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Hartmann Nov 17, 2008 1:32 pm

What is going on in West Texas in March of 2009? :eek:

IAH-ELP is pricing into Y (due to the return) and the Gage Hotel is completely booked minus a few days.

ssullivan Nov 17, 2008 1:33 pm


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 10765520)
Got it. I usually avoid that one as the staff tends to be a bit rough around the edges.

In any case, I will definitely be on the look out for some Biscoffs next week.

Yeah, I usually do the other one too, but this was close to both my arrival and departure gates.

Today they've been rather pleasant.

And the WiFi is actually working well in here, unlike the last three times I've been to the C-120 club, where it's been totally useless. I can even connect to my VPN in here today, and my BlackBerry is running on UMA. I even made a call on the BB over the PC WiFi, which has never happened at the EWR C-120 club.

Scott6067 Nov 17, 2008 1:36 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 10765504)
Bad Scott6067! Shopping at Wal-Mart under any circumstances is a big no no.

You have to remember that Wal-Mart is the Neiman Marcos of Stillwater shopping destinations! One person's slumming is another person's Speciality Store.

On the LBB front and the location of places you are correct. I think that there are 4 or 5 of us that have connections there. I still think we should try a mini do in LBB one of these days. Perhaps talk with the station manager and get a tour! :) On another note, there is a cool flight museum at the airport for WWII Glider Pilots for those of you that go to LBB regularly.

ssullivan Nov 17, 2008 1:36 pm


Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 10765528)
What is going on in West Texas in March of 2009? :eek:

IAH-ELP is pricing into Y (due to the return) and the Gage Hotel is completely booked minus a few days.

I wouldn't trust prices on airfare this far out for March. They'll likely go down. Every time I look at airfare more than about 90 days out it's ridiculously high, and then when I wait, and book closer to the flight, it's dropped.

Maybe there's a film crew out there? The area gets used in a lot of movies, and hotels like the Gage (and Paisano in Marfa, Limpia in Fort Davis, Maverick and Holland in Alpine) tend to fill up when that's going on.

The area's also becoming increasingly more popular as more tourists discover it, although the Gage is generally out of the price range of most family spring break tourists.

ssullivan Nov 17, 2008 1:37 pm


Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 10765550)
You have to remember that Wal-Mart is the Neiman Marcos of Stillwater shopping destinations! One person's slumming is another person's Speciality Store.

That's why you drive to Tulsa. :p

Scott6067 Nov 17, 2008 1:40 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 10765565)
That's why you drive to Tulsa. :p

And I only drive because there is no airservice. The weird part is tomorrow I am driving to TUL - Hilton Garden. Not flying but have a meeting. I dont know what I will do. I mean why drive all the way to the airport and not get on a plane.

I should also mention that the Immigration Officials at YYC dont like the idea of someone flying in by themselves to meet no one for 27 hours of visiting the city. I had a great time though and found a great restaurant called the Tribune that is off of sixth street in Downtown YYC if you ever get a chance to go there.

gbryan84 Nov 17, 2008 1:46 pm


Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 10765550)
On the LBB front and the location of places you are correct. I think that there are 4 or 5 of us that have connections there. I still think we should try a mini do in LBB one of these days. Perhaps talk with the station manager and get a tour! :) On another note, there is a cool flight museum at the airport for WWII Glider Pilots for those of you that go to LBB regularly.

Count me out so that leaves you 3-4. Tickets from NYC are $500+ and reward is non-existant on the days I always want.

ConciergeMike Nov 17, 2008 1:48 pm

A lot of the smaller CO stations and a few of them in TX are looking for Station Managers. Too bad my only airline industry experience is FT.

Hartmann Nov 17, 2008 1:50 pm


Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 10765550)
On the LBB front and the location of places you are correct. I think that there are 4 or 5 of us that have connections there. I still think we should try a mini do in LBB one of these days. Perhaps talk with the station manager and get a tour! :) On another note, there is a cool flight museum at the airport for WWII Glider Pilots for those of you that go to LBB regularly.

I'm in, especially if the dates allow for a CO.com special.

If we do it in the summer we'll have free reign over the place. We'll actually be able to get a table at Chimy's and Spanky's.

The Silent Wings Museum looks very interesting, so I'd be up for that as well. Maybe throw in a winery tour too (complimentary tour and tasting ^^)

sbm12 Nov 17, 2008 1:51 pm


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 10765496)
I might have to order a few of these.

http://www.biscoff.com/gourmet/shop?...uy&itemid=0208

There is a click-through link to get SkyMiles if you really are going to buy them. I think is is just biscoff.com/delta or /skymiles.

rolov Nov 17, 2008 1:57 pm

When you check flight status on CO.com
it shows you the upgrade list now
When did this happen ??

fozz Nov 17, 2008 1:59 pm


Originally Posted by rolov (Post 10765715)
When you check flight status on CO.com
it shows you the upgrade list now
When did this happen ??

Over the weekend they pushed out the latest release which was in preview last week.

sdm1130 Nov 17, 2008 2:02 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 10765477)
I smell a cat fight brewing in here.

It's well under way now. :rolleyes: Don't people realize that it's not worth going back and forth with someone on the Internet?! Maybe I'm crazy, but I would have expected a bit more from 2 evangelists.

rolov Nov 17, 2008 2:03 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 10765729)
Over the weekend they pushed out the latest release which was in preview last week.

thanks
^

CO 1E Nov 17, 2008 2:04 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 10765512)
The upstairs circular one by C-73.

I dislike that club. C-120 is far superior.


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