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Originally Posted by colpuck
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Anyone doing a wake and bake this fine April 20th? |
Good afternoon,Box, from the RCC between C/D terminals at PHL.
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Originally Posted by belynch
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SMF for me. :o
Originally Posted by belynch
(Post 13808132)
I hold the distinction of being the first person to set off the "puffer" in LAS. The TSA person said "whoa. It actually works."
I responded with, "apparently, it doesn't." :rolleyes: yadda yadda yadda, I missed my flight. Well, now, that'll teach you not to be so cheeky to TSA staff .....:p
Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 13808292)
The current administration is responsible for the statistic. Only individuals making more than 200K per year, and couples making more than 250K will see any tax hike.
Originally Posted by Trustguy
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In 2011, the tax will be levied against estates in excess of $1 million with a 55% top rate.
Originally Posted by colpuck
(Post 13808447)
She can't that's MY plan...
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Originally Posted by Phudnik
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I am partial to scones, myself. They are truly the densest of pastries.
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Originally Posted by kingalien
(Post 13804407)
I've only been able to accept vouchers twice in my flying lifetime. Always restricted mostly due to work schedule and other times I just wanted to go home.
Originally Posted by Flyer_70
(Post 13804876)
Bugger I'm old. Ate and drank myself into a stupor though... which prevented me from responding properly. :D
Originally Posted by ssullivan
(Post 13806077)
No reason to. It's one of the best walking cities in the world. Parking is also in short supply and if you can find it, expensive. Why waste the time and money? A car in San Francisco is nothing but a hassle. You're better off on foot and Muni.
Originally Posted by ssullivan
(Post 13805961)
Landed a nice new CTS for the second consecutive rental out of IAH.
Got to love National right now. Guess I should get some more of these reservations booked. Good Morning Box |
Originally Posted by Phudnik
(Post 13808751)
I am partial to scones, myself. They are truly the densest of pastries.
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Originally Posted by Hartmann
(Post 13808536)
My emphasis is the definition of a parasitic virus.
I think history disagrees with you. Sure it's systemic, but history has shown that when things become too complex and the classes become too far apart, something snaps that brings things back to equilibrium. Simplifying the tax code would certainly get rid of a few "classes", but it would also create more revenue for the government, in doing so however, it would make a new set of people eligible for taxation. |
Originally Posted by colpuck
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Anyone doing a wake and bake this fine April 20th?
Originally Posted by FT Lurker
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wake and bake
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Conference Call about a product turned into a sales pitch for a product none of us want.
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Originally Posted by rolov
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The MTR (TST)stop for sheraton is literally across the street from the hotel, but if arriving on HKIA train, you can't connect to a MTR in Kowloon station, you could go past Kowloon to HK Central and take the MTR back across the harbour to TST.
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Originally Posted by baglady
(Post 13808849)
I said TST earlier, but meant to say Kowloon. You can take Airport Express to the Kowloon station and get the free shuttle to the Sheraton (or $15hkd taxi).
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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 13808815)
There's actually a strain of historical theory that indicates such a system is intentional by design, rather than accidental, and that it was nurtured in 1st World economies after WWII to avoid the sort of social/political strife that was endemic in Western economies during the Great Depression. The name of the various BBC Documentary Series addressing the topic escapes me at the moment, but I'll get it from my friend who originally gave me the mpegs of the shows. "The Ascent of Money," hosted by Niall Ferguson, was one of the series, but it didn't dwell as much on the social engineering aspects of our current political/economic system.
Shall we discuss all of this on Saturday? |
Andrew Marr's "History of Modern Britain" is another of the series. It delves heavily into the social engineering aspects that went into rebuilding Britain after WWII, and is quite good. There's a third BBC series I can't put a name to at the moment, that investigates modern methods of social/economic planning and control, and was absolutely fascinating. Its historical analysis of the rise of modern psychiatry, psychology and marketing was very interesting. Some of the interviews were conducted with people who had been instrumental in applying psychological theory to consumers and political groups (from PR Gurus to former Rand Corporation employees).
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Originally Posted by baglady
(Post 13808633)
I would do Le Meridien. You won't get a suite, but for 9 hours, doesn't matter. You'll get there before midnight, so can still get some free drinks in. They have a very nice gift from the mgr. in addition to the plat gift and you get a very nice breakfast buffet in the a.m. that begins at 6 if I recall correctly. Your issue with Le Meridien is transportation that late but you could be okay.
Email [email protected] and see what transporation options exist that late. You can do Airport Express to the Sheraton (transferring to bus or taxi from the TST Airport Express station) I guess I would be paying about $75 for a taxi from HKG to the hotel if I selected the LM. I have both the LM and Sheraton oh hold for now. |
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 13808715)
I'd rather stay in a neighborhood where I have a chance to do something that night or early in the morning before heading back to the airport. And I'd choose to save on transit time.
If it really is just a crash-pad there are plenty of places way cheaper (and still clean/nice) that are available. No, you won't get the few points but there is an opportunity cost there. How much are those points really worth? |
I haz just outed myself as a History and Documentary nerd. I guess I need something to balance out the beer. :-:
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