
Moderator: American AAdvantage & Marriott Bonvoy
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: PHX
Programs: American ExPlat; Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 8,115
"Discontinued Program"
Feels more than a little strange to see that after the title of the forum.
It was also odd to scan down the list of forums when I logged on, instinctively stopping in the "A's" for what was always my first stop on FT, and not find it.
While it makes good sense to roll these forums together going forward, and I supported that decision, now that it's done I'm finding myself just a bit sentimental about it being gone. The America West forum was a pretty quiet, friendly place with a number of regulars who could argue now and then, but were almost always cordial and helpful.
To all of you who contributed to this forum over the years, I sincerely appreciate the help you provided to me. I hope you will continue along in the new forum.
Cheers, all!
Just for old times sake. . . remember?
. . . "The Sale" (that nearly put them under)
. . . 747 service to Hawaii and Japan
. . . Flight Fund credits based on $$, rather than miles
. . . No first class, but free cocktails throughout
. . . Chairman's. . . to Platinum. . . and back to Chairman's
. . . R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
It was also odd to scan down the list of forums when I logged on, instinctively stopping in the "A's" for what was always my first stop on FT, and not find it.
While it makes good sense to roll these forums together going forward, and I supported that decision, now that it's done I'm finding myself just a bit sentimental about it being gone. The America West forum was a pretty quiet, friendly place with a number of regulars who could argue now and then, but were almost always cordial and helpful.
To all of you who contributed to this forum over the years, I sincerely appreciate the help you provided to me. I hope you will continue along in the new forum.
Cheers, all!
Just for old times sake. . . remember?
. . . "The Sale" (that nearly put them under)
. . . 747 service to Hawaii and Japan
. . . Flight Fund credits based on $$, rather than miles
. . . No first class, but free cocktails throughout
. . . Chairman's. . . to Platinum. . . and back to Chairman's
. . . R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Jun 22, 2006, 11:10 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2000
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And yes, the US mods have been reading both forums pretty diligently since the merger, and will continue to do so .
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Jun 22, 2006, 11:30 pm
#5
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Commuting around the mid-atlantic and rust-belt on any number of RJs
Programs: TSA Random Selectee Platinum, * Gold, SPG/HH/MR mid-tier, and a tiny bag of pretzels.
Posts: 9,255
Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
AZ, are you still going to be a mod?
. Check the bottom of the "new" forum page.
Jun 23, 2006, 10:13 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Programs: US (and former HP) CP, UA and AA alumnus, HH Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 148
Originally Posted by AZ Travels the World
Just for old times sake. . . remember?
. . . "The Sale" (that nearly put them under)
. . . "The Sale" (that nearly put them under)
Glad to see you're a moderator in the new combined forum. ^
Sep 30, 2006, 8:54 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2006
Programs: UA 1K MM, *Wood Plat (Gold Lifetime)
Posts: 501
Originally Posted by AZ Travels the World
Just for old times sake. . . remember?
. . . "The Sale" (that nearly put them under)
. . . 747 service to Hawaii and Japan
. . . Flight Fund credits based on $$, rather than miles
. . . No first class, but free cocktails throughout
. . . Chairman's. . . to Platinum. . . and back to Chairman's
. . . R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
. . . "The Sale" (that nearly put them under)
. . . 747 service to Hawaii and Japan
. . . Flight Fund credits based on $$, rather than miles
. . . No first class, but free cocktails throughout
. . . Chairman's. . . to Platinum. . . and back to Chairman's
. . . R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Sorry to even be posting here, but you brought back some significant and powerful memories. I drove down from Flagstaff to get in on "The Sale" -- spent nearly $10K (which is all I had) and put most of it down on the old flight coupon books you could use to fly the short-hops (FLG - PHX, PHX - TUS, PHX - SAN, etc) -- those books were a substantial savings over the normal cost of the flights, and unrestricted to boot -- "The Sale" made them a virtual steal. "The Sale" kept me and Dr. Flyin4MAG, who was in school in TUS at the time, flying back and forth for years. "The Sale" also got us seats in the nose of the 747 to HI to celebrate our engagment.
I will miss HP and it will always share a special place in my heart. Dr. Flyin4MAG and I discuss being on the DASH-8s to FLG and passing around the basket full of food -- usually when we are sitting in F on UA and waxing nostalgic on how good it used to be.
HP you will never be gone from this family, since you literally brought us together. Thanks for everything.
Dec 25, 2006, 10:18 am
#13
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southern California
Programs: US Airways,Hilton HHonors, Marriott, National
Posts: 1,341
Ok.. never mind.. back to the "new and approved" US Airways
