No GS is good: the glass is half-real

Old Aug 12, 2012, 10:05 pm
  #16  
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,447
For those posting about GS on twitter, it seems the #GrandSlam2012 hashtag has already been used by others too... LOL!

Really hoping this promotion takes place once again this year. This year I will go all the way!
kinglobjaw is offline  
Old Aug 12, 2012, 11:02 pm
  #17  
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA, UA, SQ, VA, QF, AF, BA
Posts: 2,865
An FTer found the T&Cs by hunting around on US's website on 21 Aug. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/2011-...11-faq-up.html

The links to the registration went live by US on 24 Aug http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/16980114-post78.html and the promo started on 14 Sept. It's possible that US was forced to go live before they intended to because the details were leaked prematurely.

I don't know if anything can be found by playing with urls, I had a go and couldn't find anything.

If they are not going to have it, I wish they would just come out and say so.
Tiki is offline  
Old Aug 13, 2012, 6:21 am
  #18  
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Here today, gone tomorrow
Programs: Nothing shiny :-(
Posts: 2,487
Originally Posted by Tiki
If they are not going to have it, I wish they would just come out and say so.
Amen to that. Getting fed up with the uncertainty.
louie-m is offline  
Old Aug 14, 2012, 7:14 am
  #19  
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
What uncertainty? It is absolutely certain that US Airways will either have a Grand Slam 2012 or they will not.

Originally Posted by louie-m
Amen to that. Getting fed up with the uncertainty.
AlohaDaveKennedy is offline  
Old Aug 16, 2012, 7:35 pm
  #20  
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NYC (often in Thailand, Israel and Sweden)
Programs: Turkish Elite, AA Platinum, Royal Orchid Plus Silver
Posts: 382
Originally Posted by AlohaDaveKennedy
What uncertainty? It is absolutely certain that US Airways will either have a Grand Slam 2012 or they will not.
Why is this sounding like Schrodinger's Cat?
larrythai is offline  
Old Aug 16, 2012, 8:43 pm
  #21  
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHL
Programs: Former long-time US GP; now AA dirt
Posts: 4,904
Originally Posted by larrythai
Why is this sounding like Schrodinger's Cat?
Gee, thanks for making me google "Schrodinger's Cat" and making my head explode...

Last edited by tommyleo; Aug 16, 2012 at 9:18 pm
tommyleo is offline  
Old Aug 16, 2012, 9:06 pm
  #22  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
Originally Posted by larrythai
Why is this sounding like Schrodinger's Cat?
That takes me back to P-chem.
dsquared37 is offline  
Old Aug 17, 2012, 2:08 am
  #23  
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 47,979
Originally Posted by tommyleo
Gee, thanks for making me google "Schrodinger's Cat" and making my head explode...
Not to forget the use of the cat in the box in various episodes of the Bing Bang Theory: https://www.google.com/search?q=schr...ient=firefox-a
oliver2002 is offline  
Old Aug 17, 2012, 4:11 am
  #24  
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 198
So.. are you claiming that Soap operas rly are good for something ?
And may it just be to overcome Internet ADS..
ProfNapalm is offline  
Old Aug 17, 2012, 1:19 pm
  #25  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
Posts: 13,643
What do you people have against cats? No wonder AA is bankrupt!

Mike
mikeef is offline  
Old Aug 17, 2012, 6:16 pm
  #26  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: LAS
Programs: DL PM, UA PS, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,904
Originally Posted by larrythai
Why is this sounding like Schrodinger's Cat?
It's the Grand Slam Uncertainty Principle. σTσB > *N/2, when σT is the Standard Deviation of our Topguest daily earnings, σB is the SD of how much Biscoff spread we'll be purchasing, and *N is the Starnet blocking constant

Of course, P / *N = FCT, where P is the participation level in the GS.
amolkold is offline  
Old Aug 17, 2012, 7:27 pm
  #27  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
Originally Posted by amolkold
It's the Grand Slam Uncertainty Principle. σTσB > *N/2, when σT is the Standard Deviation of our Topguest daily earnings, σB is the SD of how much Biscoff spread we'll be purchasing, and *N is the Starnet blocking constant

Of course, P / *N = FCT, where P is the participation level in the GS.
There's no wave function nor Planck's constant? This needs to be further worked.
dsquared37 is offline  
Old Aug 18, 2012, 6:27 am
  #28  
Suspended
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,135
Originally Posted by dsquared37
There's no wave function nor Planck's constant?
F(wave_goodbye_to_Grand_Slam). If anyone cares to wager, I've got several dozen TrackItBack stickers that say it won't happen this year.
beltway is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.