Roll Call Thread Part III - Including Maps of Our Locations in 1st Post
May 15, 2009, 9:06 am
#226
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 483
Been a while. And this thread might have outlived its usefulness.
Noticed a new section has been created since. Perhaps, the mods might want to create a social group and unsticky this one.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/groups/
Noticed a new section has been created since. Perhaps, the mods might want to create a social group and unsticky this one.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/groups/
May 15, 2009, 11:18 am
#227
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
Been a while. And this thread might have outlived its usefulness.
Noticed a new section has been created since. Perhaps, the mods might want to create a social group and unsticky this one.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/groups/
Noticed a new section has been created since. Perhaps, the mods might want to create a social group and unsticky this one.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/groups/
The FT "social groups" are less than worthless at least in the current state.
May 15, 2009, 12:30 pm
#228
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 44
amerikajin777/25/DCA-IAD/Merrifield, VA
Hey Guys!
I just found FT through a friend a few months ago and have been posting occaisionally. I've been a travel junkie since I was a kid but never worried about miles until I graduated college (very young, and VERY stupid) I've lived in NRT for six months but live right outside of DC now.
I work for the Navy in procurement, so I travel a few times a year to SAN, OXR, HSV and SYR (in January...ugh). Hopefully I'll get status in Star Alliance soon. I've got a work trip for two weeks to Ventura in July if anyone can give me advice on where to stay what to do via PM.
My bf bought the house two years ago and so he isn't just saving for a downpayment any more, and he's never been well...anywhere except for Nicaragua. So hopefully, lots of travel will be happening in the coming years.
Maybe some FT DC GLBT drinking at Cobalt some Friday night? Free drinks from 11-12 now!
Chris
I just found FT through a friend a few months ago and have been posting occaisionally. I've been a travel junkie since I was a kid but never worried about miles until I graduated college (very young, and VERY stupid) I've lived in NRT for six months but live right outside of DC now.
I work for the Navy in procurement, so I travel a few times a year to SAN, OXR, HSV and SYR (in January...ugh). Hopefully I'll get status in Star Alliance soon. I've got a work trip for two weeks to Ventura in July if anyone can give me advice on where to stay what to do via PM.
My bf bought the house two years ago and so he isn't just saving for a downpayment any more, and he's never been well...anywhere except for Nicaragua. So hopefully, lots of travel will be happening in the coming years.
Maybe some FT DC GLBT drinking at Cobalt some Friday night? Free drinks from 11-12 now!
Chris
Jun 15, 2009, 4:10 pm
#230
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: AA Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 22
I've been lurking on the boards for a few weeks and finally decided to become a more active member. I posted this in another thread but figured I'd run over to the gay contingent and properly introduce myself as well!
Home Airport - ORD (Chicago)
Occupation - Program Analyst for the US Department of Labor
Age - hitting 28 in 1.5 months
Airline - Trying to focus on American Airlines because it's the contract carrier for work, but since I'm just starting to stick my toes in the loyalty program waters I'm mulling things over. Also enrolled in UA (ORD - duh) and DL. Have about 12,000 miles in each program to date.
Destinations - Mostly Midwest destinations for work, but I make the occasional ocean crossing to Asia or Europe or coastal visit to see friends.
Next trip - Domestically I'll be flying to DCA on 7/3 to celebrate the 4th in the capital. Internationally I'm heading to Athens, Greece on DL thanks to the "Sale of the Decade" fiasco a few days ago on 10/13.
Favourite airline - JAL, but that was almost 10 years ago so my memory is foggy at best!
Favourite cities - Chicago, Tokyo, and Washington DC
Interests - Travel, history, politics, and volleyball.
Home Airport - ORD (Chicago)
Occupation - Program Analyst for the US Department of Labor
Age - hitting 28 in 1.5 months
Airline - Trying to focus on American Airlines because it's the contract carrier for work, but since I'm just starting to stick my toes in the loyalty program waters I'm mulling things over. Also enrolled in UA (ORD - duh) and DL. Have about 12,000 miles in each program to date.
Destinations - Mostly Midwest destinations for work, but I make the occasional ocean crossing to Asia or Europe or coastal visit to see friends.
Next trip - Domestically I'll be flying to DCA on 7/3 to celebrate the 4th in the capital. Internationally I'm heading to Athens, Greece on DL thanks to the "Sale of the Decade" fiasco a few days ago on 10/13.
Favourite airline - JAL, but that was almost 10 years ago so my memory is foggy at best!
Favourite cities - Chicago, Tokyo, and Washington DC
Interests - Travel, history, politics, and volleyball.
Jun 16, 2009, 8:42 am
#232
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Programs: Mucci, FB Gold, Skywards, MK Kestrel Flyer, BA Gold, M&M FF, UU Capricorne, ACCOR Gold
Posts: 676
Just discovered this thread so here I am...
47 year old Brit, University Lecturer living down in the southern part of the Indian Ocean on Reunion Island, just next to Mauritius.
Love flying, can't get enough of it....
Love opera too, though I have to wait to travel before I get much of that.
Yoga freak and hiker extraordinaire...
47 year old Brit, University Lecturer living down in the southern part of the Indian Ocean on Reunion Island, just next to Mauritius.
Love flying, can't get enough of it....
Love opera too, though I have to wait to travel before I get much of that.
Yoga freak and hiker extraordinaire...
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Jun 16, 2009, 3:58 pm
#233
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Priceline Titanium
Posts: 1,402
Thanks for representing the Indian Ocean, flyphilrun. Where do you go for opera? London or South Africa? I know what it's like to travel for a performance (ballet here, as my handle suggests) though paradoxically I have a new job that has me writing about ballet more - but locally and traveling less.
Hope you'll join in the discussion!
Hope you'll join in the discussion!
Jun 17, 2009, 7:04 am
#234
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bath, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,000
CT - base airports BDL/JFK - AA Plt
Hey all,
Been playing in the miles section for last couple of weeks and now just discovered this whole new world over here in travel & dining
Born in South Africa - raised in UK and South Africa (and a short stint in Paris). Now living in rural Connecticut, USA.
38 and love to travel and always looking for travel companions for more off-beat locations - next want to do Cambodia and Myanmar.
Fly almost exclusively with OW (as they are by far the cheapest in the round the world fares from South Africa where I start and end all my tickets for price reasons)
Run two companies - one is a wholesale importer of industrial cleaning products for industries like the photo copier industry, automotive workshops, aircon etc, and the other is tourism to Africa (partner in a long established South African inbound operation for the last 15 years)
Well that's me!
Been playing in the miles section for last couple of weeks and now just discovered this whole new world over here in travel & dining
Born in South Africa - raised in UK and South Africa (and a short stint in Paris). Now living in rural Connecticut, USA.
38 and love to travel and always looking for travel companions for more off-beat locations - next want to do Cambodia and Myanmar.
Fly almost exclusively with OW (as they are by far the cheapest in the round the world fares from South Africa where I start and end all my tickets for price reasons)
Run two companies - one is a wholesale importer of industrial cleaning products for industries like the photo copier industry, automotive workshops, aircon etc, and the other is tourism to Africa (partner in a long established South African inbound operation for the last 15 years)
Well that's me!
Jun 17, 2009, 7:22 am
#235
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Programs: Mucci, FB Gold, Skywards, MK Kestrel Flyer, BA Gold, M&M FF, UU Capricorne, ACCOR Gold
Posts: 676
Thanks for representing the Indian Ocean, flyphilrun. Where do you go for opera? London or South Africa? I know what it's like to travel for a performance (ballet here, as my handle suggests) though paradoxically I have a new job that has me writing about ballet more - but locally and traveling less.
Hope you'll join in the discussion!
Hope you'll join in the discussion!
Theatre - South Africa and London (and some French Reps on tour down here)
Ballet - would you believe we just had "Le Ballet du Rhin" on tour here in Reunion Island. Great Stuff!
PS HI wijibintheair, dare I call you neighbour? SA is just 4hours away....
Jun 17, 2009, 10:16 am
#236
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Priceline Titanium
Posts: 1,402
flyphilrun - Because I have family in the UK I end up in London for ballet reasonably often (last time about two weeks ago to watch a friend retire prematurely 
) I looked up the Ballet du Rhin program and it does sound interesting!
wijibintheair - welcome! You and I are also only a couple of hours away - when you're in Connecticut as opposed to SA! Please stick around and join in.
) I looked up the Ballet du Rhin program and it does sound interesting!wijibintheair - welcome! You and I are also only a couple of hours away - when you're in Connecticut as opposed to SA! Please stick around and join in.
Jun 19, 2009, 2:11 am
#238
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: ORD, HKG
Programs: UA*G, AA Emerald, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt globalist
Posts: 10,272
I had been in the GLBT forum every now and then, but didn't know it actually has a member list of all the GLBT flyertalkers until today.
Age: Just turned 29 last month, and I don't want to be fall into the 30s group !
Location: Live in chicago (ORD), but originally from HKG, still go back to HKG once or twice a year, and yes, I am gay asian and single, any rice queens out there ? lol. Seriously no racial hang up here.
Airline: UA (I would say 95% of the time, fell in love with UA since the first time I flew UA in 12/1998, I was op up to C on UA 883 ORD-NRT on a 744 OP, the configuration which has large C class all the way to door 4)
Award trips: I basically use miles for F long haul only, mainly for ORD-HKG, basically have flown UA F, SQ F, OZ F (2 rt), and NH F, have done AC C mid con too. My next F trip will probably going thru europe from US to HKG with a combination of hopefully LH F, LX F, TG F, maybe SK C and NZ C.
Hobbies: Meeting other flyertalkers, going to different airline collectible shows, collect airlines memorbilla especially amenity kits, also interested in other public transportations, trains (Chicago Transit Authority L cars, HO models), buses (from Hong Kong double deck buses to US buses), ferries (from Seattle car ferries to Hong Kong Jetfoils). Have many many photos of all public transportations too. Meteorology, weather channel is my favourite, love their local forcast music too, when will I ever see a tornado in front of me live ?
Age: Just turned 29 last month, and I don't want to be fall into the 30s group !
Location: Live in chicago (ORD), but originally from HKG, still go back to HKG once or twice a year, and yes, I am gay asian and single, any rice queens out there ? lol. Seriously no racial hang up here.
Airline: UA (I would say 95% of the time, fell in love with UA since the first time I flew UA in 12/1998, I was op up to C on UA 883 ORD-NRT on a 744 OP, the configuration which has large C class all the way to door 4)
Award trips: I basically use miles for F long haul only, mainly for ORD-HKG, basically have flown UA F, SQ F, OZ F (2 rt), and NH F, have done AC C mid con too. My next F trip will probably going thru europe from US to HKG with a combination of hopefully LH F, LX F, TG F, maybe SK C and NZ C.
Hobbies: Meeting other flyertalkers, going to different airline collectible shows, collect airlines memorbilla especially amenity kits, also interested in other public transportations, trains (Chicago Transit Authority L cars, HO models), buses (from Hong Kong double deck buses to US buses), ferries (from Seattle car ferries to Hong Kong Jetfoils). Have many many photos of all public transportations too. Meteorology, weather channel is my favourite, love their local forcast music too, when will I ever see a tornado in front of me live ?
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Jun 25, 2009, 8:10 pm
#240
Join Date: May 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 398
I just made a bunch of trouble over in the Hyatt Forum so I thought I'd come make some here.
I live in Los Angeles where I run a graphics and publishing company. Proximity to the airport actually was a factor in deciding where to buy my house. Lifetimes ago, I used to run a gay newspaper in New York. Search Gaysweek on Wikipedia. These days I should be retired but can't quite manage it so I keep cranking out dem flyers.
I live in Los Angeles where I run a graphics and publishing company. Proximity to the airport actually was a factor in deciding where to buy my house. Lifetimes ago, I used to run a gay newspaper in New York. Search Gaysweek on Wikipedia. These days I should be retired but can't quite manage it so I keep cranking out dem flyers.