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Aug 21, 2017, 5:35 am
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I did think of a few other things I need to pack. This is why I started packing yesterday.
That said, I still need to book my hotel for Saturday night. If Mr. Kipper forgets to pack anything, he can call me and ask me to pack it.
Aug 21, 2017, 5:53 pm
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from Smiths Ferry ID (~60 mi north of BOI, in the middle of the zone of totality)
Aug 21, 2017, 6:27 pm
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Newly minted Diamond for 2018 (yay me I suppose). A newbie:
- I am flying to LAS with a companion (just comped them to Gold). Are we eligible for upgrade at my window or day of only?
- I am flying to LAS with a companion (just comped them to Gold). Are we eligible for upgrade at my window or day of only?
Aug 21, 2017, 7:06 pm
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Aug 21, 2017, 9:05 pm
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Sawtooth Brewing Co (Ketchum ID, near Sun Valley) did a "Total Eclipse of the Hops" EPA ... excellent!
Aug 22, 2017, 7:07 am
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Aug 22, 2017, 7:26 am
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Aug 22, 2017, 11:44 am
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Passing through SEA. Sitting in the A SC at the left end of the bar looking out on the B gates.
Aug 22, 2017, 7:29 pm
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Mr. Kipper is at IAD, waiting to board a flight to MUC, then to PRG.
I leave on Friday, from PIT, to FRA, and then to PRG on Sunday.
I leave on Friday, from PIT, to FRA, and then to PRG on Sunday.
Aug 22, 2017, 8:36 pm
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Aug 22, 2017, 8:52 pm
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Apparently CVG is getting a new airline tomorrow. Hoping it's AS. That should force DL to make CVG-SEA year-round.
Aug 23, 2017, 5:36 am
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Aug 23, 2017, 8:50 am
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That's Mt. Saint Helens and Mt. Rainier sticking up above the wildfire smoke from earlier in the month.
Aug 23, 2017, 11:35 am
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Aug 23, 2017, 11:50 am
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In reference to a post where I asked if I should do a MR to CUN:
I ended up doing it! It was actually a lot of fun and I actually cleared on the final leg too due to #TeamBoardLast and a misconnect. It was more fun than I expected and I got a decent amount of sleep in the MCO sky club with a 5 hours layover. The only major annoying thing was on CUN-MSP the woman next to me got very intoxicated (she seemed like a nervous flyer) spilled twice (luckily I managed to avoid most of it), fell asleep covering the entire armrest (my side too) and thankfully got cut off. It appeared she had taken her husbands gate UG since the FA said "You're not mr. SoandSo" and she said "Oh yes they only had one seat up front left and he told me to take it".
On a completely other note, checking in in SJU today, while tagging my bags, the TA repeated my info to the Red Coat next to her (Spelling of last name and birthday). I found this kind of odd. My only theory is that they were making sure I wasn't traveling on my dad's SM since she made a comment about being amazed I was so young and a DM. Anyone have any other thoughts on that? Not really worth its own thread but I'm curious to see if the lounge has any musings.
I ended up doing it! It was actually a lot of fun and I actually cleared on the final leg too due to #TeamBoardLast and a misconnect. It was more fun than I expected and I got a decent amount of sleep in the MCO sky club with a 5 hours layover. The only major annoying thing was on CUN-MSP the woman next to me got very intoxicated (she seemed like a nervous flyer) spilled twice (luckily I managed to avoid most of it), fell asleep covering the entire armrest (my side too) and thankfully got cut off. It appeared she had taken her husbands gate UG since the FA said "You're not mr. SoandSo" and she said "Oh yes they only had one seat up front left and he told me to take it".
On a completely other note, checking in in SJU today, while tagging my bags, the TA repeated my info to the Red Coat next to her (Spelling of last name and birthday). I found this kind of odd. My only theory is that they were making sure I wasn't traveling on my dad's SM since she made a comment about being amazed I was so young and a DM. Anyone have any other thoughts on that? Not really worth its own thread but I'm curious to see if the lounge has any musings.