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colpuck Feb 10, 2010 12:45 pm

Trustguy, someone has to bill while the office is out.

FT Lurker Feb 10, 2010 12:45 pm


Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13365066)
Wow -- our New York midtown office must be like a ghost town. There is one junior person there out of about 50 folks.

Yup only five of us here today. I think I am going to :rolleyes: out around 3

mnmag Feb 10, 2010 12:46 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13365052)
local Days Inn Edison. $53 a/i - 5,000 BD miles

OK! I never status-matched to BD -- so it's not really of any 'value' to me!:rolleyes: ;)

icurhere2 Feb 10, 2010 12:46 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13365052)
local Days Inn Edison. $53 a/i - 5,000 BD miles

Tonight and tomorrow total $75.47 a.i. (reimbursed by state) for 10,000 BD miles. I think that's a WIN.

windwalker Feb 10, 2010 12:47 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 13364749)
It looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

Planning to quit drinking as well?


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13364784)
...Mr.Brit is working from home; the girls have a snow day from school. MissTeenBrit is playing with the XBox and LitteMissBrit is playing on the computer..

She needs to be practicing her stand-up bit

Brituchenite Feb 10, 2010 12:47 pm


Originally Posted by mnmag (Post 13365084)
OK! I never status-matched to BD -- so it's not really of any 'value' to me!:rolleyes: ;)

how is the snow out by you? It's really coming down heavily here. I can only just see across the street from the window.

mnmag Feb 10, 2010 12:47 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13365092)
Tonight and tomorrow total $75.47 a.i. (reimbursed by state) for 10,000 BD miles. I think that's a WIN.

^^!

Trustguy Feb 10, 2010 12:47 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13365078)
Oh, no. Poor thing!


Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 13365079)
Trustguy, someone has to bill while the office is out.


Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 13365082)
Yup only five of us here today. I think I am going to :rolleyes: out around 3

Inmates are truly running the asylum. :eek:

icurhere2 Feb 10, 2010 12:49 pm


Originally Posted by mnmag (Post 13365102)
^^!

FAIL is eating breakfast in the hotels, as the travel reimbursement for the "city" I'm visiting is only going to be $23 for Thursday and $23 for Friday.

mnmag Feb 10, 2010 12:49 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13365096)
how is the snow out by you? It's really coming down heavily here. I can only just see across the street from the window.

Yep, coming down really heavy here, too!:rolleyes: Everything is a white winter wonderland!:-: Not going anywhere!:cool:

Brituchenite Feb 10, 2010 12:50 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13365092)
Tonight and tomorrow total $75.47 a.i. (reimbursed by state) for 10,000 BD miles. I think that's a WIN.

^

that's the difference between living in TN and NJ -sigh!
Cheapest place within 50 miles of me was $53 a/i and fortunately, it happened to be less than 3 miles away!

mnmag Feb 10, 2010 12:51 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13365116)
FAIL is eating breakfast in the hotels, as the travel reimbursement for the "city" I'm visiting is only going to be $23 for Thursday and $23 for Friday.

You have my 'sympathies' -- that does qualify as a 'FAIL'!:eek:

sbm12 Feb 10, 2010 12:52 pm


Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 13365050)
Not to go all OMNI but there are some who are using the facts to understand that there are serious issues with claiming the "factual" high ground: http://j.mp/cPCcsQ

I didn't mean to imply that one view is 100% correct. But suggesting that global warming definitely means less snow is just as bad. I'm just playing on that front. :p

windwalker Feb 10, 2010 12:52 pm


Originally Posted by mnmag (Post 13365084)
OK! I never status-matched to BD -- so it's not really of any 'value' to me!:rolleyes: ;)

Neither did I but figure the way BD tosses miles out there and their usage rate, it might not be bad to pick up 20K for not much.
However the BD site is not accepting applications at this time, so getting that number is causing a bit of :rolleyes:

mnmag Feb 10, 2010 12:52 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13365121)
^

that's the difference between living in TN and NJ -sigh!
Cheapest place within 50 miles of me was $53 a/i and fortunately, it happened to be less than 3 miles away!

Said 'difference' is made up by the meal allowance -- as he noted!:rolleyes:


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