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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 13720254)

Unfortunately, I was eating lunch when I read this

Yet there are laws against trans fats in my cupcake frosting.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13720801)

CO's EWR-DCA fare went up again so Amtrak wins for my positioning to DCA at the end of the month. :(

Now to decide which NJ Amtrak stop will be the best from which to depart... Leaning towards Metropark for the easy parking.

Fares from IAH are 'tarded. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13720709)

is she the perky little thing on the Travel channel? If so. I WANT HER JOB.

Indeed she is.

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Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13720716)

Wow, I received some materials related to the tax impact of the new health care reform act. Effective July 1, there will be a new 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services. Plan accordingly. :rolleyes:

Guess I'll be paying to not get a sunburn on my honeymoon.

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Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 13720717)

Speaking of which, my Fantasy draft/bday will be in MSY this year.

Are we going to do a destination draft for the Box league?

I volunteered to commish the Box's football league, but my ability to get away is questionable at best.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 13720815)

Fares from IAH are 'tarded. :rolleyes:

I thought Spring Break travel would have died down by late April, but I suppose I was wrong. Have you purchased a positioning flight yet?

I should have used the weather waiver to move the $106 r/t I had for the positioning in February.

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13720831)

CO revenue was up 10% over last year. I doubt fares are going to go down much as they are still packing the planes.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13719936)

I've probably spent close to $500/year at B&N the last few years running. The $25 membership has netted me 3x that in discounts.

Don't you get bothered by the high prices B&N has?

I've found Borders to always have coupons available and it's trivial to sign up for their small biz program which nets one a 20% discount.

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 13720763)

I think this is a great idea. We should set it up now though so that everyone has time to plan accordingly and find fares that don't suck.

I am in for this.

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 13720856)

CO revenue was up 10% over last year. I doubt fares are going to go down much as they are still packing the planes.

In the case of the EWR-DCA flights I was watching, CO is selling W fares and the seat maps (questionable reliability, I know) are completely empty. I assumed they would eventually budge but that was never the case.

I ended up purchased some AGR points to top off an existing account - total out of pocket is under $100.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 13720866)

Don't you get bothered by the high prices B&N has?

I've found Borders to always have coupons available and it's trivial to sign up for their small biz program which nets one a 20% discount.

B&N = RDM's. At least until I get rid of teh debt and am able to switch cards to something mile-earning for everything.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13720891)

B&N = RDM's. At least until I get rid of teh debt and am able to switch cards to something mile-earning for everything.

I have thoroughly been enjoying my Chase debit card for the miles it rolls in every month.

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13720831)

No. I may just bite teh bullet soon.

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 13720914)

I have thoroughly been enjoying my Chase debit card for the miles it rolls in every month.

I don't have any branches near me with which to do deposits, and I tried to do the initial funding for the checking account I recently opened by pushing money from my existing daily-use checking account and Chase refused to take money from TD.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13720084)

How goes the Mondavi book?

Not the intended recipient of the question, but I got it out of the library on your recommendation and it is ^.

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Originally Posted by monitor (Post 13720061)

:rolleyes: Can anybody here fathom the utility of the new banner at the top of all of the pages which gives you access to linking your account here to your account at Facebook? :rolleyes:

I don't know whether this will be useful to anyone, but it loads a page in Firefox two or three times, meaning that I have to click "back" several times to go back a page. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13720716)

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 13720784)

I believe that subsection is entitled the "Pee in Boehner The Mysterious Orange Oompa-Loompa's Cornflakes Tanning Tax Act of 2010"

ETA - Friend who works on the hill was roomies with a legislative assistant to Bob Ney, the convicted former Congressman from Ohio. Accordingly, he got to hang out with the Ohio delegation regularly. He said the strange orange coloration is quite pronounced even in person... it ain't just a TV camera thing.

I thought this provision was a joke made in reference to the minority leader's hue. I've been to central Ohio, and people aren't shaded like that naturally.

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 13720763)

I think this is a great idea. We should set it up now though so that everyone has time to plan accordingly and find fares that don't suck.

I'll be in, though I probably wouldn't be able to attend a destination draft. I'll be lucky if I can get to the futbol do.

Congratulations to FT Lurker on the Box bracket win, and thank you to the two colleagues (not named here) who kept me out of last place.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 13720784)

I thought the tanning provision was thrown in by Pelosi's folks. :confused:

Either way, it's stupid.