Originally Posted by
Flyer_70
So I'm trying to convince my mother the value of hotel points. Mom and dad like to travel around the country by car and just normally stay "where ever" as long as it is inexpensive. She just won't hear the logic of focusing their stays at certain brands - they would have had a few weeks free nights by now.
Methinks I need to speak with Dad...
My dad told me last night that he needs 2 stays by 12/31 to get Marriott Gold (was Silver last year). Unfortunately, this weekend was likely to be their last trip east for the calendar year (this is why you plan ahead, people!) so I have to help him find two mattress runs in the CLE area.
There's a TownePlace Suites near the airport (so about a half hour from their house) that's $71 on the next two Saturdays from now. I think I may steer him that way - can't seem to find anything better.
Originally Posted by
sfogate
Most of the kids looked fine but a few of them were not so fine. But all of them had the biggest smiles on their faces. A very successful day and one that I will volunteer for again.
Good for you. And for everyone else involved in the production. ^
Originally Posted by
cheepneezy
Watching Air Force One.....the big rescue is starting.
Trivia: the Kazakh presidential palace, from which the dictator is captured in the opening scene, is actually Severance Hall, where the Cleveland Orchestra plays. You can see a couple of shots of the neighborhood skyline (including the famous
"Church of the Holy Oilcan") in that scene. :-:
I remember driving with my mom past all of that one day and seeing the detours and traffic due to filming.
Originally Posted by
photog72
Speaking of smelling. Looks like you'll be able to see CLE-MIA tomorrow in PHL on CBS. Oh.. the smelling = CLE.
It's been a LONG time since I've actually seen the Browns play. Nice.
Originally Posted by
baglady
I'm watching a sad throw away game by Nebraska. Boo Sooners!!!!!
Better dead than Sooner red.
OU is one of those teams to which I have no personal connection, but I generallly would prefer not to see them win because then I think of a person I rather dislike, somewhere out there, gloating.
Same goes for Florida State and ESPECIALLY UConn (in all sports but particularly women's basketball).
Oh wait, I'll be watching all those teams come BCS time (except for FSU, and it almost was).
Originally Posted by
Steve GadFly
That sounds like a plan.....or we could just drive aimlessly around for a few hours pretending to decide where to eat and then call it a night
:-:
inside joke:-:
Originally Posted by
baglady
Aerogeek marries aerogeek in training. It's worked out well for us.
Same here! And I hope that it works out nearly as well as it has for you!