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windwalker Mar 16, 2010 10:21 am


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 13586406)
I only book a "B" fare when they are $500 to NRT via SEA ;)

+1, we needz another

mwg25 Mar 16, 2010 10:22 am


Originally Posted by mnmag (Post 13585545)
I have to say that for me -- the nicest benefit I get from being a Plat-- is all the help I receive in rebooking flts when I find myself in an 'unfortunate' situation (which, admittedly, has been far too often for me, lately :rolleyes:).^ Esp. the IAH PC agents -- they have been able to perform near miracles to help me out!^

On another note, the two flts that I had to get rebooked this past weekend - ended up in Y -- so extra EQMs!^ I can use all the help I can get -- in that area!;):rolleyes::D

Absolutely. I took FULL advantage of this trying to get into and out of DC during the insane snow weekend in the beginning of February. And yes, I'll take any Y-rebook gladly!! (it always seems to happen on the really short flights though :p)


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13585594)
[*]Not really a meal, but real glasses for drinks, and more than one drink service on IAH-DFW on AA's 727s in the mid 1980s. We did the route fairly often when flying AA in those days, and they always managed to serve once, and come back through with refills, and while there was no meal, the drink came with as many bags of Eagle brand honey roasted peanuts as you wanted. And no plastic cups to be found anywhere on the airplane. The quick service may have been made easier by the mid-cabin galley on the 727-100s that flew many of those flights.[/LIST]

Oh, honey roasted peanuts. Yum. I remember these from childhood. ...And then came the regular peanuts, and then came the pretzels (one of the foods I am almost NEVER hungry enough to actually want to eat - and that's not just on airplanes - they hold absolutely no appeal for me!)


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13585927)
I slept through a 4.2 in the Anaheim area when I was about 10 years old. My mother woke up and told me there was an earthquake and I didn't believe her.

I slept through this. No kidding. Granted, we were in PSP at the time, but still... :eek: so yes, now when I say "I could sleep through an earthquake" - I mean it. :p


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13585953)
I'm on Android and BlackBerry, and I have a growing group of friends using Android. I don't know anyone anymore who is using a Windows Mobile device.

tjtenor4 is in love with his HTC Touch Pro. He had a Treo before that, and stated, when shopping for this new one, that keeping WinMo was a non-negotiable. :eek: I mean, admittedly, the new phone is pretty nice - kind of feels like a Windows iPhone - but...oh well. To each his own.

I don't think I know anyone (at least, anyone with whom/with whose phone I interact significantly) on Android.

ssullivan Mar 16, 2010 10:22 am


Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 13586022)
Gee SSullivan, I know we haven't seen each other in a while in person, but to forget about me so soon!! (IE I have a Windows Mobile Device)

I might be interested in helping your partner dispose of his phone with proper compensation of course. ;)

Oops sorry about that. I forgot you had a Windows Mobile device.

And I'll let you know when he decides to get rid of the iPhone 3GS. Hopefully it will still be working. We haven't had the best of luck with the reliability of that phone. This past Saturday we had to go back to the Apple store yet again for a problem. This time the phone was refusing to read his SIM card. We knew it wasn't the SIM card, as we pulled it out and put it in my Nexus One and it booted right up, connected to AT&T's network, and we made a call with it. The Apple store was (a) surprised we knew what a SIM card was or how to access it on the iPhone and (b) shocked that the problem could be with the phone as opposed to the SIM card (apparently you're not supposed to know how to remove a SIM card on an iPhone, and iPhones are never supposed to break — insert multiple :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: here). Anyway, they tested it, and sure enough, it was the phone, so we walked out with a new one. This is iPhone number three since August. Granted, the first one was left in a New York taxi cab and never seen again, but we've also had a couple of other issues with the first two handsets, before the second one just totally quit working last Friday.

On the bright side, the screen on the replacement one does seem a lot better than the one on the previous handset, which was getting a little dim, even when at full brightness.

ConciergeMike Mar 16, 2010 10:23 am


Originally Posted by mnmag (Post 13586301)
Cool!^ (Was only teasing you!;))

I know. :) But you're right. If you look at the daily fluctuations of any given security constantly and you're not day-trading it to make quick gains, you're doing nothing but asking for early ulcers.

jrzyshawn Mar 16, 2010 10:23 am


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13583394)
I'm not sure any of those would really grab me, but if I had to pick one, I'd go with BON. I would also avoid NAS like the plague.

I was very disappointed with Nassau. I remember thinking it was just like downtown Newark, but with palm trees.

ConciergeMike Mar 16, 2010 10:25 am


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13586454)
and iPhones are never supposed to break — insert multiple :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: here).

Wonder if channa hates Apple for their rah-rah attitude too. :rolleyes:

ConciergeMike Mar 16, 2010 10:27 am

Moderately famous comedian Jim Norton has had problems with the iPhone to the point that he started going to a different Apple Store in NYC, eschewing the one close to his apartment. He had reached the point of anger toward his iPhone that when he was going to his regular store, he was convinced that the staff saw him coming and would give him a bad handset just to see what would happen.

belynch Mar 16, 2010 10:27 am


Originally Posted by bdjohns1 (Post 13586193)
Is that the Delilah the song was written about?

Si.

Just sent a PM to CO In Cider regarding my perceptions on their trying to sell me an upgrade when I was on a B fare and why I booked on B6 and canceled my CO trip. Curious to see how/if they use this data point for anything other than thinking I'm a :rolleyes:.

mnmag Mar 16, 2010 10:29 am


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 13586406)
I only book a "B" fare when they are $500 to NRT via SEA ;)

Cool!^ I wanna go with you, next time!;)^

mnmag Mar 16, 2010 10:29 am


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 13586461)
I was very disappointed with Nassau. I remember thinking it was just like downtown Newark, but with palm trees.

agreed!:rolleyes:

ssullivan Mar 16, 2010 10:30 am


Originally Posted by mwg25 (Post 13586449)
Oh, honey roasted peanuts. Yum. I remember these from childhood. ...And then came the regular peanuts, and then came the pretzels (one of the foods I am almost NEVER hungry enough to actually want to eat - and that's not just on airplanes - they hold absolutely no appeal for me!)

I'm not a fan of the pretzels either. I love good pretzels — the big kind, fresh out of the oven, but the little mini pretzels and mini pretzel sticks CO has been serving lately don't cut it. I especially hate it when that's all CO can offer in domestic F. CO's domestic F meals are still, IMO, the best overall in the US, and they have one of the most generous meal-time policies on serving them. However, if you don't get the meal, they offer the same thing as in Y, just with free booze and it comes in a real glass. The snack baskets on other airlines at least offer some variety, including whole fruit if you want something a little healthier to munch on.

I rarely eat CO's pretzels. Every once in a while I will, but 95% of the time, I just decline them from the FA.

mnmag Mar 16, 2010 10:32 am


Originally Posted by mwg25 (Post 13586449)
Absolutely. I took FULL advantage of this trying to get into and out of DC during the insane snow weekend in the beginning of February. And yes, I'll take any Y-rebook gladly!! (it always seems to happen on the really short flights though :p)

Well, I 'lucked' :rolleyes: out this past w/end -- of the two rebooks -- one was long (IAH-EWR) & the other was IAH-COS!;)

mnmag Mar 16, 2010 10:34 am


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13586459)
I know. :) But you're right. If you look at the daily fluctuations of any given security constantly and you're not day-trading it to make quick gains, you're doing nothing but asking for early ulcers.

It helps to have ADD!;) (most 'professional' traders that I know & have worked with, do!:D) I don't quite have the 'touch' I used to have when I was in front of screens all day long!:rolleyes: (another job, another life!;))

ssullivan Mar 16, 2010 10:35 am

Love it when Craigslist transactions are easy. So often they're not. Less than 24 hours after listing a broken computer, a working but outdated computer, and a box of assorted computer parts, cables, and old software for $75 on Craigslist (wanted at least $50 for it), it's out my door right when the guy said he'd be here, and I've got $55 in cash in my wallet for it. And, he had no issue finding our place, which is good. Mapquest and many GPS navigation units have our address in the wrong place. This guy didn't call because he was lost; he called when he was at the gate waiting to be let in. That's how it should be done.

Now it's time to list some more junk we don't want anymore and try to get it out of here before a potential relocation that may be happening next month.

icurhere2 Mar 16, 2010 10:37 am

Is it wrong to e-mail yourself an itinerary that has 4 UA flights on the outbound to present at a conference (BNA-ORD-ORF-IAD-BOS)? The fifth segment "Is Not Possible" on this date for the itinerary.


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