Teh Penalty Box
Nov 29, 2010, 8:46 am
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:46 am
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Extremely interesting possibility. It would be subdued indeed, since the number of denizens currently attending can be counted on two hands.
Nov 29, 2010, 8:47 am
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:50 am
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Good Morning Box.
I'm in for the HockeyDO.
I'm in for the HockeyDO.
Nov 29, 2010, 8:50 am
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Morning, Box.
Love the imagery. 
[QUOTE=jrzyshawn;15326085]The bag house
There is a house a couple blocks from me that has a full rig up and BLINKING. If I lived across from them, I might develop seizures by the Second Sunday of Advent.
People get EUAs on that route? 
Check is going in the mail today. :-:
Ooohhh, hope it goes well! Hang in there!
I'll be running XP through the end of summer 2011 and, yeah, must admit that it's still perfectly OK. The machine itself (Toshiba Tecra, 2008 vintage) is somewhat of a chunker, aesthetically, but it has been getting the job done.
[QUOTE=jrzyshawn;15326085]The bag house
There is a house a couple blocks from me that has a full rig up and BLINKING. If I lived across from them, I might develop seizures by the Second Sunday of Advent.
I'll be running XP through the end of summer 2011 and, yeah, must admit that it's still perfectly OK. The machine itself (Toshiba Tecra, 2008 vintage) is somewhat of a chunker, aesthetically, but it has been getting the job done.
Nov 29, 2010, 8:50 am
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:51 am
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:51 am
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No it's broken
Tomorrow's 551, RDU-IAH still haz me in 10F
all 8 on the lovely 737-500 are showing as taken, no one upgraded and no one on the upgrade standby list.
Interesting that CO is still offering to sell me a 10s of dollars upgrade
But it appears that I would be upgraded to bulkhead-odd that I can't select that seat yet. It shows as open if i choose pay for upgrade but my reservation will not allow me to select.
21A is still available, maybe I should just snag that
Tomorrow's 551, RDU-IAH still haz me in 10F
all 8 on the lovely 737-500 are showing as taken, no one upgraded and no one on the upgrade standby list.
Interesting that CO is still offering to sell me a 10s of dollars upgrade
But it appears that I would be upgraded to bulkhead-odd that I can't select that seat yet. It shows as open if i choose pay for upgrade but my reservation will not allow me to select.
21A is still available, maybe I should just snag that
Nov 29, 2010, 8:52 am
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:52 am
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EUA is working just fine for me this week. 
In other news, just had a complete fail with Chase. My card was locked so I called the PPlat line.
"Sir, due to the time of year, we are blocking online transactions."
"Uhmmmmm - okay. So the moral of the story is use my AmEx?"
"Sir, your purchases represents a liability to Chase, so we are blocking them."
"But they are valid purchases from an accredited vendor* and my account has always been in good standing."
"Sir, we thank you for your continued loyalty to Chase. Oh, I see in your account that you are not using your Chase card often and the system is flagging you to decrease your credit limit -- would you like to speak to an advisor about this?"
"I thought this card had no credit limit?"
"Sir, shall I transfer you?"
"No. You make my hair hurt."
*vendor was a Canada based lobbying organization and represented my annual fee for 2011.
In other news, just had a complete fail with Chase. My card was locked so I called the PPlat line.
"Sir, due to the time of year, we are blocking online transactions."
"Uhmmmmm - okay. So the moral of the story is use my AmEx?"
"Sir, your purchases represents a liability to Chase, so we are blocking them."
"But they are valid purchases from an accredited vendor* and my account has always been in good standing."
"Sir, we thank you for your continued loyalty to Chase. Oh, I see in your account that you are not using your Chase card often and the system is flagging you to decrease your credit limit -- would you like to speak to an advisor about this?"
"I thought this card had no credit limit?"
"Sir, shall I transfer you?"
"No. You make my hair hurt."
*vendor was a Canada based lobbying organization and represented my annual fee for 2011.
Nov 29, 2010, 8:53 am
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I don't haz a single CO or :-: Alliance flight booked until 2011.
Nov 29, 2010, 8:53 am
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I'm on vacation in 3 days.
I'm not sure if I can survive the next 3 work days to get there. I'm having issues with a certain someone that makes up my work schedule. For some reason I get to work 3 flights in 4 hours while others (as in everyone else) gets to take long rest periods.
I'm not sure if I can survive the next 3 work days to get there. I'm having issues with a certain someone that makes up my work schedule. For some reason I get to work 3 flights in 4 hours while others (as in everyone else) gets to take long rest periods.
Nov 29, 2010, 8:56 am
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Wish I could say I wrote the line myself.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/quotes?qt0394777
I went 2 for 3 on that flight while Gold. Got it coming back from PHX MR, back from ONT MR, and missed coming back from SJC...that was when I was happy to miss an upgrade, as we almost got bumped.
Thanks for the quick turnaround. Mom will be calling with her usual "Who are these people?"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/quotes?qt0394777
I went 2 for 3 on that flight while Gold. Got it coming back from PHX MR, back from ONT MR, and missed coming back from SJC...that was when I was happy to miss an upgrade, as we almost got bumped.
Thanks for the quick turnaround. Mom will be calling with her usual "Who are these people?"
Nov 29, 2010, 8:56 am
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:56 am
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Not sure if I'll fly UA or US. I get free tickets on US but I'll pick the one that works the best time wise. I just might try the new company to see how that Red Carpet works and hope for gate agent shenanigans.